teaching – Alaska Voices

Partnerships

September 21, 2020

Erin and Joanna smile in front of a photoshopped background of a blueberry bush.

“As a leader you’re not there to tell people what to do. You’re there to support them succeeding at what they already can do best or helping them learn to do something better.”

Leveling the ivory tower

September 10, 2020

An older man and younger woman look at the camera with a photoshopped background of a snowy cliff.

“As a mentor it’s important for me to advocate for my students, especially as undergraduates you really feel like you’re at the bottom and you have no power.”

Expanding scientific literacy beyond the research realm

July 16, 2020

Kathy and Matt smile at the camera in front of a photoshopped background of a river and shrub-covered mountains.

“If the public who isn’t a scientist knows what we do and why, then we’ve done good in education.”

A day in the life of a university scientist

June 29, 2020

Audrey and Shannon, two women who look similar with dark brown hair, have their arms around each other in front of a photoshopped background of snowy trees.

“There’s a culture here of women, working moms, who are wanting to, outdoing each other, like, ‘Well I put the baby down at 8 but I still had to stay up until 2 in the morning to finish this grant.'”

Welcoming a newborn just before an avalanche cuts power

April 30, 2020

Eran and Gabe smile in front of a photoshopped background of a lake and mountains.

“So it’s been a challenge just trying to get out and teach students about what’s going on with the snow pack when it doesn’t really exist.”