Wabash On My Mind

This episode features Dr. Bronwen Wickkiser, the 42nd LaFollette Lecturer, discussing 5th century Athens’ approach to a pandemic, the values of a single-sex education, and visiting the Crimea on an archaeological dig (Episode 327).

This episode features Brayden Lentz ’23 and Liam Thompson ’24, two recipients of this year’s Kenneth Rhys Rudolph Memorial Scholarship for European summer study abroad. Brayden and Liam discuss their different living arrangements, how other cultures treat meals, and the advice they give to others seeking immersion learning (Episode 326).

This episode features Jakob Faber ’23, Jakob Goodwin ’23, and Jacob Paige ’23 at the beginning of their final academic year. The three Jakes remark on being the comfortable one in the classroom, settling into seniority, and the strange anticipation that comes with the start of senior year (Episode 325).

This episode features members of the cast and crew of the Spring 2022 Wabash Theater production titled Where Is Our Beloved Community?, a devised piece reflecting the stories of minority voices among the Wabash family (Episode 324).

This episode features Dr. Laura Wysocki, Associate Professor and Department Chair of Chemistry, and this year’s recipient of the McLain-McTurnan-Arnold Excellence in Teaching Award. Dr. Wysocki discusses her love for teaching challenging topics, finding time for her personal research, and the importance of instilling confidence in her students every year (Episode 323).

Richard Paige sits down with Jack Davidson ’22, following the Final Four appearance by the Little Giants in the 2021-22 season and Jack’s winning of the Jostens Trophy as 2022’s Most Outstanding Division III Men’s Basketball Player. Jack reminiscences on the team’s development throughout the historic season, reflects on his first collegiate basketball game, and recalls the importance of humility in playing the game (Episode 322).

Richard Paige sits down with professors Erika Sorensen-Kamakian and Walter Novak and students Adam Berg ’22 and Felix Valero-Davila ’22, discussing gene editing round worms with the LOCKR protein, grant procedures, and co-laboratory collaboration (Episode 321).

Richard Paige sits down with this year’s Commencement speakers from the class of 2022, Adam Philip Berg and Johnathan Kennyth Coleman. They discuss the progress of the speeches, practicing their delivery, the beauty of soccer and the classroom of football and track and field (Episode 320).

Richard Paige sits down with Alex Koers, Wabash class of 2023 and winner of the Howell Chemistry Award, discussing playing Euchre in a biergarten while studying abroad and taking ownership of the professor’s work as a undergraduate researcher (Episode 319).

Richard Paige sits down with this year’s Brigance Forum Lecturer, Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the College of Media, Communications, and Information at the University of Colorado Dr. Lisa Flores. They discuss how to have conversations about diversity, equity, and inclusion on an all-male campus, redefining rigor, and the movement of bodies in forming identity (Episode 318).

Richard Paige sits down with students Clarke Criddell ’22 and Davionne Garrett ’22 upon their return from immersion learning in Nairobi, Kenya. In this episode, they reflect on surprising commonalities, unexpected differences, and on learning more in their conversations with people in Kenya than from the book (Episode 317).

Richard Paige sits down with Beth Swift near the conclusion of her storied tenure as the college’s Archivist, discussing some of the most consequential finds in her career at Wabash (Episode 316).

Richard Paige sits down with Associate Professor of Political Science Dr. Ethan Hollander, discussing his recent publication of an online Wondrium course, “Democracy and Its Alternatives” (Episode 315).

Richard Paige sits down with Wabash’s new Head Lacrosse Coach Chris Burke, discussing the draw of Wabash’s education to student athletes and how to measure the success of a fledgling program (Episode 314).

Richard Paige sits down with Student Body President Daniel Bass ’22 and Chairman Brayden Weiss ’24 about the Mental Health Concerns Committee, discussing the value of hosting events around mental health, normalizing the conversation, and the importance of providing a comfortable space in which men can voice their inner struggles (Episode 313).

Richard Paige sits down with alumnus Fr. Michael Reding ’86 near the completion of a sabbatical semester spent auditing classes at his Alma Mater. They discuss his choice of classes on-campus, Frederick Buechner’s definition of vocation, and how the liberal arts help with his role in the Catholic priesthood (Episode 312).

Richard Paige sits down with three Jakes of the junior class of 2023 right after a successful Monon Bell victory. The three Jakes reflect on how their third year at Wabash is progressing, what they look forward to in the spring of 2022, and their favorite Monon memories (Episode 311).

Richard Paige sits down with students and professors upon their return from a classical immersion trip through the Bay of Naples. In this episode, they detail their favorite spaces, sights, sounds and tastes, and the parts of the culture they want to bring back with them to the States (Episode 310).

Richard Paige sits down with Cooper Smith ’23 following his second success in the annual Moot Court competition. In this episode, Cooper reflects on his handling in Moot Court, being skeptical of the ‘facts,’ and how history and political science frames his beliefs (Episode 309).

Richard Paige sits down with students and professors ahead of their Civil Rights Immersion Trip through the American South over Thanksgiving Break. In this episode, they reflect on the power of narrative, the murder of Emmett Till, and how art is responding to the BLM movement (Episode 308).