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S.2 E.7: “Serving and Advancing the College”
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Recently retired CEO of the Children’s Cancer Research Fund and Gustavus trustee John Hallberg, Class of ’79, recalls his undergraduate years and discusses his work and vision as a member of his alma mater’s Board. Season 2, Episode 7: “Serving and Advancing the College” Transcript: Greg Kaster: Learning for Life at Gustavus is produced by…
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Summer Reading and Escapes: Dr. Casey Elledge
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As we enter the second week of August, with thunder and rain and the return of humidity, here’s our third entry, from Dr. Casey Elledge. I have started reading the Mahabharata, one of the great Hindu epics. I also am finishing D. Saraswati’s Satyartha Prakasha (“Light of Truth”), a work of Hindu philosophy. I read the Beowulf Epic, as well…
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Summer Reading and Escapes: Dr. Sarah Ruble
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Rounding out our first week in August, here’s our second entry, from Dr. Sarah Ruble. This summer, I’m reading some U.S. religious history and some theology. I’ve just finished Kristin Du Mez’s Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation (a great read if you want to understand why so many white evangelicals support…
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S.2 E.6: From Chemistry Major to College Chaplain
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Learning for Life @ Gustavus host Greg Kaster interviews Gustavus chaplain and special assistant for diversity, equity, and inclusion Siri Erickson.
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Summer Reading and Escapes: Dr. Thia Cooper
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As August begins and the semester looms, here’s our first entry, from Dr. Thia Cooper. I’m working on a book introducing people to Marcella Althaus-Reid, an Argentinian sexual theologian, so I’ve been reading a lot of her work. I particularly enjoyed her book From Feminist Theology to Indecent Theology (SCM 2004) I also just read and reviewed Lauren…
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S.2 E.5: From Black and Gold to Blue and Gray
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Renowned Civil War historian James M. McPherson, Gustavus Class of ’58, reflects on his Gustavus education, his path from there to leading scholar of the war, his civil rights activism as a graduate student in Baltimore, and the searing conflict that preserved the Union and gave it, in Lincoln’s magnificent words, “a new birth of…
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S.2 E.4: “You Don’t Need to Show a Child an Elephant”
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Paschal Kyoore, Professor of French and Director of African Studies at Gustavus, explains the meanings and functions of proverbs and folktales in his native Ghana, and the importance of foreign language study. Featuring also Spider, Guinea Fowl, and Rabbit. Season 2, Episode 4: ““You Don’t Need to Show a Child an Elephant” Transcript: Greg Kaster:…
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S.2 E.3 “We Are What We Remember Ourselves to Be”
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Professor Jennifer Ackil of the Gustavus Psychological Science Department and an expert in memory talks about remembering and misremembering, memory and trauma among children and mothers, whether women remember better than men, and why studying psychology matters. Season 2, Episode 3: “We Are What We Remember Ourselves to Be” Transcript: Greg Kaster: Learning for Life…
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S.2 E.2 Sweden’s Response to Covid-19, plus an Immigrant Success Story
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Distinguished historian of Scandinavia and Gustavus Professor Emeritus of History and Scandinavian Studies Byron Nordstrom on Sweden’s novel response to the novel coronavirus, the life of Swedish immigrant Swan Turnblad in Minnesota, and learning and teaching at liberal arts colleges. Season 2, Episode 2: Sweden’s Response to Covid-19, plus an Immigrant Success Story Transcript: Just…
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Introducing… Zoom!
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Zoom is our new video conferencing application and it has some fantastic features, including: breakout rooms, whiteboard options, host controls, waiting room, polling, plus many more. The solution enables users to make video calls with up to 300 users, share their video, audio, and screen, plus, all of that can be easily recorded. The application…
