A Chronicle Watch Party: ‘The Chair’
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Higher ed is streaming on the small screen. The Netflix series The Chair follows Professor Ji-Yoon Kim, played by the actress Sandra Oh, as she navigates her new role as chair of the English department at the fictional Pembroke University. She’s the first woman to lead the department and one of the few faculty members of color on campus. Collected here is The Chronicle’s coverage of The Chair.
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Grab some popcorn. In The Chair, the actress Sandra Oh stars as the new leader of a beleaguered English department.
Faculty Life
The actress who stars as a department chair in a new Netflix series says, “I’ve always wanted to go to university.”
Faculty Life
The show’s executive producer says she interviewed many professors and was struck by how teaching is a calling.
The Recap
Four academics streamed the new Netflix series. They have takes.
The Recap
Four scholars ask themselves, Is this really how student outrage works?
The Recap
No, at least not for tenure-track faculty members. But chairs do have to ensure everything runs smoothly.
The Recap
In this episode, things begin to go awry for Ji-Yoon.
The Recap
One scholar read David Duchovny’s undergraduate thesis. For research, of course.
The Recap
The show takes its final spin around the academy.
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