Trinity School NYC Podmissum
60 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsPodmissum, is the podcast series of Trinity School in New York City, a diverse community of learning creating engaged and inspired citizens since 1709. Trinity is a k-12, independent, coeducational school on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. These podcasts highlight innovative education programs, explore k-12 education initiatives, and share the presentations of compelling speakers from within and from outside the Trinity community through interviews, guest speakers, documentaries, performances, athletic competitions, and other events at the School. We invite you to explore this library and subscribe to our audio show, the Trinity School Podmissum, through iTunes or by adding this URL (http://podcasts.trinityschoolnyc.org/rss) to your feed reader.
Podmissum shows cover a wide-range of topics, but all are related to ongoing educational programs as well as to the daily life of the Trinity School community. Podmissum helps to further Trinity’s commitment to participate in active and engaged conversations with the global community by sharing these presentations and events with the world. These shows are produced and distributed by Trinity School in New York City.
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Alumnus Author David Grosz class of 1993
March 13, 2024 14:52 - 35 minutes - 64.4 MBThis podcast features alumnus author David Grosz, class of 1993. David is editorial director and chief digital officer at Cahiers d’Art Institute, a publisher of catalogues raisonnés of leading twentieth and twenty-first century artists and architects, including Frank Gehry, Sam Gilliam, Robert Irwin, Ellsworth Kelly, Sol LeWitt, Agnes Martin, and Niki de Saint Phalle. David is a graduate of Yale University and received an MFA in creative writing from Brooklyn College. His debut novel is “...
Alumna Author Nicole Ruane class of 1988
February 14, 2024 21:27 - 1 hour - 116 MBThis podcast features alumna author Nicole Ruane, class of 1988. Nicole is senior lecturer in classics, humanities, and Italian Studies at University of New Hampshire. She was previously a visiting assistant professor at Syracuse University, a lecturer at Northeastern University, and an instructor at Union Theological Seminary and The General Theological Seminary. She has published numerous scholarly articles about gender, sacrifice, and ritual in the Bible and her work was included in “A Qu...
Alumnus Author Scott Newman class of 2017
July 12, 2023 15:45 - 39 minutes - 54.4 MBThis podcast features alumnus author Scott Newman, class of 2017. Scott is a writer, editor, podcast host, and founder. He has visited nearly forty countries and has lived in Amman, Antibes, New York, Sydney, and Paris. His debut book is “The Night Before the Morning After.”
Alumnus Author Jason Schwartzman class of 2008
May 18, 2023 14:27 - 52 minutes - 72.7 MBThis podcast features alumnus author Jason Schwartzman, class of 2008. Jason is a writer, senior editor, biographer, and teacher. His writing has appeared in the “New York Times,” “New York Magazine,” “Narratively,” “Gothamist,” “Hobart,” “BULL,” “River Teeth,” “X-R-A-Y,” and other publications. Jason lives in Berkeley, California, with his wife, Alexandra, and their dog, Stella. His debut book is, “No One You Know.”
Alumnus Author Cyrus R. K. Patell class of 1979
April 26, 2023 15:11 - 58 minutes - 80.7 MBThis podcast features alumnus author Cyrus R. K. Patell, class of 1979. Cyrus is professor of English at New York University in New York. He received his AB, AM, and PhD in English and American literature and language from Harvard University. His scholarship and teaching centers on the theory and practice of world literature; cosmopolitanism; Global Shakespeare; “Star Wars;” minority discourse theory; literary historiography; and US literary history. He is the author of “Emergent U.S. Litera...
Alumna Author Aleksandra Crapanzano class of 1988
February 08, 2023 16:32 - 44 minutes - 60.6 MBThis podcast features alumna author Aleksandra Crapanzano, class of 1988. Aleksandra is a screenwriter and food writer. A recipient of The M.F.K. Fisher Award for Distinguished Writing from The James Beard Foundation, she is a dessert columnist for “The Wall Street Journal.” She is the author of “The London Cookbook” and “Eat. Cook. LA.,” and her work has been widely anthologized, most notably in “Best American Food Writing.” She has been a frequent contributor to “Bon Appetit,” “Food & Wine...
Alumna Author Catherine Price class of 1997
January 18, 2023 16:42 - 43 minutes - 59.7 MBThis podcast features alumna author Catherine Price, class of 1997. Catherine is a science journalist, founder of ScreenLifeBalance.com, and the author of several books including: “How to Break Up With Your Phone” and “Vitamania: How Vitamins Revolutionized the Way We Think About Food.” Her work has appeared in the “Best American Science Writing,” the “New York Times,” “Popular Science,” “O, The Oprah Magazine,” the “Los Angeles Times,” the “San Francisco Chronicle,” the “Washington Post M...
