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In this episode of the YJBM Podcast, hosts James and Ellen discuss an article examining how we might improve recovery among women following heart bypass surgery, and an article examining the factors linked to suicidal thoughts among veterans throughout the Covid-19 Pandemic.
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This episode of our podcast features a conversation with historian R.J.M. Blackett about the 19th century newspaper editor, Congregational minister, and temperance advocate Samuel Ringgold Ward. Despite Ward’s prominent role in the abolitionist movement, his story has been lost because of the decades he spent in exile. In Samuel Ringgold Ward: A Life of Struggle, R. J. M. Blackett rediscovers a pivotal figure in Black history and his importance and influence in the struggle against slavery and discrimination.
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The Craft & Career series connects with professional creatives from the arts, entertainment, and media industries, to discuss the nuances of their craft, the reality of their careers, and how, in often surprising ways, these two concerns can work together.
We’re excited to open our spring Season with Rob Ronan ’99, 20 year veteran in digital writing and user experience design, working with companies like Disney and Meta, to discuss what writers should know about user experience, and how to best navigate the flow between personal professional practices.
OCS Craft & Career Podcast (full episode list) – https://ocs.yale.edu/podcast
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In this episode, Lynsey Eno reads her story of being diagnosed with breast cancer 7 years ago when her second son was just a newborn and how she got her degree in social work in the midst of hospitalizations and chemo treatments. Lynsey is a Congregational Christian and credits God, her friends, and family with giving her the strength to make it through all that she has been through.
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On this episode, Dr. Easley is joined by Dr. Justin Kunkle, the Assistant Director of Undergraduate Studies and Academic Advisor in the Department of Forestry at Michigan State University. We discuss how Dr. Kunkle supports students in the community beyond just giving lip service. He expounds that it is a constant learning process, but we think he already has great wisdom to share.
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Conversation and debate on campus can lead to controversy. This episode analyzes political scientist Keith Whittington’s writings on free expression and academic freedom as they apply to college experiences today. Dean Pericles Lewis is joined by Yale students Claire Michalik ’25 and Zadie Winthrop ’26.
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Pastor, author and activist Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III joins for a wonderful and wide-ranging conversation on justice, activism, and community. We begin with practical reminders of the necessity of grounding in community, even as we consider the many layers of community. This ranges from personal friendships, to local gatherings in places like the barbershop, to engagement our larger societal communities. Dr. Moss also shares honestly about the daily realities of pastoring in the Black Church, walking through joys and challenges of life and death with his congregants.
Dr. Moss knows the power of community to change narratives, perspectives, and opportunities from the cradle to the grave. In light of this power, he shares his church’s ongoing transformative community development efforts on the southside of Chicago. Their three development pillars are to benefit the local community, to engage in green and sustainable endeavors, and to disrupt the mass incarceration system. Listen in to these powerful stories of that work in action, including community facilitated renovations to the renowned Carter G. Woodson library, the creation local community jobs, home ownership, and a health care clinic. These efforts also include enhanced community engagement in libraries, schools and churches.
An inspiring conversation on the power of community, especially in navigating the joys and trauma of life, to promote healthy flourishing.
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Higher education involves engaging in conversation, both specific discussions about course material and broader conversations about the search for knowledge and shared understanding. The importance of conversation in achieving knowledge is explored through Plato’s Allegory of the Cave and John Stuart Mill’s On Liberty. Dean Pericles Lewis is joined by Yale students Claire Michalik ’25 and Zadie Winthrop ’26.
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Join us in some Time for the Soul as Yale University Chaplain Sharon Kugler and Ivy Onyeador, Yale college alum and Assistant Professor in the Management and Organizations Department at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University discuss ways that teaching about organizational bias within a management structure and the core values of DEI/Belonging work can foster hope in a world longing to do better.
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Join us in some Time for the Soul as Yale University Chaplain Sharon Kugler and Darin Lattimore, Deputy Dean and Chief Diversity Officer and Associate Professor of Internal Medicine at Yale Medical School, discuss bringing both passion and compassion into spaces that call for it, and what it means to use a voice that many do not hear.