Learning & Labor

For this episode I was able to speak to Prof. Gisela Sin, Director of the Center for Latin America and Caribbean Studies (CLACS), and Prof. Flavia Cristina Drumond Andrade, Acting Director of the Lemann Center for Brazilian studies about UIUC’s connections to Latin America. We were touched on figures from Jorge Paulo Lemann and Werner Baer to Rafael Correa, and discussed the many ways that our university plays a role in the region.

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In this episode me (Niko) and my friend Justin rank a bunch of statues on or near the UIUC campus. While somewhat informative, this is more of a fun episode. There is a video version available on Youtube as well!

**ALSO GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY IS IN DC I MISREAD MY NOTES

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This BONUS episode tells the story of a campus landmark whose history connects developments in public transport, the expansion of cars, and Roger Ebert, yet is relatively unknown. Listen to learn this fascinating story about the Halfway House.

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Our first podcast guest is Professor and Union Activist David Johnson, who discusses the crisis that modern higher education is going through, based on his own experiences in the labor movement and as a professor at a regional research university.

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CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of Racism and Violence

Episode 4 of the Learning Labor Podcast tells the story of the early 1900s student organization that took the name “Ku Klux Klan”, and the ways in which its story has been told over time - included recent changes prompted by this podcast’s investigations,

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Episode 3 tells some of the most well-known and obscure stories from the history of UIUC, through the UIUC History Iceberg.

Apologies for the minor sound issues on this one, there's a few things that messed it up but I've tried my best to correct what I can.

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Episode 2 tells the story of John Peter Altgeld, namesake of Altgeld Hall. This is part 2 of the episode, and goes through his accomplishments as Governor, including with respect to UIUC and higher education, and the rest of his life.

As I mention at the end of this episode, I encourage listeners to support a ceasefire in Gaza: https://ceasefiretoday.com/

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Episode 2 tells the story of John Peter Altgeld, namesake of Altgeld Hall. This is part 1 of the episode, and goes through his early life until his most consequential act as Governor of Illinois.

As I mention at the end of Part 2, I encourage listeners to support a ceasefire in Gaza: https://ceasefiretoday.com/

For sources, citations, and more information on the podcast: https://linktr.ee/learninglabor

This episode covers the story behind UIUC's founding - specifically the Morrill Act and the land grant system which was predicated on the theft of indigenous land. For sources, citations and more information about the podcast go to: https://linktr.ee/learninglabor

This introductory episode is a brief introduction to the Learning & Labor podcast. Sources and more available here: https://linktr.ee/learninglabor