This week on the Sagecast we are joined by Assistant Professor of Economics Malte Dold. Raised in Germany by parents who were both teachers, Dold didn't discover his passion for teaching until grad school. Dold also talks about the classes he's currently teaching and how his experience in the German public education system differs from his time at Pomona. 

Hosted by: Mark Wood and Patty Vest

Audio Engineering by: Erica Tyron/KSPC

Produced by: Jeff Hing

Edited by: Celesté Tovar '21

Editorial Assistant: Sophie Schnell '22

Transcript: https://www.pomona.edu/sites/default/files/sagecast-maltedold-03042020.txt

Video Teaser: https://youtu.be/ifP-5aNvyvk

On this week's Sagecast, Emeritus Professor of Romance Languages and Literature Monique Saigal-Escudero joins us to talk about her life story and journey at Pomona. Born in Paris, Saigal-Escudero tells her story of being a hidden Jewish child during World War II. She talks about her move to California at age 17, and how her journey took her to Pomona, where she taught French for more than four decades, earning the Wig Distinguished Professor award for excellence in teaching. 

Hosted by: Mark Wood and Patty Vest

Audio Engineering by: Erica Tyron/KSPC

Produced by: Jeff Hing

Editorial Assistant: Sophie Schnell '22

Transcript: https://www.pomona.edu/sites/default/files/sagecast-moniquesaigalescudero-022620.txt

Assistant Professor of Politics Tom Le joins us to kick off Season 4 of the Pomona College Sagecast. His research areas include Japanese security policy, the U.S.-Japan alliance, war memory and reconciliation, militarism norms, military and security balance in East Asia and East Asia regionalism. Among his areas of expertise: constraints and restraints on Japanese militarism and Japan-South Korea relations. His current work includes examinations of the impact of population demographics and technology on security and antinuclear movements and the environment. In addition to his research, Le also talks to us about his first-generation college experience and why it's important to have mentors. Finally, he talks about Kobe Bryant's death and why the impact was felt by such a broad spectrum of people.  

Hosted by: Mark Wood and Patty Vest 

Audio Engineering by: Erica Tyron/KSPC 

Produced by: Jeff Hing 

Editorial Assistant: Sophie Schnell '22 

Transcript: https://www.pomona.edu/sites/default/files/sagecast-tomle-021920.txt

In Season 3’s final episode, Godis Jackson ’20 and Toran Langford ’21 take us behind the scenes of peer-to-peer mentoring at Pomona College. Jackson and Langford share about their own mentor-mentee relationship and their experience as mentors for FLI (First Generation and/or Low Income students) and OBSA (Office of Black Student Affairs.)

Hosted by: Mark Wood and Patty Vest

Audio Engineering by: Erica Tyron/KSPC

Produced by: Jeff Hing

Transcript: https://www.pomona.edu/sites/default/files/sagecast-torangodis-112719.txt

As remote collaboration becomes more ubiquitous, Pomona College’s Assistant Professor of Computer Science Alexandra Papoutsaki and Grete Helena Kütt ’20, are studying how eye-tracking technology could enhance teamwork. In this week’s episode, Papoutsaki and Kütt share more about the path of their research project that took them to present their work in Glasgow, Scotland.

Hosted by: Mark Wood and Patty Vest

Audio Engineering by: Erica Tyron/KSPC

Produced by: Jeff Hing

Transcript: https://www.pomona.edu/sites/default/files/sagecast-alexandragrete-111919.txt

From learning how to cook pasta to studying the impact of climate change on birds, Pomona mentors teach many valuable lessons to their students. In this episode, Professor of Biology Nina Karnovsky and Conservation Research Fellow Charlotte Chang ’10 tell us about their paths as field biologists doing conservation research.

Hosted by: Mark Wood and Patty Vest

Audio Engineering by: Erica Tyron/KSPC

Produced by: Jeff Hing

Transcript: https://www.pomona.edu/sites/default/files/sagecast-ninacharlotte-111319.txt

In this week’s episode, Professor of Chicana/o Latina/o Studies Gilda Ochoa, along with Chicana/o Latina/o Studies major Rene Valenzuela '20, talk about the history of the department and how it's grown since its inception 50 years ago. 

Hosted by: Mark Wood and Patty Vest

Audio Engineering by: Erica Tyron/KSPC

Produced by: Jeff Hing

Transcript: https://www.pomona.edu/sites/default/files/sagecast-gildarene-110619.txt

In this week’s episode, Director of College Writing and Assistant Professor of English Kara Wittman along with English major Ahana Ganguly ‘21, gives us insight into Pomona’s Writing Center. Currently, the Center offers writing and speaking partners for students and next year there are plans to add visual-learning partners. Wittman shares more about what prompted this expansion for the Center.

Hosted by: Mark Wood and Patty Vest

Audio Engineering by: Erica Tyron/KSPC

Produced by: Jeff Hing

Transcript: https://www.pomona.edu/sites/default/files/sagecast-writingcenter-103019.txt

In this episode Asya Shklyar, director of High Performance Computing, and Lindsey Tam '20 discuss what it took to get HPC off the ground and tell us about their upcoming app that will help anybody learn how to program.

Hosted by: Mark Wood and Patty Vest

Audio Engineering by: Erica Tyron/KSPC

Produced by: Jeff Hing

Transcript: https://www.pomona.edu/sites/default/files/sagecast-asyalindsey-102319.txt

Where can Pomona College students turn to when they need help with quantitative methods and concepts? In this episode, Travis Brown, director of the Quantitative Skills Center (QSC) and Pomona Scholar of Science Nicah Vhin Driza ’20 illustrate through their experiences how the QSC equips students with the resources and skills they need to be successful in the classroom.

Hosted by: Mark Wood and Patty Vest

Audio Engineering by: Erica Tyron/KSPC

Produced by: Jeff Hing

Transcript: https://www.pomona.edu/sites/default/files/sagecast-travisnicah-100619.txt