Stephanie Seidel Holmsten
Co-Host of The Other Side of Campus
Dr. Stephanie Holmsten serves as Assistant Professor of Instruction in the International Relations and Global Studies (IRG) program. Her research focuses on the election of women and ethnic minorities around the world and explores whether institutions that promote the election of ethnic minorities increase or dampen the election of women. Her work with Rob Moser on the election of women to ethnic parties is published in Comparative Political Studies.
Her teaching interests include international relations, international political economy and culture. She is also interested in democratization, gender and politics, race and ethnicity, and electoral institutions.
Before graduate school, she worked for six years at Bread for the World in Washington, DC, where she traveled throughout the country working with college students and faculty members to support political advocacy initiatives.
Stephanie Seidel Holmsten has hosted 23 Episodes.
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Episode 7: The "Hero's Journey": Learning through Failure and Teaching through Identity
October 16th, 2020 | Season 1 | 54 mins 11 secs
first generation college students, learning, storytelling, teaching
Narratives shape our world in infinite ways, and on this episode, Jen and Stephanie interview Dr. Rachel Gonzalez-Martin to better understand how much established narratives impose restrictions upon the learning environment, sometimes undermining the identity and creativity of students and faculty alike. Thanks for joining us on The Other Side of Campus!
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Episode 6: What Else is Possible?: Experiential Learning and the Growth Mindset
October 9th, 2020 | Season 1 | 35 mins 40 secs
experiential learning, teaching
On this episode, Stephanie talks with long-time professor of practice Dixie Stanforth about learning through failing, experimental learning, and what it really means to have and exhibit a growth mindset in the classroom. Thanks for joining us!
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Episode 5: The Great Debate: US Politics in the Classroom with Daron Shaw
October 2nd, 2020 | Season 1 | 56 mins 51 secs
elections, government, online teaching, politics
On this episode, Dr. Daron Shaw, professor of government, discusses the tricky subject of handling politics and elections in the classroom during this unprecedented time in US history.
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Episode 4: Examining Global Racism in the Classroom with Chelsi West Ohueri
September 25th, 2020 | Season 1 | 38 mins 16 secs
health, inequality, racism, teaching
On this entertaining episode, Jen and Stephanie have a fun conversation with anthropologist Chelsi West Ohueri from UT's Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies. Chesi tells us her unique and amazing journey to anthropology and the remarkable turn of events that thrust her into Albania, which in turn shaped her research and teaching. Thank you for joining us!
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Episode 2: Teaching, Parenting, and Work-Life Balance in 2020 (Is it Possible?)
September 18th, 2020 | Season 1 | 41 mins 37 secs
care-giving, online teaching, parenting, work-from-home
On this episode, significantly recorded following the first full week of the 2020 Fall semester, Jen and Stephanie talk to Brad Love about work-life balance in this unprecedented age. Thanks for joining us on The Other Side of Campus!
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Episode 1: So... What's a Faculty Learning Community, Anyway?
September 18th, 2020 | Season 1 | 37 mins 45 secs
education, faculty learning community, learning, pedagogue
On this, our very first episode, Jen, Stephanie, and Katie discuss their experiences in participating in and developing faculty learning communities in their own neck of the Forty Acres. We're so glad you're joining us on The Other Side of Campus!
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Welcome to The Other Side of Campus! (Trailer)
September 8th, 2020 | Season 1 | 3 mins 22 secs
covid, cross-campus dialogue, education, online learning, online teaching, university
The official trailer for the brand new Texas Provost's Teaching Fellows program!