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Speaking of Simpson

Oct 30, 2019

Simpson students in Multimedia Communication get to practice journalism of statewide impact when they report and write at Iowa Watch, the nonprofit news source that covers public affairs in the Hawkeye State. Suzanne Behnke, the executive director of the Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism and an adjunct...


Oct 23, 2019

Simpson College announced its $25 million 'Imagine The Impact' comprehensive campaign at Homecoming weekend on Oct. 19, 2020. The campaign aims to transform teaching and learning at Simpson College, and to grow the college's endowment by May 31, 2020. On the podcast this week, Bob Lane, the college's vice president...


Oct 17, 2019

This week's edition of the podcast focuses on the 2019 Carver Medal ceremony at Simpson College. This year's winner is is Luther S. Williams, who has provided leadership and dedication to creating opportunities for minorities in the sciences. He has served prominently as the Assistant Director of the National Science...


Oct 11, 2019

Miguel De La Torre of the Iliff School of Theology delivered the annual Matthew Simpson Lecture on Oct. 10, 2019, speaking on 'Resurrecting a Badass Christianity' before a crowd of more than 100, students, faculty and staff. De La Torre is a professor of social ethics and Latinx studies, and his work centers on...


Oct 2, 2019

Voting is all the rage — or at least that's what students working with Simpson's John C. Culver Center for Public Policy are wanting to encourage. The good news is that they've had considerable success, making Simpson one of the top colleges in the nation when it comes to encouraging students to turn out to vote. This...