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History professor Greg Kaster explores the intersections of liberal arts learning, current events, and real-world problem solving from the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College in Saint Peter, Minn. Fro... more
FAQs about Learning for Life @ Gustavus:How many episodes does Learning for Life @ Gustavus have?The podcast currently has 161 episodes available.
June 26, 2020“Unwanted”Gustavus immigration historian Maddalena Marinari, author of the important and timely new book, Unwanted: Italian and Jewish Mobilization against Restrictive Immigration Law, 1882-1965 (2020), on the history of “Italian and Jewish reformers” combating restriction, and her own transatlantic story. Click here for a transcript....more27minPlay
June 23, 2020The Chemistry Lab and the Alchemy of Student GrowthGustavus chemistry professor and chromatography expert Dwight Stoll on working with students in his highly-regarded campus lab, facilitating their development as individuals and scientists, and enjoying the College’s newly renovated and expanded Nobel Hall for state-of-the-art science research and education in the 21st century. Click here for a transcript....more36minPlay
June 19, 2020“Shame Shame Shame”Political theorist Jill Locke of the Gustavus political science department talks about her critique of “The Lament that Shame Is Dead” in her engaging and provocative book, Democracy and the Death of Shame (2016). Click here for a transcript....more27minPlay
June 16, 2020Mercury in the WaterJeff Jeremiason, professor of chemistry and director of environmental studies at Gustavus, on the science and politics of climate change, researching rising levels of mercury in lakes, rivers, and wetlands with students, and the impressive benefits of majoring in environmental studies. Click here for a transcript....more33minPlay
June 12, 2020“There’s No Such Thing as a Bad Writer”Eric Vrooman—English professor, award-winning author, and director of the Writing Center at Gustavus—discusses his path to a career in writing, the Writing Center’s role on campus, and teaching creative writing. Click here for a transcript....more21minPlay
June 09, 2020“The Little Biology”Laura Burrack, professor of biology at Gustavus, on her love of microbiology and science, innovative team teaching with a historian, researching with and mentoring biology students at a small liberal arts college, and her students’ impressive accomplishments and career trajectories. Click here for a transcript....more31minPlay
June 05, 2020Journeying Inward by Journeying OutwardBryan Messerly, interim director of the Gustavus Center for International and Cultural Education, discusses bringing students abroad home safely during the COVID-19 pandemic and the life-changing potential of study away experiences. Click here for a transcript....more30minPlay
June 02, 2020From Preacher’s Nephew to Religion ProfCasey Elledge, religion professor and chair at Gustavus, discusses the influence of his minister uncle and writer aunt on his trajectory, his impressive and fascinating scholarship on the idea of resurrection and Jewish texts informing the New Testament, and teaching religion at a liberal arts college. Click here for a transcript....more22minPlay
May 29, 2020Pandemic ProvostProvost and Dean of the College Brenda Kelly talks Gustavus leadership amid COVID-19. The former chemistry professor discusses plans and decisions, stresses and successes, uncertainties and jigsaw puzzles from the College’s transition to online teaching and learning. Click here for a transcript....more26minPlay
May 26, 2020Learning to Talk with One AnotherIn this inaugural episode, Pamela Connors, professor and chair of communication studies at Gustavus, and director of the Gustavus Deliberation and Dialogue Program, speaks about becoming a rhetorician, cultivating civic discourse in a polarized time, and directing a fascinating student-faculty research project on World War II refugees in Minnesota. Click here for a transcript....more22minPlay
FAQs about Learning for Life @ Gustavus:How many episodes does Learning for Life @ Gustavus have?The podcast currently has 161 episodes available.