Academic Asylum
This is a podcast series that is focusing on telling the story of international graduate students on their journey in the American higher education system. In a 6-episodes story, women from all over the world weave the story of the pursuit of the American Dream.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 36 minutes
- Episodes
- 6
- Years Active
- 2025
Episode 6 The Reset
In this episode we flip the immigration coin and look at how international graduate students handle immigration post-graduate school. With a mix of autoethnography, in-depth interviews and supportin…
Episode 5 The Assimilation
Trigger Warning: Episode highlights themes around mental health including suicide. Listeners who may not want to engage with these subject matter may skip this episode. In this episode we explore the…
Episode 4 The Price Tag
In this episode we talk money. How much it costs to admit graduate students, the personal and financial cost for international graduate student and the contribution to the higher education financial …
Episode 3 The Transition
In this episode, the interviewees share their first encounters with US. higher education institutions, the communities around them and support structures offered as they settled into school. With a m…
Epsiode 2 The Take Off
In this episode we explore immigration process for international graduate students and the trickle down effect of international relations. With a mix of autoethnography, in-depth interviews and suppo…
Episode 1 The Origin Story
This is the story of female international graduate students who pursue their studies in America. In this opening episode we listen to their origin story. Despite their different circumstances, the dr…