Alumnus Author Calvin D. Sun class of 2004
October 25, 2022 20:21 - 1 hour - 110 MBThis podcast features alumnus author Calvin D. Sun, class of 2004. Calvin is a board-certified physician specializing in emergency medicine, a public speaker, author, activist, and travel writer based in New York City. He has worked at multiple emergency departments—most notably during the COVID-19 pandemic—as well as large-scale events primarily across the New York City metropolitan area. Calvin is also the founder of The Monsoon Diaries: a blog-turned-travel community that has taken hund...
Alumna author Phoebe Zerwick class of 1978
June 15, 2022 15:38 - 1 hour - 130 MBThis podcast features alumna author Phoebe Zerwick class of 1978. Phoebe is an award-winning investigative journalist, narrative writer, and college professor. Her writing has appeared in O, The Oprah Magazine; National Geographic; the Nation; the Winston-Salem Journal; and Glamour, among other publications. Her work has been recognized by the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University, Investigative Reporters and Editors, the Society of Professional Journalists, Columbia Univers...
Alumnus author Tom Lin class of 2014
June 02, 2022 20:22 - 58 minutes - 133 MBThis podcast features alumnus author Tom Lin class of 2014. Tom was born in Beijing, China, and immigrated to the United States when he was four years old. A graduate of Pomona College, he is currently in the PhD program in the English department at the University of California, Davis. The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu is his debut novel.
Alumna author Emily J. Levine class of 1997
May 25, 2022 19:32 - 1 hour - 150 MBThis podcast features Associate Professor of Education and (by courtesy) History at Stanford University Emily J. Levine class of 1997. She received her PhD in history and the humanities at Stanford and her BA from Yale, where she later returned as an Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow. She was the recipient of fellowships from the National Humanities Center and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and her work is currently supported by a multi-year Stanford grant dedicated to recovering t...
Faculty author Monique Duncan
April 21, 2022 14:29 - 45 minutes - 104 MBThis podcast features Lower School Learning Specialist Monique Duncan who has been at Trinity since 2017. Monique is dedicated to influencing youth positively through education and advocacy. She writes and illustrates multicultural children's stories that inspire, amuse, and foster a love of reading, while reflecting images and experiences with which children of diverse cultures can identify. She aims to help cultivate their understanding of themselves, their communities, and the world aroun...
Alumnus author Vincent Katz class of 1978
April 06, 2022 22:20 - 1 hour - 118 MBThis podcast features Vincent Katz class of 1978. Vincent is a poet, translator, critic, editor, and curator. He is the author of fifteen books of poetry, including Broadway for Paul and Previous Glances: an intense togetherness. He won the 2005 National Translation Award, given by the American Literary Translators Association, for his book of translations from Latin, The Complete Elegies of Sextus Propertius. He was awarded a Rome Prize Fellowship in Literature at the American Academy in Rom...
Alumna author Katherine “Kitty” Harvey class of 1999
February 24, 2022 15:30 - 41 minutes - 76 MBThis podcast features alumna author Katherine “Kitty” Harvey class of 1999. Kitty is an adjunct assistant professor in the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University. She is also on the board of advisors at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and holds a PhD in Middle Eastern Studies from King's College London. Previously, she served as an intelligence officer in the US Navy, with tours in the Middle East, Europe, and at sea. Her book is A Self-Fulfilling Proph...
Alumnus author Mark Prins class of 2007
February 09, 2022 17:02 - 52 minutes - 95.7 MBThis podcast features alumnus author Mark Prins class of 2007. A graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, Mark has received fellowships from the Truman Capote Trust, the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, and the Sun Valley Writers’ Conference. Previously, he studied literature at Williams College and Exeter College, Oxford. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. His debut novel is The Latinist, a modern retelling of the myth of Daphne and Apollo set in the lofty world of cutthroat academia.
Alumnus Author Mark Prins class of 2007
February 09, 2022 17:02 - 52 minutes - 95.7 MBThis podcast features alumnus author Mark Prins class of 2007. A graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, Mark has received fellowships from the Truman Capote Trust, the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, and the Sun Valley Writers’ Conference. Previously, he studied literature at Williams College and Exeter College, Oxford. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. His debut novel is The Latinist, a modern retelling of the myth of Daphne and Apollo set in the lofty world of cutthroat academia.
