Leslie Kern

Roberta Hawkins is a geography professor researching digital media and environmental politics, while Leslie Kern is an academic and author specializing in feminist geography. They discuss how academia often exploits passionate faculty, urging a shift in how we perceive academic work. The duo advocates for collaboration, non-hierarchical practices, and the importance of making invisible labor visible. They propose practical strategies like service audits and time-blocking to combat workload demands and create a more equitable academic environment.