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43 episodes
since Sept. 16, 2021
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Maritza Guzman was kind enough to share her story of being a Yale student and on spending her life devoted to philanthropy.  Take a listen! Here is what her organization says about her: Maritza’s personal experience with social justice issues inspires her to help create more opportunities fo…

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Melissa Gilliam is an amazing classmate.  She had a storied career as a medical researcher but sought a completely new challenge at The Ohio State University.  There, she is Provost and is shaping a land grant institution so it can serve thousands of students, the community and the world …
Our classmate Susan Anslow Williams is an Episcopal priest in the Detroit area.  She has spent her time since ordination helping parishes in transition.  The past several years have been particularly challenging for Susan's flock and in this episode Susan shares here journey.   Here…
Ever think that your neighbor is so annoying that you might cast them as a villain in your next novel?  Well, Joanne Lessner has.  She is a polymath who has been singing, writing, acting and performing since college.  Is she the most famous?  No.  Has she made it to Broadwa…
Katie Beals is a fierce advocate for her child and for all children with autism.  She has strong views, which have left her in the unenviable spot of being cancelled by Twitter.  Listen to her about children, about education and about speech.  All fascinating.   Here is a bit m…
Those of us in the New York City area saw our classmate, Oxiris Barbot, as a leader at the beginning of COVID.  A doctor and life-long advocate for health care equity, Oxiris helped all of us through those first difficult first months.  In this episode, she shares her perspective -- and c…
Our classmate Humberto Jasso came to college with only the vaguest idea of what he was getting himself into!  Armed with an adventurous soul and inquisitive mind, Humberto has spent a lifetime trying to build bridges between people and countries.  Listen in as he shares a truly remarkable internati…
Catherine Marquet Elliott has spent her adult life teaching French in a public school in Massachusetts.  Listen as she describes her journey form a young teacher who set out to teach French to a master teacher who realizes the classroom experience is about changing lives and helping young people tr…
Rob Raguso is the closest thing Yale has to Indiana Jones.  He travels to remote jungles to study bugs.  He understands both art and natural history.  He is an integrative thinker who is just a joy to speak with.  Please spend 30 minutes eavesdropping on our conversation.  You will be glad you did.…
I spent some time with Charlotte Sussman recently talking about our shared passions of sailing and literature.  Charlotte is a Professor of English at Duke and recently the author of Peopling the World.  One website explains: Through a literary lens, Professor Charlotte Sussman examines t…
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