Nov 17, 2020
Simpson faculty have been conducting conversations with Latinx communities throughout Iowa during Fall 2020. On this week's podcast, we sample highlights of those conversations moderated by World Language and Culture faculty members Lau Cesarco Eglin and Molly Tun. Simpson students not only learn a language but...
Nov 10, 2020
The votes are still being counted, by Simpson College political scientist Adrienne Gathman joins the podcast this week to talk about the college-student vote this fall at Simpson, how pollsters missed the results again, and what the high turnout rate means for the future of American democracy.
Nov 3, 2020
The Black experience at Simpson is long and distinguished, beginning with George Washington Carver's entry in 1890 through today. On this week's podcast, Emili Radke '08 interviews a panel of Black alumni on their experiences at Simpson about how the college impacted their growth and development.
Oct 27, 2020
Maeve Callan of Simpson's Department of Religion shows how stories of the bubonic plague — The Black Death — of the 1300s can offer us insights into our own pandemic times. Professor Callan is a historian of religion at Simpson and the author of two books: The Templars, The Witch & The Wild Irish and Sacred Sisters...
Oct 20, 2020
Simpson's independent student newspaper, The Simpsonian, turns 150 years old this month. Founded on Oct. 1, 1870, by eight students, The Simp has been the center of the Simpson Experience for thousands of alumni over the past 15 decades, including leading national journalists and winners of the Pulitzer Prize....