The MC Advocate Podcast

You are now listening to part 2 of episode 2 with student Carlos Scott on how the pandemic affected him.

Here is the latest episode with a special student guest Andre Ferguson whom I had the pleasure of interviewing about life after the pandemic.

Hello, My name is Maurice Williams, the new podcast editor. In this episode, there is a small introduction of me and my behind-the-scenes experience as a student Panel participant at Montgomery College Fall opening.

In this episode, we had to pleasure of speaking with Dr. Williams. As Montgomery College's new president, he had gainful advice to share about leadership and the benefits of a community college education. Listen to find out more! 

This Advocate episode focuses on handling rejection, especially from internships, scholarships, and transfer institutions. Recording this was cathartic for our podcast editor (me, Nida!) so we invite you to share your own experience. There's healing in numbers. Thank you! 

Sources: 
https://www.science.org/content/article/rejection-pain-brain 
https://ideas.ted.com/why-rejection-hurts-so-much-and-what-to-do-about-it/ 

In today's episode, we had Miranda Garcia hosting her first podcast at the Advocate. She interviewed the English professor, Dr. Elizabeth Benton, on the Humanities Day's Event called "What Happened to You: What Can We Learn from Post-traumatic Wisdom". Miranda discusses how trauma works, how we may have been affected by the pandemic, and the post-traumatic wisdom we can learn from that.

Listen to learn more!

In this episode, our host Nida Khan investigates what Montgomery College students were thinking about in the year 1992 as she reviews an edition of MC Rockville's student newspaper from then. 

Sources: 

Maastrict Treaty: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/about-parliament/en/in-the-past/the-parliament-and-the-treaties/maastricht-treaty  

Billboard Song of the Year: https://www.billboard.com/photos/6803735/billboard-hot-100-no-1-songs-of-the-year-1958-2015 

President George H W Bush: https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/george-h-w-bush/ 

Picture of the Year: https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1992 

Anti-Apartheid Referendum: https://www.sahistory.org.za/article/1992-whites-only-referendum-or-against-negotiated-constitution 

Newspaper File: https://cdm17340.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/MCL02/id/994/rec/212 

In this episode, our host Nida Khan has a terrific conversation with Professor Catherine Lutter. Professor Lutter teaches in the English department at Montgomery College: Rockville Campus. She shares her story and how it relates to the history of Montgomery College.  

Listen to know more about this special season project where we are building a Cultural Map to Montgomery College.

Big thanks to Professor Lutter for her generosity in sharing this story. 

If you would like to share an aspect of MC that is integral to its culture or a story you find significant, please reach out to the MC Advocate on Instagram or via email. Thank you! 

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In today’s episode, our host Etsube Yitbarek and co-host Nida Khan invited guests Sarah, Montgomery College Alumni, and Jessica Diaz,  Achieving Collegiate Excellence and Success (ACES) couch from the University of Maryland at Shady Grove,  to discuss academic scholarships.

Here's part 2 we promised!

On today's podcast, our host, Etsube, sat down with an Astronomy professor at Montgomery College and a high school senior at Montgomery Blair to discuss the challenges of online learning during covid-19.