Alumna Author Sophie Brickman class of 2002
January 12, 2022 22:01 - 46 minutes - 85.9 MBThis podcast features alumna author Sophie Brickman class of 2002. Sophie is a writer, journalist, and editor whose work has appeared in the New Yorker, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Saveur, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Best Food Writing compilation, and the Best American Science Writing compilation, among other publications. She is currently a columnist at the Guardian. Her book is Baby, Unplugged, which explores the intersection of parenting and technology. To listen ...
Alumna author Sophie Brickman class of 2002
January 12, 2022 22:01 - 46 minutes - 85.9 MBThis podcast features alumna author Sophie Brickman class of 2002. Sophie is a writer, journalist, and editor whose work has appeared in the New Yorker, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Saveur, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Best Food Writing compilation, and the Best American Science Writing compilation, among other publications. She is currently a columnist at the Guardian. Her book is Baby, Unplugged, which explores the intersection of parenting and technology. To listen to...
Faculty author Justin Gohde
December 08, 2021 19:40 - 39 minutes - 53.7 MBThis podcast features Head of Computer Science Justin Gohde, who has been teaching math and computer science for more than twenty years. He oversees Trinity’s computer science curriculum and programs, including a design lab makerspace with a wide collection of rapid prototyping tools for supporting computer science, robotics, and other STEAM-focused projects. His book is Programming with OpenSCAD: A Beginner's Guide to Coding 3D-Printable Objects, a learn-to-code book that introduces core com...
Faculty Author Justin Gohde
December 08, 2021 19:40 - 39 minutes - 53.7 MBThis podcast features Head of Computer Science Justin Gohde, who has been teaching math and computer science for more than twenty years. He oversees Trinity’s computer science curriculum and programs, including a design lab makerspace with a wide collection of rapid prototyping tools for supporting computer science, robotics, and other STEAM-focused projects. His book is Programming with OpenSCAD: A Beginner's Guide to Coding 3D-Printable Objects, a learn-to-code book that introduces core co...
Faculty Author Myriam Abdelaziz
November 10, 2021 17:32 - 48 minutes - 66 MBThis podcast features Teacher of Visual Arts Myriam Abdelaziz, who was born in Egypt, grew up in Switzerland, and has lived in France. A graduate of the International Center of Photography, in 2009 and 2011 she was named by the Magenta Foundation as one of twenty-five emerging photographers in the United States and she is a winner of the Lens Culture Emerging Talent prize, American Photography #24, La Bourse du Talent, and PhotoEspana as well as being nominated for the Pictet Prize in 2016 a...
Faculty author Myriam Abdelaziz
November 10, 2021 17:32 - 48 minutes - 66 MBThis podcast features Teacher of Visual Arts Myriam Abdelaziz, who was born in Egypt, grew up in Switzerland, and has lived in France. A graduate of the International Center of Photography, in 2009 and 2011 she was named by the Magenta Foundation as one of twenty-five emerging photographers in the United States and she is a winner of the Lens Culture Emerging Talent prize, American Photography #24, La Bourse du Talent, and PhotoEspana as well as being nominated for the Pictet Prize in 2016 a...
Faculty Author Teresa Edwards
October 19, 2021 20:43 - 41 minutes - 56.9 MBThis podcast features Teacher of Physical Education and Fitness Teresa Edwards, a five-time Olympian and a four-time Olympic gold medalist—in 1984 she became the youngest basketball player to win a gold medal and in 2000 the oldest to win gold—a two-time All-American basketball player, the University of Georgia retired her jersey number, one of only three players to receive that honor. She scored 1,982 points playing for the Cairo High School Syrupmakers and in 1982 was named Georgia High Sc...
Faculty author Teresa Edwards
October 19, 2021 20:43 - 41 minutes - 56.9 MBThis podcast features Teacher of Physical Education and Fitness Teresa Edwards, a five-time Olympian and a four-time Olympic gold medalist—in 1984 she became the youngest basketball player to win a gold medal and in 2000 the oldest to win gold—a two-time All-American basketball player, the University of Georgia retired her jersey number, one of only three players to receive that honor. She scored 1,982 points playing for the Cairo High School Syrupmakers and in 1982 was named Georgia High Sc...
Alumna author Jennifer S. Hirsch class of 1984
February 27, 2020 20:00 - 54 minutes - 75.2 MBThis podcast features Jennifer S. Hirsch class of 1984, a medical anthropologist and professor of sociomedical sciences at Columbia University, who codirects the Sexual Health Initiative to Foster Transformation, known as SHIFT, a research project on sexual assault and sexual health among Columbia undergraduates. With Shamus Khan, she is coauthor of Sexual Citizens: A Landmark Study of Sex, Power, and Assault on Campus, which draws on SHIFT’s ethnographic research to examine sexual assault a...
