Podcast about academia, culture, and social justice across the STEM/humanities divide. Dr. Liz Wayne and Dr. Christine "Xine" Yao are two women of color Ivy League PhDs navigating higher education. Biomedical engineer meets literary critic. Both fans of lipstick.
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S02E01 | It Happens Here: Sexual Assault in Academia
It happens here: we start our second season by helping the whisper network speak up about sexual harassment and assault in academia. The Hunting Ground documentary has brought attention to sexual assault on US campuses and there are now high profile cases about sexual harassment experienced by grads in astronomy and philosophy. We interview Anna Waymack, grad student and advocate, about issues with the current system of academia writ large. Please support institutional and cultural change! We are using the nightingale as our image for this episode in reference to the horrific ancient myth about Philomela who was silenced by her rapist -- support survivors and speak out! For more information, to give anonymous testimony, and to help create change, please check out Sexual Assault Network for Grads: www.ixgrads.org/