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| CITIZENSHIP: Influential Speeches and Democratic Society | 27 Aug 2024 | 00:37:49 | |
In this episode, Yale College Dean Pericles Lewis explores the intricate relationship between democracy and higher education in America . Political Science Professor Bryan Garsten and students Enza Jonas Giugni ’25 and Devon Rall-Taguchi ’25 comment on critical American figures and speeches such as Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address to Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a … | |||
| CITIZENSHIP: From Ancient Athens to the Ivy League | 20 Aug 2024 | 00:31:06 | |
In this thought-provoking episode, host Pericles Lewis challenges us all to reconsider what it means to educate citizens for democracy in the 21st century. Joined by Professor Bryan Garsten and students Enza Jonas Giugni ’25 and Devon Rall-Taguchi ‘25, the discussion explores how ideas from ancient Athens continue to shape our understanding of citizenship and … | |||
| COMMUNITY: Duty & Disobedience | 02 Aug 2023 | 00:28:03 | |
Higher education can have a profound impact on how students resist unjust actions. The episode investigates the intersection of education and civil disobedience, highlighting Thoreau’s emphasis on individual self-reliance and Gandhi’s focus on collective resistance. Student interviews reveal how higher education communities bring students together and influence collective action. Dean Pericles Lewis is joined by … | |||
| COMMUNITY: Roles & Responsibility | 02 Aug 2023 | 00:26:37 | |
What is the role of community in college education? In this episode, Yale students discuss their engagement in the Yale community and how it has influenced their education and personal growth. The episode also explores the perspectives of philosophers like John Dewey, Plato, and concepts from the Bhagavad Gita, emphasizing the importance of duty, discipline, … | |||
| CONVERSATION: Free Speech on Campus | 03 May 2023 | 00:23:45 | |
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. | |||
| CONVERSATION: Plato & John Stuart Mill | 03 May 2023 | 00:31:09 | |
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 … | |||
| Purposes of College Education Trailer | 26 Apr 2023 | 00:01:02 | |
College is a crucial institution in which our society works through its expectations for young people. This podcast explores some of the purposes that have been ascribed to college, including conversation with others on intellectual matters, development of personal character, participation in a community, and preparation for citizenship. There are countless purposes ranging from the … | |||
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