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Office Hours: Russian Poetry and Translation with Professor Catherine A. Ciepiela

In this episode, Briana Bao ’28 and Rita Xing ’28 sit down together with Howard M. and Martha P. Mitchell Professor of Russian and Director of the Amherst Center for Russian Culture Catherine Ciepiela to discuss translating Russian poetry and teaching at Amherst.

Office Hours: “Let’s Just Sit Together” with Professor Youssef Ben Ismail

In this episode, Briana Bao ’28 and Rita Xing ’28 sit down together with Assistant Professor of Law, Jurisprudence, and Social Thought Youssef Ben Ismail to discuss his academic journey, language learning, and teaching experience during his first year at Amherst College.

Office Hours: Mothers and Empires with Dr. Francesca Bellei

Center for Humanistic Inquiry Fellow Francesca Bellei sits with Host Priscilla Lee ’25 to discuss how mothers figure in the metaphorical discourses of empire, especially in how Britain, Italy, and the US variously claim the legacies of Greece and Rome.

Office Hours: The Arts of Exchange with Professor Catherine Infante

Hosts Briana Bao ’28 and Rita Xing ’28 are joined by Associate Professor of Spanish Catherine Infante to discuss her background in Arabic, English, and Spanish, interdisciplinary and multimedia teaching, insights into what unites and divides the greater Spanish-speaking world, and more.

Office Hours: Math and Wrath with Professor Ivan Contreras

Hosts Briana Bao ’28 and Rita Xing ’28 are joined by Associate Professor of Mathematics Ivan Contreras to discuss his research approach and advice for majors and non-majors alike.

People’s Places: Eden Prairie and Minnesota with Ayres Warren ’26

People’s Places: Eden Prairie and Minnesota with Ayres Warren ’26

Host Rizwan Ayub ’27 is joined by Twin Cities area resident Ayres Warren ’26 to discuss everything from “Minnesota Nice” to being Black in a predominantly white state, especially after the murder of George Floyd in 2020.

Terras Irradient: The Endowment Episode

Host Andrew Rosin ’25 discusses two ongoing endowment-related initiatives: the current calls for divestment in light of the war in Gaza, and a Massachusetts state tax on private colleges’ endowments.