Bluestocking Stories

Listen to this interview with Dr. Jeff Stein, president at Mary Baldwin University. Dr. Stein and host Keith Taylor discuss Mary Baldwin's transformative strategic plan and how its core tenets, Advance, Optimize, and Connect, will help to guide MBU to a thriving future.

Listen to this interview with Suzie Dull, MBA, who serves as senior director and interim executive director of the McCree Center for Life Success at Mary Baldwin University. Suzie and host Keith Taylor discuss MBU's new approach to career preparation and the importance of exploration for young adults finding their careers.

Listen to this interview with Dr. David McLeod, associate professor of kinesiology at Mary Baldwin University. David and host Keith Taylor discuss recent updates to anatomy education at MBU, the value of passion and curiosity in academic study, and frogs.

After 2024's exceptional showing for the men's Fighting Squirrels basketball team, including a first-ever appearance in the NCAA DIII national tournament, MBU grad students and leaders on the basketball team, Jaden Ignacio and Quentin Hart join the show. With host Keith Taylor, they discuss the Mary Baldwin student-athlete experience, giving back to the community, and their plans for the f...

Listen to this interview with Stori Ayers, MBU alumna and Broadway actor. Stori talks discovering her creative side, her time at MBU, and the importance of reconnecting with the world outside of creativity to recharge.

Listen to this interview with Phoebe West, associate vice president of brand strategy and creative direction. West talks lifelong creativity, fostering creativity in your work, and inventing new salad dressings.

Listen to this interview with Dr. Peter Kirwan, associate professor of Shakespeare and Performance and lifelong Shakespeare reviewer, practitioner, and educator. Dr. Kirwan talks teaching internationally, the importance of hands-on education, and the adventure of coming to Staunton from his home in England.

Listen to this interview with TyRon Simmons, MBU freshman, early education major, and burgeoning creative. TyRon talks the transition from NYC to MBU, his commitment to becoming an educator, and his unexpected dive into creative outlets on campus.

Listen to this interview with Kate Simon, MBU alumna and extraordinary photographer. Kate talks early childhood creativity, the intimacy of her work as a photographer, and the importance of art as a vector for change.

Listen to this interview with Dr. Todd Telemeco, vice president and dean of the Murphy Deming College of Health Sciences. Todd talks creativity in medicine, his personal creative outlets, and the importance of fostering a creativity-centered interprofessional curriculum.

Listen for a brief introduction to the Bluestocking Stories podcast from host Keith Taylor.