Compact Nation Podcast
Bring higher education community engagement on the go with Compact Nation Podcast! Tune in bi-weekly for conversations with leading community engagement professionals and discussions of new research and innovative work in the field.
Episodes
August 19, 2021 • 44 mins
For the last episode of season five of #CompactNationPod, Marisol speaks with Dr. Hilary Link, the new president of Allegheny College about the importance of grounding yourself in the context of place—and how this shapes her leadership of civic engagement, community engagement, and climate action work at Allegheny. Plus, we say a fond farewell to Andrew and welcome Nicole Springer, the newest host of Compact Nation Podcast.
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July 23, 2021 • 70 mins
Higher Education's Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic Marisol is joined by authors from the Council of Europe's publication, Higher Education's Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Building a more Sustainable and Democratic Future. Listen in as they talk about the ways higher education needs to transform to create a better world post-pandemic that breaks the previous patterns that led to deep-rooted inequities and injustice. Plus, get...
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March 11, 2021 • 50 mins
Eric Mlyn returns to #CompactNationPod to talk with Andrew about the ongoing threat of Trumpism to higher education. Listen in for their reflections on the effect the Trump presidency had on our democracy and the role that higher education leaders might have played by not vocally condemning anti-democratic practices. Plus, we’ve got a lot going on at Campus Compact—hear more about upcoming events you might want to get involved in.
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January 27, 2021 • 78 mins
On this episode of #CompactNationPod, Marisol is joined by contributors from the Council of Europe’s publication, Academic Freedom, Institutional Autonomy, and the Future of Democracy. Guests include Ligia Deca, advisor to the president of Romania, Jon Alger, president of James Madison University and member of the Campus Compact Board of Directors, Sjur Bergan, head of the education department of the Council of Europe, and Ira Hark...
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November 12, 2020 • 59 mins
We’re back with season 5 of #CompactNationPod! In this episode, Andrew reflects on the outcome of the election and discusses the future of civic engagement among young people with Peter Levine, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Lincoln Filene Professor of Citizenship & Public Affairs in Tufts University’s Jonathan Tisch College of Civic Life. Plus, we say a fond farewell to Emily, who is stepping down as co-host. Keep the conv...
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September 15, 2020 • 48 mins
On this special bonus episode of #CompactNationPod, Andrew catches up with Jennifer Domagal-Goldman and Stephanie King from the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge. Listen in as they discuss some of the unique challenges prospective student voters are facing in 2020. Learn more about some of the work they're doing to increase student voting rates across the country and how you can get involved.
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August 12, 2020 • 57 mins
In our last episode of season four of #CompactNationPod, Marisol chats with Colette Cann and Eric DeMeulenaere, authors of the new book, The Activist Academic: Engaged Scholarship for Resistance, Hope and Social Change. Listen in as they share the true stories of their lives as activists, scholars, and parents who are trying to push forward social change through academic work. Plus, Andrew, Emily, and Marisol share their latest qua...
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July 22, 2020 • 60 mins
On this episode of #CompactNationPod, Marisol chats with Irene Fernando, a commissioner of Hennepin County in Minnesota. Listen in as she chats about her work as a commissioner and the role of local government, the beginning of her community work as an undergraduate student at the University of Minnesota (which led to her co-founding the organization Students Today Leaders Forever), and her thoughts on what students today can do to...
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July 2, 2020 • 38 mins
Former #CompactNationPod host J.R. returns for a conversation with the winner of the Ernest A. Lynton Award for the Scholarship of Engagement, Cristina Santamaría Graff. Listen in as they discuss her work involving families as key participants in teacher education programs, informing the curriculum and impacting the way future teachers engage with families in the classroom to better serve children's needs. Plus, we talk social dist...
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June 18, 2020 • 91 mins
We Are Not Okay: Join Marisol for an intimate conversation with Nanci Luna Jiménez, founder and president of the Luna Jiménez Institute for Social Transformation. Listen in as they share reflections in the wake of the murder of George Floyd and the current movement against police brutality and the historic and systemic mistreatment of the Black community in our society.
