Jawanza Keita joined us to introduce listeners to UD's #VoicesOfUDel campaign, designed to foster positive conversation that promotes the value of diversity.

Associate Professor Mark Serva, Accounting and MIS, and Marcin Cencek (A&S '14) joined us to talk about UD's Global Enterprise Technology minor and internship.

Associate Professor Adam Rome, Unidel Helen Gouldner Chair in Environment, joined us to preview the films and format of the first annual Lights, Camera, EARTH! film festival at UD. In addition to describing the 11 films that will be shown Feb. 21-23 in Mitchell Hall, Prof. Rome talked about UD's new program in Environmental Humanities.…

We were joined today by four middle schoolers who are actively campaigning to get Delawareans to recycle their "organic trash" into compost; even signing up over 150 households in one of their pilot programs.

Asst. Profs. Jenni Buckley and Heather Doty, Mechanical Engineering, and Melissa Jurist, program director for UD K-12 engineering, talked about some of the reasons so few women join engineering and other STEM disciplines. We had such an interesting discussion, that we expect them to come back again this spring.…

Bob Gonyea, keynote speaker at the 2014 UD Winter Faculty Institute, joined us for a preview of some of the themes he'll raise on campus on January 9. His data shows that retaining and engaging university students is the business of faculty AND support staff, and that certain kinds of learning engage students more readily.…

Babtunde Ogunnaike, Dean of UD's College of Engineering, and Scott Grzenda, coach of UD's women's soccer team, headline a group of UD soccer experts as we dissect the draw for the summer 2014 FIFA World Cup. None of us picked Spain!

WVUD conducted a bilingual interview with Mario Vargas Llosa when he visited campus on October 31, 2013. Hear him talk about the creative process, the Internet, and politics. A very powerful interview.

Sociology prof Victor Perez talked with us about how the concept of Cancer Clusters is used as a rhetorical device and about how social sciences can inform the physical sciences in putting together a complete picture of environmental phenomena.

Most of the time, Professor Joel Best talked about the student loan mess, but he is the world's expert on certain contemporary legends: poisoned Halloween candy and middle-schooler's alleged sex games. It's a fascinating interview!

Karl Hassler joined us for a conversation during National Cyber Security Awareness Month abouth the importance of having a safe password, being alert to social engineering cons, and why information security is everyone's business.

Tunde Ogunnaike, dean of the University of Delaware's College of Engineering spoke with us about the inter-disciplinary nature of the current curriculum, UD's new ISE lab, and a lot of the exciting programs at the University.

Dan Leathers, UD Geography professor and the Delaware State Climatologist, spoke with us about a variety of weather issues--including how climate change is affecting Delaware.

Janis Tomlinson and Julie McGee visited with us about the current exhibitions in the UD Museums in Old College, Mechanical, and Penny Halls: Goya, contemporary African American art, 19th Century Japanese prints, minerals and gems.

Jennifer Ewald talks about healthy relationships, "intimate partner violence," and the importance of communication in a healthy relationship.

Meredith Chapman talks about twitter, Facebook and other social media--at UD and in the new media world--and she talks about UD's program in Social Media Strategy and UD's student Social Media Ambassadors sitting in the "tweet seats" at UD events.

Three UD employees whose alter-egos promote, referee, or wrestle for Right Coast Pro talk about the history and culture of professional wrestling, some of the community activities that Right Coast Pro participates in to support the Newark, DE, community, and everything you want to know about local professional wrestling. Of course, mayhem nearly er…

Prior to his appearance at the University of Delaware Summer Faculty Institute, Phil Hill chatted with us about MOOCs. In one of the best interviews we've heard or read on the subject, Hill separates the hype from the reality, giving a very balanced view of the place for this relatively new tool in education today.…

Each year, the UD Opera Theatre puts on two major productions, including a full opera in the spring. The May 2013 presentation is Verdi's Falstaff. This is a fun episode of Campus Voices--hear UD students sing and talk about what they're learning by putting on a show like this one.

