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New Books in Higher EducationThe Entrepreneurial Scholar: A New Mindset for Success in Academia and BeyondIn the increasingly competitive world of academia, simply mastering your discipline is no longer enough to guarantee career success or personal fulfillment. The Entrepreneurial Scholar: A New Mindset for Success in Academia and Beyond (Princeton UP, 2025) challenges scholars at all stages—from doctoral students to tenured professors—to break free from conventional academic pathways by adopting an entrepreneurial mindset. What opportunities can you create based on who you are, what you know, and who you know?Drawing on her experiences in higher education, start-ups, and management consulting, as well as interviews with a range of academics and entrepreneurs, Professor...2025-07-241h 03
New Books NetworkThe Entrepreneurial Scholar: A New Mindset for Success in Academia and BeyondIn the increasingly competitive world of academia, simply mastering your discipline is no longer enough to guarantee career success or personal fulfillment. The Entrepreneurial Scholar: A New Mindset for Success in Academia and Beyond (Princeton UP, 2025) challenges scholars at all stages—from doctoral students to tenured professors—to break free from conventional academic pathways by adopting an entrepreneurial mindset. What opportunities can you create based on who you are, what you know, and who you know?Drawing on her experiences in higher education, start-ups, and management consulting, as well as interviews with a range of academics and entrepreneurs, Professor...2025-07-241h 03
Princeton UP Ideas PodcastThe Entrepreneurial Scholar: A New Mindset for Success in Academia and BeyondIn the increasingly competitive world of academia, simply mastering your discipline is no longer enough to guarantee career success or personal fulfillment. The Entrepreneurial Scholar: A New Mindset for Success in Academia and Beyond (Princeton UP, 2025) challenges scholars at all stages—from doctoral students to tenured professors—to break free from conventional academic pathways by adopting an entrepreneurial mindset. What opportunities can you create based on who you are, what you know, and who you know?Drawing on her experiences in higher education, start-ups, and management consulting, as well as interviews with a range of academics and entrepreneurs, Professor...2025-07-241h 03
The Academic LifeThe Entrepreneurial Scholar: A New Mindset for Success in Academia and BeyondIn the increasingly competitive world of academia, simply mastering your discipline is no longer enough to guarantee career success or personal fulfillment. The Entrepreneurial Scholar: A New Mindset for Success in Academia and Beyond (Princeton UP, 2025) challenges scholars at all stages—from doctoral students to tenured professors—to break free from conventional academic pathways by adopting an entrepreneurial mindset. What opportunities can you create based on who you are, what you know, and who you know?Drawing on her experiences in higher education, start-ups, and management consulting, as well as interviews with a range of academics and entrepreneurs, Professor...2025-07-241h 03
The PhD Life Coach3.37 Why academics need to think like entrepreneursSend Vikki any questions you'd like answered on the show!In this episode, I welcome Dr Ilana Horwitz, author of the new book, The Entrepreneurial Scholar. Being entrepreneurial isn’t just about starting a business — it’s about thinking creatively, seizing opportunities, and applying academic skills in innovative ways. We explore how PhD students and academics can develop an entrepreneurial mindset and connect with people outside their field to unlock new possibilities. Plus, we talk about how academic careers can be enriched by embracing flexibility and finding new ways to contribute to society, whether through collaboration, commercialization, or int...2025-05-1952 min
BYU SpeechesReligion’s Surprising Impact on Academic Success | Ilana M. Horwitz | March 2025How does the “abider advantage” help many to excel in school? Religion complements education with discipline, structure, and support. Ilana M. Horwitz, assistant professor of Jewish studies and sociology at Tulane University, delivered this forum address on March 25, 2025. You can access the talk here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2025-03-2637 min
