Macalester Podcasts

Faculty Talks

March 2006

Professor David Bressoud, DeWitt Wallace Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science, explains how quantitative reasoning can be used in public policy decisions and the importance of thinking critically about policy-related data and their sources.
Time: 12:00
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Roopali Phadke, assistant professor of Environmental Studies, talks about her class Water and Power, the effects of water management on our global environment and where she hopes our society will be in 20 years in that area.
Time: 7:44
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Karin Trail-Johnson, assistant dean of students and director of community service, discuss the philosophical underpinnings that inform Macalester's civic engagement efforts as part of Macalester's mission to prepare students for public life as engaged and ethical citizen leaders.
Time: 5:37
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Ahmed Samatar, James Wallace Professor of International Studies, is an expert on development issues, global political economy and Africa. He has researched and writen about Islam's responses to the emerging world order and the rise of Islamic consciousness. This week he talks about what it means to be a global citizen and how Macalester's new Institute for Global Citizenship will help students.
Time: 6m 35s
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