Join us for an Academics Hour

On January 29, we’re holding an event for academics, scholars, and students to learn about writing on Medium

On Wednesday, January 29th from 12–1pm ET (9–10am PT), we’re holding a free webinar for anyone interested in learning more about academic and scholarly writing on Medium. Here’s the link to RSVP!

Event overview

The event will be a panel discussion with three experts in academic/scholarly fields: Carin-Isabel Knoop, Rebecca Ruth Gould, PhD, and Enrique Dans. Facilitated by our VP of Content Scott Lamb, the webinar will feature our panelists discussing the ways they use Medium, demonstrating how they developed their favorite (and most successful) stories on the platform, and sharing tips for others looking to mirror their success. Attendees can submit questions for the panelists during the event and afterward will receive resources to optimize their academic/scholarly work on Medium.

Who should attend

This event is open to all! It’s designed for:

• Professors and instructors who are interested in sharing their work and ideas through writing online
• Ph.D. students who want to learn about how writing on Medium can impact their career path
• Communications staff at universities who want to learn about how to use Medium as a publishing tool

About the panelists

Carin-Isabel Knoop

Carin-Isabel Knoop leads the Harvard Business School’s Case Research & Writing Group, which has supported the development of over 3,000 course materials — primarily field cases — on organizations and managers worldwide. Her extensive exposure to their challenges inspired her to explore ways to support them and those they lead, starting with co-authoring Compassionate Management of Mental Health in the Modern Workplace (Springer, 2018) and numerous articles on Medium. Beyond her writing, Carin-Isabel is a sought-after speaker on mental health, workplace well-being, and leadership. Her multicultural background informs her mission to create accessible, impactful educational experiences for global audiences.

Rebecca Ruth Gould

Rebecca Ruth Gould, PhD (Professor of Comparative Poetics and Global Politics, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London) is the editor of the publication Global Literary Theory on Medium. She examines how poetry relates to politics on and off Medium. Her expertise focuses on Middle Eastern literatures, and her most recent books are Erasing Palestine (2023) and The Persian Prison Poem (2021).

Enrique Dans

Enrique Dans studies the effects of technology innovation on people, companies and society (writing in Spanish at enriquedans.com since 2003). He’s taught Innovation at IE Business School since 1990, and now, is hacking education as Senior Advisor for Digital Transformation at IE University, BSc (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela), MBA (Instituto de Empresa) and Ph.D. in Management Information Systems (UCLA).

More information

To learn more about academic and scholarly writing on Medium, check out An introduction to academic writing on Medium and How to publish your academic writing on Medium.

P.S., Academics are just one community that finds a home for reading and writing on Medium. We hope to hold future events for new writers across different writing communities in the coming months! If you have an idea for this, or if you’re a current Medium writer who would be interested in being on a panel for an event, reach out via the comments here.