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May 21, 2020 • 37 mins
This time on #CompactNationPod—something a little different. We’re releasing a new series of minisodes created by students, for students as part of the American Conversations project at St. Olaf College. Each minisode covers an issue related to the 2020 election, ranging from agriculture and environmental policy to education. Through research and personal anecdotes, the students explore issues and offer calls to action for their pe...
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May 21, 2020 • 15 mins
This podcast minisode was created for students by students at St. Olaf College as part of the American Conversations project. For more information about these minisodes, check out season 4 episode 14, “American Conversations.”
Loan-ly Students: An Exploration of America’s Student Debt Crisis
In recent years, the price of a post-secondary education has drastically increased, forcing millions to take out unmanageable loans. Many stu...
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May 21, 2020 • 12 mins
This podcast minisode was created for students by students at St. Olaf College as part of the American Conversations project. For more information about these minisodes, check out season 4 episode 14, “American Conversations.”
The Privatization of American Prisons
Mike Guzman, Cates Eliasen, Grace Lofstrom, and Matthew Myers
In our podcast, we explain and analyze private prisons from historical, political, and international persp...
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May 21, 2020 • 11 mins
This podcast minisode was created for students by students at St. Olaf College as part of the American Conversations project. For more information about these minisodes, check out season 4 episode 14, “American Conversations.”
Although the United States has long served as host for a great number of diverse people, it also has a history of rejecting and mistreating minority groups. Even today, many disenfranchised and marginalized ...
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May 21, 2020 • 10 mins
This podcast minisode was created for students by students at St. Olaf College as part of the American Conversations project. For more information about these minisodes, check out season 4 episode 14, “American Conversations.”
Income Inequality
Thomas DeLay, Max McDonald, Jennifer Terrones-Rodriguez, and Sophie Vlahoulis
This podcast sheds light on the history of economic policies, specifically tax rates, and how they have con...
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May 21, 2020 • 12 mins
This podcast minisode was created for students by students at St. Olaf College as part of the American Conversations project. For more information about these minisodes, check out season 4 episode 14, “American Conversations.”
Healthcare is becoming a key component of the 2020 election. Both parties hold varying stances on healthcare, but one question remains: how should the U.S. government make healthcare accessible for its citiz...
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May 21, 2020 • 11 mins
This podcast minisode was created for students by students at St. Olaf College as part of the American Conversations project. For more information about these minisodes, check out season 4 episode 14, “American Conversations.”
The ‘Foreign’ Factor: The Role of Foreign Policy in American Elections
Kristian Noll, Aerin O’Malley, Duncan Forbes
While Donald Trump’s unpredictable foreign policy has upended many of America’s relationsh...
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May 21, 2020 • 12 mins
This podcast minisode was created for students by students at St. Olaf College as part of the American Conversations project. For more information about these minisodes, check out season 4 episode 14, “American Conversations.”
Agriculture and Environmental Policy: What most Americans don’t know
A podcast by Wyatt Andrews, Marlee Baron, Owen Pederson, and Greta Van Loon
Environmental policy is a very important issue, but how is i...
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May 21, 2020 • 10 mins
This podcast minisode was created for students by students at St. Olaf College as part of the American Conversations project. For more information about these minisodes, check out season 4 episode 14, “American Conversations.”
Educational Policy: Education policy is one of the largest issues in the upcoming election and many Democrats have similar views, but different approaches to Education reform. Sen. Sanders has been proposing...
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April 16, 2020 • 50 mins
Listen in as Emily chats with Antionette Carroll and Hilary Sedovic from the Creative Reaction Lab, an organization founded in support of the uprising in Ferguson, MO that aims to educate, train, and challenge Black and Latinx youth to become leaders designing healthy and racially equitable communities. Plus, we remember Dick Cone and his extensive contributions to the field of higher education civic and community engagement.
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