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Students of Life is a podcast where we chat with professionals about their career journeys, focusing on how educational lessons in writing, communication, and art apply in the real world. Subscribe for new episodes. And follow us wherever you listen to podcasts by searching for “Students of Life” to keep up with exciting new talks.
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Apr 25, 2020
Apr 25, 2020
42 min
Join us this week as we welcome professor of writing and rhetoric Dr. Kristina Lucenko in discussing the vital art of how and why crafting a quality personal statement could be the most important document that you ever write.
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Apr 18, 2020
Apr 18, 2020
37 min
Join us this week with Young Adult author Diana Gallagher as we discuss the journey from thought to novel--and how such lessons inform teaching writing in the classroom, and beyond.
You can check out Diana Gallagher's latest novel, LESSONS IN FALLING in bookstores now.
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Apr 12, 2020
Apr 12, 2020
24 min
Ever thought that writing can get--or lose--you a job opportunity? Well it can, and will! Join us this week as we discuss a few vital tips to crafting cover letters that will put you in as best of a position as possible to start--or advance--you on your career path.
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Apr 5, 2020
Apr 5, 2020
28 min
What the heck is a "good" paragraph? Is this even a "good" question? Join us this week as we discuss the challenges and triumphs of how in the world to approach writing paragraphs in all types of works.
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Purdue OWL website on Topic Sentences
Mar 25, 2020
Mar 25, 2020
26 min
Raise your hand if you hated doing outlines in high school? Okay, you can all put your hands down now. The real question is why have so many of us had such similarly horrible experiences planning out our thoughts? Join us this week as we clarify how to "do" outlines right--focusing on organizing one's ideas and analysis in a way that makes your job a heck of a lot easier in the long run!
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Mar 19, 2020
Mar 19, 2020
24 min
With no shortage of sources to pick and choose what information you want to believe, how do we assess what's "good" information versus "bad"? Are these even the "right" terms? Join us this week as we discuss the critical value of working through how to refine your "bullshit" meter in this day and age of endless information.
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Feb 5, 2020
Feb 5, 2020
25 min
Writing isn't just good for you--it has the power to help improve your health and wellness in unimaginable ways. Join us this week as we discuss how writing--in college and beyond--offers life-long benefits that are well-worth exploring.
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Oct 24, 2019
Oct 24, 2019
37 min
Is it possible to debate productively in our era of political polarization and social media dumpster fires? If so, then how? Join us this week as we discuss the vital need for "good" research in today's society--and how "real" arguments require not just "real" data, but actually thinking about new information too.
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Assessing Research Studies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Rnq1NpHdmw