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E161 – Dr. Marilyn Helms and Dr. Deborah Arfken’s Morning Cups

The views expressed represent the opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce, its staff, or its board of directors.

Dr. Marilyn Helms and Dr. Deborah Arfken are two long-time educators whose careers were shaped as much by chance as by choice. 

In this episode, Marilyn and Deborah share how they were both thrown into teaching careers, how a chance meeting on university committees in the late ’80s turned into a long-running research partnership, and why it’s “publish or perish” in the academic world.

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Dr. Deborah Arfken is the Professor Emerita of Political Science and Public Service at

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My Morning Cup is hosted by Mike Costa of Costa Media Advisors and produced by SpeakEasy Productions

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E161 – Dr. Marilyn Helms and Dr. Deborah Arfken’s Morning Cups