Catch up with 13, Colgate’s award-winning podcast, as we begin the spring 2025 semester.
The H-1B Visa Debate
Professors Chad Sparber and Rishi Sharma talk about the H-1B Visa program in the United States. Sparber and Sharma recently co-authored an op-ed for the Washington Post, offering an alternative option for how the visas are currently awarded.
A Colgate Day Conversation with President Casey
Colgate University President Brian W. Casey joins 13 in the studio for a special conversation that was broadcast live on Colgate Day, Dec. 13, 2024. President Casey discusses the many developments on campus since the launch of the Third-Century Plan and answers questions from Colgate alumni.
The Science of Hierarchies
Hear how Associate Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences Erin Cooley's work looks at how the persistence of hierarchies in the United States influences people's policy attitudes, as well as their mental and physical health.
New Destinations of Empire with Prof. Emily Mitchell-Eaton
Assistant Professor of Geography Emily Mitchell-Eaton discusses her new book, New Destinations of Empire Mobilities, Racial Geographies, and Citizenship in the Transpacific United States, which explores the policies and history of migration from the Marshall Islands through ethnographic, policy-based, and archival research.
A Half-Century of Medicine with Dr. Merrill Miller
Colgate's long-time university physician, Dr. Merrill Miller, speaks about the history of medicine, Title IX and the growth of women's sports, and the complexities of managing day-to-day care for a University community.
Each episode of 13, digs into the work of a University community member by asking questions. Episodes highlight the wide array of academic disciplines at Colgate, with interviews featuring faculty from political science, sociology and anthropology, physics and astronomy, women’s studies, English, Africana and Latin American studies, and many more.
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