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Seventy years after Brown v. Board of Education and demands to desegregate public schools, race and class remain the most reliable predictors of educational achievement in America. In attempting to address this divide, many school reformers have cham... more

In Becoming Gods: Medical Training in Mexican Hospitals (Rutgers University Press, 2021), Vania Smith-Oka follows a cohort of interns throughout their year of medical training in hospitals to understand how medical students become medical doctors. Sh... more

Gender by the Book: 21st-Century French Children's Literature (Routledge, 2025) investigates the gender representations that French children's literature transmits to readers today. Using an interdisciplinary, mixed methods approach, this book ground... more

In Good Wife, Wise Mother: Educating Han Taiwanese Girls Under Japanese Rule (U Washington Press, 2024), female education and citizenship serve as a lens through which to examine Taiwan’s uniqueness as a colonial crossroads between Chinese and Japan... more

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Dr. Vania Smith-Oka
Cultural and medical anthropologist focusing on indigenous motherhood and medical institutions.
Rutgers University Press
Episode: Vania Smith-Oka, "Becoming Gods: Medical Training in Mexican Hospitals" (Rutgers UP, 2021)
Fang Yu Hu
Assistant Professor of History at Cal Poly Pomona, with research interests in gender and colonialism in modern Taiwan.
Cal Poly Pomona
Episode: Fang Yu Hu, "Good Wife, Wise Mother: Educating Han Taiwanese Girls Under Japanese Rule" (U Washington Press, 2024)
James Elwick
Lecturer at York University in the Science, Technology and Society department, author of 'Making a Grade: Victorian Examinations and the Rise of Standardized Testing'
York University
Episode: James Elwick, "Making a Grade: Victorian Examinations and the Rise of Standardized Testing" (U Toronto Press, 2025)
Diane Ravitch
An historian of education and prominent commentator on education and politics.
Author of An Education
Episode: Diane Ravitch, "An Education: How I Changed My Mind About Schools and Almost Everything Else" (Columbia UP, 2025)
Dr. Debaditya Bhattacharya
Lecturer specializing in the history and sociology of Indian higher education.
Jamia Millia Islamia University
Episode: Debaditya Bhattacharya, "The Indian University: A Critical History" (Orient BlackSwan, 2025)
Dr. Tolu Noah
Educational developer and author of Designing and Facilitating Workshops with Intentionality
California State University, Long Beach
Episode: Designing and Facilitating Workshops with Intentionality
Stephanie Kim
Associate Professor of the Practice and Faculty Director of the Masters in Higher Education Administration at Georgetown University.
Georgetown University
Episode: Stephanie K. Kim, "Constructing Student Mobility: How Universities Recruit Students and Shape Pathways between Berkeley and Seoul" (MIT Press, 2023)
Sarah McLaughlin
Senior Scholar of Global Expression at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression
Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression
Episode: Sarah McLaughlin, "Authoritarians in the Academy: How the Internationalization of Higher Education and Borderless Censorship Threaten Free Speech" (Johns Hopkins UP, 2025)
Chris Willard
Psychologist and co-author of 'College Mental Health 101'
Harvard Medical School
Episode: Christopher Willard et al., "College Mental Health 101: A Guide for Students, Parents, and Professionals" (Oxford UP, 2025)

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Dr. Christina Gessler
Producer and host, often guiding discussions on educational topics with scholars and authors to explore contemporary issues in education.

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Julie Fette, "Gender by the Book: 21st-Century French Children's Literature" (Routledge, 2025)
Q: Could you tell us how you arrived at the topic and how you decided to organize this work for publication?
I became interested in gender thanks to my first book and couldn't think of a better place to search for the roots of discrimination than in children's reading materials, leading me to explore stereotypes in children's books and the mechanisms that govern their publication and availability.
Vania Smith-Oka, "Becoming Gods: Medical Training in Mexican Hospitals" (Rutgers UP, 2021)
Q: How is the process of learning medicine gendered and how do the students navigate this?
Dr. Smith-Oka discusses the significant gendered nature of being a medical trainee, highlighting the stereotypes and gender dynamics prevalent in medical education.
Vania Smith-Oka, "Becoming Gods: Medical Training in Mexican Hospitals" (Rutgers UP, 2021)
Q: What led you specifically to write the book Becoming Gods?
Dr. Smith-Oka wanted to explore the prevalence and reasons for obstetric violence in medical training.
Fang Yu Hu, "Good Wife, Wise Mother: Educating Han Taiwanese Girls Under Japanese Rule" (U Washington Press, 2024)
Q: How did you start this project?
The project started from a personal and intellectual journey exploring Japanese influences in her family and Taiwanese education under Japanese rule.
Fang Yu Hu, "Good Wife, Wise Mother: Educating Han Taiwanese Girls Under Japanese Rule" (U Washington Press, 2024)
Q: Can you tell us a little bit about yourself and your research interests?
Fang Yu Hu introduces herself as an Assistant Professor of History at Cal Poly Pomona, focusing on gender and colonialism in modern Taiwan.

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Content primarily revolves around educational topics, focusing on new publications and research in the field of education. It features expert interviews with scholars who share insights from their latest works, exploring themes like student mobility, the implications of mental health on academic environments, and the future of higher education. Notable discussions include the impact of various socio-political factors on education, free speech on campuses, and the evolving identity of educational institutions in addressing diverse learner needs. Unique episodes challenge conventional perceptions and provoke thoughts about alternative education models and the role of cultural narratives within educational contexts.

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