Faculty on the Edge 1: Tradition

Episode 1 begins with a quiet doubt: is speaking off the cuff really a good idea for people trained to weigh every word? That hesitation quickly becomes a conversation about our habits as thinkers - our traditions, our attachments, and our blind spots - before things drift, inevitably, into the personal. Thoughtful, candid, and only slightly unguarded.

What is Faculty On The Edge?

Nadje Al-Ali, Paul Nahme and Andre C. Willis are three "Faculty on the Edge"! In the midst of multi-sided crises in university life, they give up the pretense that everything is under control. Inexpertly edited and with little production, their free-ranging and candid takes on university politics, governance, and the state of higher education are released here as a podcast that refuses to stay in its lane. Expect sharp analysis, occasional irreverence, and candid conversations about the broader cultural and political forces shaping academic life, as well as revelations about the personal toll it can take. Serious, but not self-serious: this is what it sounds like when warm friendship, sharp minds, and a sense of humor collide!