PhD LoungeLate-Night Talk: Ilana Horwitz, PhD. The Entrepreneurial Scholar. How to Think Like an Entrepreneur in your PhD and moreThank you for tuning in to PhD Lounge, you'll become a Doctor of Philosophy by immersing yourself into the latest topics of the PhD UniverseStudents and Graduates!Ilana Horwitz, PhD, is an assistant lecturer of Jewish Studies and Sociology at Tulane University, New Orleans. Ilana presents her released book The Entrepreneurial Scholar. A New Mindset for Success in Academia and Beyond, along other future projects.Buy Ilana's The Entrepreneurial Scholar on Princeton Univ Press and get 20% OFF by typing IMH20: https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691240893/the-entrepreneurial-scholarIlana's website: https...2025-03-111h 43
Personal Finance for PhDsHow and Why to Become an Entrepreneurial ScholarIn this episode, Emily interviews Dr. Ilana Horwitz, a professor at Tulane University and the author of the newly released book, The Entrepreneurial Scholar: A New Mindset for Success in Academia and Beyond. Ilana explains how a grad student or academic can be an entrepreneurial scholar and why it is so beneficial in an environment of uncertainty and limited resources. Ilana and Emily discuss the necessity for grad students to become the CEOs of their own educations and careers. Finally, they explore in more detail ideas from the chapter on how to leverage resources, both human and monetary.2025-03-1038 minPhD LoungeLate-Night Talk: Bella Winton, Alec Dawson, Ella Harford: Barbarian Rule Galicia, Christian Greek Hagiography, Female Sexual Deviancy and Adultery in the Georgian Era, PhD Marathon and moreThank you for tuning in to PhD Lounge, you'll become a Doctor of Philosophy by immersing yourself into the latest topics of the PhD UniverseLink to the call for paper conference at Swansea University: https://listserv.liv.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa?A2=CLASSICISTS;d26a3f17.2501Submit your abstracts to either one of these emails: a.e.a.dawson@swansea.ac.uk & i.a.g.winton@swansea.ac.ukStudents and Graduates!The first late-night talk with three PhDs of 2025 is here!Alec Dawson is a PhD Candidate...2025-02-121h 57PhD LoungeSolo Session: PhD Iceberg Explained: The Overwhelming downside of PhD productivity tools and hacksThank you for tuning in to PhD Lounge, you'll become a Doctor of Philosophy by immersing yourself into the latest topics of the PhD UniverseGet NordVPN's exclusive deal of 72% off of your 2-year plan to secure your internet. Click on the NordVPN in bold on the donation/affiliate tab at phdlounge.co.uk https://nordvpn.com/special/?utm_medium=affiliate&utm_term=&utm_content&utm_campaign=off15&utm_source=aff113126 I earn a small commission on the product bought using the above link, which helps support the podcast at no extra cost to you.2025-02-0851 minPhD LoungeLate-Night Interview: Eilian Richmond, PhD. 3MT, Earthbound, Literary Inconsistencies in the Bible, Balance between PhD and social life and more...Thank you for tuning in to PhD Lounge, you'll become a Doctor of Philosophy by immersing yourself into the latest topics of the PhD UniverseStudents and Graduates,Eilian Richmond is a PhD graduate from Swansea University, who wrote his dissertation about the literary contradictions and hyper linkage within the Bible using his upcoming novel Earthbound as a reference.Earthbound is a satire whom Eilian in his comical and satirical tones, challenges the biblical scenes by mixing his doctoral arguments with his satirical scenes based on biblical episodes across his novel....2024-11-271h 40PhD LoungeSolo Session: PhD Iceberg Explained: Writer's Block is a Nonsense!Thank you for tuning in to PhD Lounge, you'll become a Doctor of Philosophy by immersing yourself into the latest topics of the PhD UniverseStudents and Graduates!In this new late-night solo talk of the PhD Iceberg Explained Series, I speak about the issue of Writer's Block, a common feature that affects PhDs, overall.But is Writer's Block really a cognitive and intellectual challenge to all of us or is it just NONSENSE?!Stay tuned for this solo session as I share three impactful insights along with some solutions that...2024-11-0654 minPhD LoungeSolo Session: PhD Iceberg Explained: The Psychology of Funded and Self-Funded in PhDThank you for tuning in to PhD Lounge, you'll become a Doctor of Philosophy by immersing yourself into the latest topics of the PhD UniverseStudents and Graduates!This new session of the PhD Iceberg Series explores four points about PhD students with research funding and self-funding their research. Precisely, it explores the psychology and mindset of a funded and self-funded PhD!Learn Japanese and get 40% Off Forever Premium or Premium PLUS by typing the code EPIC2024. Only 300 spots and the sale starts from the 9th until the 20th of September - https...2024-09-0954 min