What's Up Bryn Mawr

In this episode of WUBM, tour guides Jasmine Marshall and Aishah Abidogun talk about their experiences and the broader impact of the tour on the campus community. Tune in to hear about their roles and reflections!

In this episode, we are joined by Nada Elshafey and Nomi Falk to reflect on different traditions and observing them within and beyond campus. We talk about personal experiences of staying connected to traditions, their alignment with the academic calendar, and their significance within the broader college community.

In this episode, we're joined by two e-board members of FemCo, Kaia Susman and Delia Angulo-Chen. We talk about the important initiatives that FemCo has taken on and how their mission inspires change, now more than ever.

In this episode, we’re joined by Sena Kaper-Dale’25 to talk about the Intercultural Learning and Living Center (ILLC). Touching on community-building and off-campus living, this episode explores the the meaning of home and affinity housing on Bryn Mawr.

In this episode, we invited History Professor Ignacio Gallup-Diaz and Sociology Professor Veronica Montes to share their thoughts on student activism at the College, inspired by the Palestine solidarity encampment (The People’s College) at Bryn Mawr College this spring. Gallup-Diaz and Montes identify patterns and changes within administrative response to student activism over the years discussing the encampment within the legacy of the 2020 strike. The professors situate campus events within a sociopolitical context and recount how student activism throughout their life transformed personal philosophies and pedagogy. Finally, Gallup-Diaz and Montes share their hopes for future institutional changes at Bryn Mawr.  

Questions and timestamps; 

2:28 How long have you been at Bryn Mawr and what institutional changes have you seen over the years as a product of student protest?  

18:08 How is administration response different between the 2020 student strike and the 2024 pro-Palestinian protests?  

26:51 How do each of you see your role as a professor in student activism? What is your personal philosophy on activism and how do you approach it within your life?  

55:59 What potential changes at Bryn Mawr do you see going forward? What changes would you like to see happen?   

1:09.09 Is there any message you would like to give to student activists?  

In this episode Celeste will discuss her college experience during an institutionally transformative time period for Bryn Mawr. Celeste will discuss the beginning of her freshman year in 2020 during the pandemic and the strike. She will share the development of her identity as a transracial Asian adoptee alongside the development of Bryn Mawr DEI programs which have facilitated some of her own research on adoptee identity. Finally, Celeste will share her hopes about work still to be done at Bryn Mawr and will explain how her experiences at Bryn Mawr contributed to her interest in perusing a career in education.

In this episode we will be reacting to and discussing various Bryn Mawr scenarios or problems students could face day to day. This episode will be in the style of Michelle Burkey's podcast in which she responds to anonymous Reddit submissions recounting morally complicated scenarios. We plan to cover a range of topics including social life, friendships, roommate issues, dating, academic pathways, Eboards, jobs/employment etc. 

Although we tried to make these BMC (Bryn Mawr College) scenarios probable none of them are real and involve real people, they were all created by our podcast team. 

We want to take a moment to acknowledge that some of the language used in this podcast episode may be outdated or no longer considered appropriate in reference to WTF (welcome the first years) Week. We are committed to promoting inclusivity and respect for all individuals, and we apologize for any discomfort or harm caused by the use of outdated terminology.

Overview of questions and timestamps:

2.05 Am I wrong for judging my friend, who is a junior, for dating a first year?

5.42 Am I wrong for calling campus safety on my drunk roommate? 

8.20 Am I wrong for anonymously posting about my white classmates racist comments on a BMC Instagram account?

14.25 Am I wrong for changing my major from computer science to music during the first semester of my junior year?

19.30 Am I wrong for judging my rose and one of my bud siblings for dating each other? 

23.19  Am I wrong for routinely calling off my shifts (when I'm not that sick) while still filling out the sick pay form? 

26.55 Am I wrong for sabotaging the Haverbro in my group project because he cheated on my best friend? 

29.41 Am I wrong for kicking someone off an AMO Eboard?

Travel down memory lane with us, as we reminisce about working at New Dorm starting out as first years during the pandemic and ending as seniors about to graduate. Grace and Ali share many funny, silly, and heartwarming memories from their four years working in dining. Grace and Ali also discuss their experiences in leadership and how to navigate the personal and professional within a small community such as Bryn Mawr.

Join your new host Celeste Bloom ('24) as she reflects on her academic, social, and extracurricular regrets as a second-semester senior. This episode will unpack the meaning of regret, reframing it away from guilt and shame, and instead, using it as a way to become present. This episode will also confront regret within Bryn Mawr's challenging academic environment.

Listen to Yeri's farewell episode as she reflects on her life as a Bryn Mawr student. Yeri shares her experiences during the pandemic, and her academic journey, and reminisces on her time being the host for What's Up Bryn Mawr.