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Interview with Ronee Penoi, writer, producer, activist and co-founder of FLORA Musicals

Ronee Penoi, a writer, producer and activist who is one-half of FLORA Musicals, the theater company that is working on The Carlisle Project, is interviewed by Noah Salsich ’25, Clarke Forum student project manager.  Penoi talks about her career and her work on The Carlisle Project. The project uses song, satire, and ceremony to tell the harrowing history of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Carlisle, PA. Read more

Interview with Arachu Castro, Tulane University

Arachu Castro is the Samuel Z. Stone Chair of Public Health in Latin America and director of the Collaborative Group for Health Equity in Latin America at Tulane University’s School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in New Orleans. She is a medical anthropologist trained in public health. She discusses her career as a medical anthropologist and her experiences working in global public health, with Sofia Perrone ’25, Clarke Forum student project manager. Read more

Interview with Psyche Williams-Forson

Psyche Williams-Forson,  professor and chair of the Department of American Studies at the University of Maryland College Park, and author of  ”Eating While Black: Food Shaming and Race in America ,” discusses her interest in Black food studies research, and her findings when writing her book. She is interviewed by Shayna Herzfeld ’25, Clarke Forum student project manager.

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Interview with Sigal Ben-Porath

Sigal Ben-Porath, professor at the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania, is interviewed by Erin Lowe ’23, Student project supervisor. Her book “Free Speech on Campus” is discussed. Read more

Interview with Jorge Olivera Castillo

Jorge Olivera Castillo of City of Asylum, is interviewed by Sofia Perrone ’25, Clarke Forum student project manager. His life as a prisoner, his inspiration for his poetry, the Ladies in White movement, and his life as an artist. Read more

Interview with Emily Newberry ’66- Writer, Performance Poet and Speaker

Newberry discusses her experiences as a transgender woman, a poet, and an activist over her life and provides insight into modern activism and social justice. This interview is conducted by Marina Stylianou ’24, Clarke Forum student project manager.
Produced on: 4/7/2022
Genre: Interview
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Interviewee: Emily Newberry
Narrator or Host: Marina Stylianou Read more

Interview with Jason Nagata, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco

Dr. Nagata discusses his experiences as a pediatrician and an eating disorder expert and provides information on the symptoms and patterns of male eating disorders which he explores in his research. This interview is conducted by Marina Stylianou ’24, Clarke Forum student project manager.
Produced on: 2/8/2022
Genre: Interview
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Interviewee: Jason Nagata
Narrator or Host: Marina Stylianou ’24 Read more

Interview with Dr. Juan Celedon, University of Pittsburgh

Dr. Celedón discusses his work as a researcher of health disparities, specifically asthma disparities, and their linkage tofactors including racial ancestry, as well as economic, social, and envrionmental factors. This interview was conducted by Natalia Fedorczak, 24.
Produced on: 4/5/2022
Genre: Interview
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Interviewee: Juan Celedon
Narrator or Host: Natalia Fedorczak ’24 Read more

Interview with Professor Andrew Wolff on War, Peace, and Justice

Professor Andrew Wolff discusses the concept of war, justice and peace and how it relates to the American people and America’s involvement in war. Interview conducted by Rhyan Short ’24, Clarke Forum student project manager.
Produced on: 3/1/2022
Genre: Interview
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Interviewee: Andrew Wolff
Narrator or Host: Rhyan Short Read more

Interview with Regina Galasso from University of Massachusetts Amherst

Galasso discusses her experiences as a translator and an author, as well as details on her work in Massachusetts public schools improving language accessibility for students through staff translation training. Interview is conducted by Natalia Fedorczak ’24, Clarke Forum student project manager
Produced on: 11/8/2021
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Narrator or Host: Natalia Fedorczak ’24
Interviewee: Regina Galasso Read more

Interview with Fernando Saralegui, chef, consultant and author

Chef, Consultant and Author Fernando Saralegui discusses his heritage and how it influences his cooking, writing, and consulting work. He is interviewed by Natalia Fedorczak ’24, Clarke Forum Student Project Manager
Produced on: 10/6/2021
Genre: Lecture or speech
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Interviewee: Fernando Saralegui
Narrator or Host: Natalia Fedorczak ’24 Read more