Ag Day lets the local community learn about all the activities at UD's College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. It happens on the last Saturday in April every year. This broadcast emphasizes that, as much fun as Ag Day is, it also provides a snapshot of the College's and Cooperative Extension's programs. And we went behind the scenes at UDairy…

Prior to her April 24, 2013, appearance at UD in the Center for Political Communication's Global Agenda program series, Rebecca MacKinnon talked with us about many of the issues that she cares about deeply: Internet governance, de-centralized citizen journalists, attempts to control or censor the 'Net, attempts to keep it free. Her main point: If i…

Anu Sivaraman uses twitter, learning management systems, blogs, and other technology tools to keep her students engaged with the material in her marketing classes. She has found that students are more enthusiastic and retain material from their twitter conversations with her!

The Special Collections Exhibitions in the University of Delaware's Morris Library present fascinating snapshots of the UD Library's holdings. Rebecca and Maureen discussed a lot of the exhibitions, focusing on two current when they appeared on April 4, 2013: In Focus--The history of photography and The World of the Graphic Novel. We also played ex…

Deavon curated the UD Library's World of the Graphic Novel exhibition. This is the complete 13 minute interview we conducted with Devon as part of our April 4, 2013, broadcast about the Library's Special Collections Exhibitions.

Susan Strasser looks at the economics of domestic life in America through the lens of the kitchen window--from both sides! Strasser's wide-raning work connects lot of apparently divergent little things into a related picture of American consumer culture.

Four students came into the studio and shared some of their experiences as members of UD's Engineering without Borders chapter. The students completed two projects recently: a bridge in Guatemala, a water system in Cameroon.

Benjamin Fleury-Steiner talked about his book Disposable Heroes: The Betrayal of African American Veterans. As a military veteran himself, he knows the difficulty some veterans have integrating back into society after a tour of combat duty.

Debbie Delaney talks about European settlers bringing honeybees over from Europe, the career of a honeybee (which changes jobs every couple of weeks), the other kinds of bees in North America, Africanized bees, some of her extension projects, and Dare to Bee Honey. Who knew how important bumblebees are to Delaware's watermelon crop.…

Rob Steiner chatted with us about several of the trends in blended and online education prior to his coming to campus to address the UD Winter Faculty Institute.

Judi Provencal has been fascinated by the night sky since she was a little girl. She shares some of her excitement with us, in particular talking about the Whole Earth Telescope project.

Two fellows from UD's Center for Political Communication, Professors Wilson (Political Science and International Relations) and Hoffman (Communication), discuss the November 2012 election results. Topics include micro-targeting, media strategies, and how different groups voted.

FLLT prof Saad Maura talks about her use of popular music to reinforce Spanish grammar, Mario Vargas Llosa's Nov. 13 and 14 visit to UD, her research in transatlantic cultures, and even lo real maravilloso americano.

Communication professors Lindsay Hoffman and Danna Young talk about topics such as humorists' (like John Stewart and Stephen Colbert) place in the political landscape, the importance of voters watching the debates and actual candidate speeches, twitter and other new media, and campaigns' battle to tell their own version of the truth.…

Philosophy professors Tom Powers and Mark Greeneare two of the leaders of UD's Center for Science, Ethics, and Public Policy (SEPP). They talk about their own research and teaching and about SEPP activities that encourage researchers and businesses to examine the ethical implications of using new technology.…

Alex Brown has had a varied career in academia, at UD and at the Wharton School, and in the field of hose racing. His interview gives insight into the "early days" of the Web and into how he has used social media in some of his horse-related activities.

Jon Cox graduated from UD with a BS in entomology; entomology led him to photography; and photography has taken him around the world. Cox talks about a wide range of subjects including study abroad trips, Tanzania, and the Philadelphia Flower Show.

Mark Rieger became dean of UD's College of Agriculture and Natural Resources in August 2012. He shares his vision for the College and agriculture in general: teaching, research, cooperative extension and outreach, undergraduate education, stewardship of natural resources.

Philosophy Professor Alan Fox shares some of his teaching philosophy; responds to some questions from our student intern on teaching online courses; and talks about critical thinking and tolerance.

Computer and Information Sciences Professor Lori Pollock talks about Computer Science curriculum in US high schools, the one laptop per child initiative, and service projects she and her students have done in Chester, PA, and northern Haiti.

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