S2:E11 Natalie Birkman - Academic Management and Ed Tech

When does the desire for a TT job surrender to the grim reality of the academic job market and need for personal fulfillment, and when it does, what happens to that desire? Does it disappear entirely, or does it just take on another form--a select-as-you-go brand of scholarship? Is the space between desire and surrender really the only path, or does another, of one's own design, exist at their convergence?

My conversation with Natalie Birkman, PhD in French literature, explores this topic by way of her own transition from the academy to a world of new, previously unimagined opportunities, that successfully unites desire and surrender. 

Enjoy! 

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Natalie Berkman is a higher education specialist and award-winning scholar, currently working as the Directrice pédagogique (Academic Manager) at SAE Institute Paris, a creative media college that specializes in audio, film, and video game production. With almost a decade of experience in pedagogy, curriculum design, research, mentoring, and academic administration, she is also currently consulting with ViaX and Crimson Education.