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This Grad Student-Parent Relied on University and State Benefits During a Tough Financial Period
In this episode, Emily interviews Dr. Laura Farrell-Wortman about her experience as a graduate student-parent at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Laura started her PhD when her daughter was an […]
Expert-Level Frugality from ChatGPT and Grad Students Like You
In this episode, Emily features contributions from the PhD community and from ChatGPT around the topic of frugal tips. Grad students in particular are typically open to exercising frugality to […]
This Grad Student’s Podcast Expands Beyond Her Dissertation Topic
In this episode, Emily interviews Alexandria Miller, and 5th-year PhD student in Africana Studies at Brown University. In 2021, Alexandria started a podcast, Strictly Facts: A Guide to Caribbean […]
How This Grad Student-Parent Managed Her Money and Time in the Bay Area
In this episode, Emily interviews Dr. Ilana Horwitz, an assistant professor of Jewish Studies and Sociology at Tulane University. Ilana started her PhD at Stanford when her first child was nine […]
This Grad Student Strives to Change Financial Policies at His University
In this episode, Emily interviews Jason Anderson, a 5th-year PhD student in aeronautics and astronautics at Stanford University. Thanks to his work experience prior to grad school, Jason developed an […]
This PhD-Prepared Nurse Managed a Night Shift Side Hustle Despite It Being Frowned Upon
In this episode, Emily interviews Dr. Jacqueline Nikpour, who holds a PhD in nursing from Duke University and is currently a postdoc at the University of Pennsylvania. Jackie side hustled with […]
How This Grad Student Budgeted for Having Her First Child
In this episode, Emily interviews Madeline Hebert, a rising second-year PhD student in Human Development and Family Sciences at the University of Connecticut. Madeline’s household has an […]
Financial Advice from PhD Career Development and Financial Wellness Professionals
In this episode, Emily shares the microinterviews she recorded at two higher education conferences this past summer. The conference attendees, virtually all of whom work at universities and most of […]
University-Level Policy Ideas to Improve the Financial Lives of Graduate Students and Postdocs
In this episode, Emily shares the microinterviews she recorded at two higher education conferences this past summer. The conference attendees, virtually all of whom work at universities and most of […]
Unionization and Individual Negotiation to Improve Graduate Student Stipends and Benefits
In this episode, Emily shares first-person stories of graduate students enjoying improved stipends and benefits thanks to prior negotiation. The first half of the episode includes the experiences of […]