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Thirteen is a bi-weekly podcast where one Colgate University community member answers 13 questions about their work. Topics vary widely, with episodes that touch on ancient history, global politics, s... more
March 10, 2021The LGBTQ Digital History ProjectJoin Professor of Mathematics and LGBTQ Studies Ken Valente, and Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Professor Sarah Keen, as they discuss a multi-year digital history project focused on the legacy of LGBTQ students and activism at Colgate. This episode includes voices from the digital history project along with students involved in collecting the oral histories. Assistant Professor of LGBTQ Studies Paul Humphrey also joins the show to discuss how he plans to use the work in one of his courses this semester....more1h 1minPlay
February 25, 2021Arts, Creativity, and Innovation with Alumnus Dan BentonJoin Alumnus Dan Benton ’80, H’10, P’10 and Professors Leseligh Cushing and Mary Simonson as they discuss Benton's recent $25 million gift to Colgate and what it means for the future of innovation on this liberal arts campus....more38minPlay
February 08, 2021Special Episode: Civil War in EthiopiaCivil war has erupted in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, and most of the world is in the dark about what is happening thanks to a communications blackout in the country.Join Associate Professor of Biology Endga Hagos, who grew up in the Tigray region and still has family there today, to learn more about this ongoing conflict and the humanitarian crisis being left in its wake. Associate Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies and Director of Women's Studies Susan Thomson also joins the episode to help provide historical background and current geopolitical context to the ongoing situation....more1h 4minPlay
January 28, 2021The Art of Communicating with Vice President of Communications Laura JackColgate University’s Vice President of Communications Laura Jack talks about communicating during a pandemic, building brand consistency within different targeted audiences, and the unique opportunities working at a liberal arts university provides....more29minPlay
January 11, 2021The Elusive Quality of Charisma with Prof. KeatingIn 2021’s first episode of 13, Professor of Psychology Carrie Keating shares her insight on the physiology of leadership, how she came to study nonverbal communication and assessing charisma, the impact of society’s move to more remote, and how the balance between reward and punishment are used to form strong social bonds....more51minPlay
December 11, 2020Natural Law and Social Justice in Thomistic Political Philosophy with Prof. KraynakJoin Professor of Political Science Robert Kraynak as he shares insight into his latest research about Thomas Aquinas's idea of natural law (a higher moral law for politics) and its development by later Thomists (dubbed neo-Thomists), in this all new special episode of 13....more29minPlay
November 24, 2020Refugees, Forced Migration, and Demography with Prof. Ellen Percy KralyJoin the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies Ellen Percy Kraly as she shares insight into her research related to global forced migration, refugees in the United States, and the history of a major art repatriation effort at Colgate in this all new episode of 13....more1h 27minPlay
November 11, 2020Modern Agriculture, Infrastructure, and food with Prof. Chris HenkeJoin Associate Professor of Sociology and Environmental Studies Chris Henke as he shares his research into the development of California as a food production powerhouse, the social influence of infrastructure on society, and discover his favorite recipe (included in the show notes), on this all new episode of 13....more54minPlay
November 04, 2020A look at the 2020 Election results so farColgate political science faculty members gather for a round table discussion of what happened on Election Day, 2020. Professor Michael Hayes, and Assistant Professors Sam Rosenfeld and Matt Luttig share their insights into the disparities between election-night results and national polls, a divided Congress, and the future of the Republican and Democratic parties in this all new special episode of 13....more50minPlay
October 26, 2020Grandparents caring for children with disabilitiesJoin Colgate University Assistant Professor of Sociology and Anthropology Ynesse Abdul-Malak and Syracuse University Professor of Sociology Madonna Harrington Meyer, as they discuss their research related to grandparents caring for grandchildren with disabilities in this all new episode of 13....more36minPlay