{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnew-books-in-higher-education.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fconsidering-leaving-academia-drtbweoB","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Considering Leaving Academia?","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/8e40fd63-083d-4b15-bc17-db5f44fce69c/993692a7-c50d-479f-902d-16eacde57685/2d5a12325f02b41866081a58d8d7827a.png","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"","height":200,"description":"Today we again explore what it means to leave academia, as Dr. Sophia Basaldua-Sun shares how an informational interview was key to her success in landing a job outside academia, and what her life in the world of publishing is like.\n\nLeaving Academia is an ongoing sub-series with the Academic Life, with guests candidly sharing their decisions to stay in or leave academia – and where those decisions took them. We consider what going alt-ac means, whether going into admin keeps the academic spark alive, and how far afield people really go. Their decisions are personal, yet universal – how do you build the life you want to build? And how do you know if academia will allow you to do that?\n\nOur guest is: Dr. Sophia Basaldua-Sun, who is the Associate Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Penguin Random House, in New York.\n\nOur host is: Dr. Christina Gessler, who works as a developmental editor for scholars, and is the producer of the Academic Life podcast.\n\nPlaylist for listeners:\n\nLeaving Academia: A Practical Guide\n\nPhD Employability: Struggles and Solutions\n\nMaking A \"Junk Drawer\" CV\n\nRejection Skills: How to Win or Learn\n\nDecoding the admin job market\n\nHope for the Humanities PhD\n\nWhen Life After Higher Education Doesn't Go As Planned\n\nLeaving Academia: Pursuing Life Abroad\n\nContingent Faculty and the Remaking of Higher Education\n\nShould I Quit My PhD Program\n\nThe rejection that changed my life\n\nConsidering Whether To Stay Or Drop Out\n\nThe Connected PhD: Part One\n\nThe Connected PhD: Part Two\n\nThe Connected PhD: Part Three\n\nNavigating the Community College Job Market\n\nWelcome to Academic Life, the podcast for your academic journey—and beyond! You can support the show by downloading and sharing episodes. Join us again to learn from more experts inside and outside the academy, and around the world. Missed any of the 250+ Academic Life episodes? Find them here. And thank you for listening!"}