The Course
Created by The University of Chicago Yuen Campus in Hong Kong, The Course is a compilation of personal conversations with professors from The University of Chicago. Each episode features one professor, where they talk about who they are outside lecture halls, the path that led them to become a professor, and all the ups and downs along the way. For curious students and anyone interested, here’s The Course on career stories as told by professors from UChicago.
Podcasting since 2022 • 143 episodes
The Course
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Episode 143 - Claudia Brittenham: "Objects keep me honest."
Professor Claudia Brittenham is from the Department of Art History and the Department of Race, Diaspora, and Indigeneity. She is also the Director of the Center for Latin American Studies. In this episode of The Course, she talks about w...
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Episode 143
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Episode 142 - Chiara Galli: "Every rose has its thorns."
Assistant Professor Chiara Galli from the Department of Comparative Human Development is on The Course to talk about how her childhood experience moving to the US from Italy influenced her decision to study migrant issues. Professor Gall...
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Episode 142
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Episode 141 - Paula Harper: "That's a thing you can do?"
Assistant Professor Paula Harper's participation in the choir drew her to music classes in her English major college days, and accidentally gave her a second major by the time she graduates. As she continues her journey to finding her un...
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Episode 141
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Episode 140 - Scott Gehlbach: "I got it. I know what I'm doing."
Professor Scott Gehlbach from the Department of Political Science and Harris School of Public Policy would almost have gone back to his family farm business had it not been for his love for city life and the various life-changing experie...
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Episode 139 - Jennifer Pitts: "It was a leap of faith."
Professor Jennifer Pitts from the Department of Political Science is on The Course this week to talk about her career journey from being captured by art history to working as a reporter to finally pursuing a graduate degree in political ...
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Episode 139
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