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“You Should Be So Lucky” The Lie Academia Tells About Money (When It’s Really a Business) with Philippe Barr
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What happens when you follow your academic dream… without thinking about the financial reality?
In this episode, Neeka Miremadi and Inga Timmerman sit down with former professor turned entrepreneur Philippe Barr to unpack the hidden financial truths of pursuing a PhD and building a career in academia.
Philippe shares his journey from studying literature in Montreal to earning his PhD at NYU and landing a tenure-track role at UNC Chapel Hill, only to realize that academia wasn’t what he expected. From toxic department dynamics to a complete lack of financial education, his…
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