The Sarah Lawrence College Podcast

This week Tim is joined by Paige Ackerson-Kiely, Director of the MFA in Writing program. They discuss what a Director of MFA Creative Writing does, working at SLC for 10 years, Paige's education, her love of poetry, finishing her forth collection of poetry, and more. Follow Sarah Lawrence College on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠Vimeo⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠⁠⁠L...

For today's episode of the SLCP host Tim Kail is joined by Kristin Maile, Director of Athletics here at SLC. Kristin discusses her role here at SLC, building the program from the ground up, sports she played growing up, the importance of sports building community, and what values sports teach us that help guide us through life. Follow Sarah Lawrence College on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠F...

This week the tables are turned and Tim Kail acts as guest as Director of the Library, Mustafa Sakarya asks questions. They discuss the past, present, and future of the podcast, becoming the official podcast of Sarah Lawrence, and why Tim values each listener so much. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to take the college tour. Thank you for listening!

This week Tim is joined by poet Ron Villanueva. They discuss, in-depth, his process, his inspirations, and his philosophy on poetry. He reads three of his poems and explicates them before a live audience. It's a great conversation you're sure to enjoy, especially if you've ever tried to write a poem. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for the college tour. Thank you for listening.

This week Tim is joined by two guests, Katherine and Jennifer, who work in Career Services. They share stories of students' success, discuss their particular focus, and what Career Services does for SLC students. And much more! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for the college tour. Thank you for listening.

This week Tim is joined by Rue Beckerman, Director of The Art of Teaching program. Rue's professional interests include literacy, identity and equity in early childhood education, observation and description of children and their work, emergent curriculum, and self-chosen, open-ended making and doing in the classroom. Tim and Rue discuss teaching children, the similarities between College students...

This week Tim is joined by professor Jim Marshall, whose special interests include robotics, evolutionary computation, artificial intelligence, and cognitive science. Tim and Jim discuss the future of A.I., the danger of the "deep fake", and, should humans ever develop a human-like AI where the line between humanity and computers ends. And much more! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for the college...

This week Tim is joined by the head of Human Resources at SLC Danielle Coscia to discuss the scope of her work. And much more! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  for the college tour. Thank you for listening.

This week Tim is joined by student Frank Spillane to discuss the benefits of not picking a major, the club scene in the '80s, mass transit in Chicago, and Goth online history. It's a robust, entertaining conversation we're sure you'll enjoy. And much more! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for the college tour. Thank you for listening.

This week Tim is joined by The Director of The Writing Institute at Sarah Lawrence College, Courtney Gillette. This was a delightful conversation and Courtney's enthusiasm is palpable. Topics include: what the Director of the Writing Institute does. why Courtney decided to work with Sarah Lawrence. what's a book Courtney thinks everyone should read before they die. Her affinity for Romance Novels....

This week's episode is a Faculty Spotlight featuring animal conservation behaviorist Liv Baker. Topics include: whether or not ancient civilizations lived more in harmony with animals. Mahout Culture and elephant-keeping. what a conservation behaviorist does. the difference between sentience, sapience, and sociality. Liv's writing process. the Red Eared Slider turtles in the library. what people c...

This week Tim Kail turns over hosting duties to freshmen Ruby Arthur and Naima Nelson-Davis for a unique episode all about writing. Ruby and Naima put out a call for submissions and student Fronia Kemper responded. Fronia, a senior, reads her story "Lemon Drops" before being asked a series of questions. Topics include: what inspired Fronia's story. blurring the lines between fact and fiction. Fron...

This week host Tim Kail is joined by Vice President of Enrollment and Dean of Admissions & Financial aid, Kevin McKenna. Topics include: a detailed breakdown of Kevin's various responsibilities. what pleasure the job gives him. a description, for parents of potential SLC students, of what makes Sarah Lawrence special. Kevin's ability to make stats interesting. Whether or not there is a quintes...

This week, host Tim Kail is joined by Sean Jameson, Chief Technology Officer & Chief Information Security Officer for Sarah Lawrence College. Topics include: imagining the internet as a highway. activities IT performs that go unseen. ensuring the college and its multi-faceted structure maintain quality access. the surprising ways IT gets involved in seemingly unrelated issues. The Sarah Lawren...

This Tim is joined by student Ishika Joshi who is studying primarily environmental science at SLC. Topics include: finding support from professors and mentors. what is environmental science. the interaction between philosophy and environmental science. nature and the intricacies of the environment. why should a prospective student come to SLC. Center for The Urban River at Beczak (CURB). what Ishi...

This week host Tim Kail is joined by SLC Alum Brian Emery. Brian has been the Technical director of Sarah Lawrence College’s filmmaking and moving image arts program since 2008, where he became a guest professor in 2018 teaching post-production. Topics include: how his title came to be. what is it about Sarah Lawrence that keeps him coming back. the value of a liberal arts education. the options i...

This week Sarah Lawrence College podcast host Tim Kail is joined by Provost and Dean of Faculty, Kanwal Singh. Tim and Kanwal discuss her time at SLC including: what Kanwal loves about SLC. what a Provost does. balancing work and life. what Kanwal does to relax. baking without a sweet tooth. low temperature physics. what scientific discovery will we see in our lifetime. Bobbie Smallow's strengths....

The Sarah Lawrence Library Podcast has been rebranded and reborn as The Sarah Lawrence College Podcast. For the first episode of the season we are joined by Daria Sommers to discuss her childhood, her forthcoming novel Sawadika American girl, her time at the SLC Writing Institute, and her craft. The Sarah Lawrence Student Life Preservation Project is accepting contributions at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://slcstu...