Alumna Author Jennifer S. Hirsch class of 1984
February 27, 2020 20:00 - 54 minutes - 75.2 MBThis podcast features Jennifer S. Hirsch class of 1984, a medical anthropologist and professor of sociomedical sciences at Columbia University, who codirects the Sexual Health Initiative to Foster Transformation, known as SHIFT, a research project on sexual assault and sexual health among Columbia undergraduates. With Shamus Khan, she is coauthor of Sexual Citizens: A Landmark Study of Sex, Power, and Assault on Campus, which draws on SHIFT’s ethnographic research to examine sexual assault a...
Commencement 2019
June 05, 2019 19:00 - 1 hour - 270 MBThis episode of podmissum features Commencement 2019, with senior speakers Audrey Vachel Coombe ’19 and Umar Bin Ali ’19, commencement speaker Richard Stengel—the parent of Gabriel, class of 2016 and Anton, class of 2019—as well as The Reverend Timothy L. Morehouse, Trinity’s chaplain; John Allman, the head of school; Thomas Bolster, teacher of performing arts; Stephen M. Kolman, the Upper School principal; Alexis Mulvihill, assistant head of school for academic affairs; and Philip Berney, t...
Alumna author Kristina Pérez class of 1998
March 05, 2019 23:45 - 49 minutes - 114 MBAlumna author Kristina Pérez ’98 identifies as a half-Argentine and half-Norwegian native New Yorker. She holds a PhD in medieval literature from the University of Cambridge and has taught at the National University of Singapore and the University of Hong Kong. As a journalist, she’s written for many international news outlets including the Wall Street Journal Asia, Condé Nast Traveler, and CNN. She is the author of the nonfiction adult title, The Myth of Morgan LaFey and the young adult fan...
Alumna Author Kristina Pérez class of 1998
March 05, 2019 23:45 - 49 minutes - 114 MBAlumna author Kristina Pérez ’98 identifies as a half-Argentine and half-Norwegian native New Yorker. She holds a PhD in medieval literature from the University of Cambridge and has taught at the National University of Singapore and the University of Hong Kong. As a journalist, she’s written for many international news outlets including the Wall Street Journal Asia, Condé Nast Traveler, and CNN. She is the author of the nonfiction adult title, The Myth of Morgan LaFey and the young adult f...
Alumna Author Kristina Pérez Class of 1998
March 05, 2019 23:45 - 49 minutes - 114 MBAlumna author Kristina Pérez ’98 identifies as a half-Argentine and half-Norwegian native New Yorker. She holds a PhD in medieval literature from the University of Cambridge and has taught at the National University of Singapore and the University of Hong Kong. As a journalist, she’s written for many international news outlets including the Wall Street Journal Asia, Condé Nast Traveler, and CNN. She is the author of the nonfiction adult title, The Myth of Morgan LaFey and the young adult f...
The "Iliad" and "Odyssey" - With Brad Anderson and Bill Pagonis
December 24, 2018 20:00 - 1 hour - 152 MBA conversation with Teacher of English Brad Anderson and Teacher of Classics Bill Pagonis about the Iliad and Odyssey and the reasons that they continue to value and learn from these ancient poems. Brad Anderson joined Trinity's English Department in 2005 and has his degrees from Stanford University and Yale University. Bill Pagonis has taught in Trinity's Classics Department since 2003 and has degrees from Ohio University and The City University of New York. The conversation took place ...
Commencement 2018
June 29, 2018 19:00 - 1 hour - 214 MBThis episode of podmissum features Commencement 2018, with senior speakers Laura Mia Russo ’18 and Julian Hornos Kohl ’18, commencement speaker Amy Davidson Sorkin—the parent of Oscar, class of 2018—as well as The Reverend Timothy L. Morehouse, Trinity’s chaplain; John Allman, the head of school; J. Bradford Anderson, teacher of English; Stephen M. Kolman, the Upper School principal; Alexis Mulvihill, assistant head of school for academic affairs; and Matthew McLennan, the president of the b...
John Werner class of 1988
May 15, 2018 20:43 - 30 minutes - 70.4 MBJohn Werner has created a career out of bringing ideas, networks and people together to generate powerful results. Currently, John serves as Managing Director and Partner at Link Ventures, and as Chief Network Officer, SVP Corporate Development of Cogo Labs. Before joining Link Ventures and Cogo Labs, John's deep curiosity and penchant for problem-solving led him to a diverse set of roles spanning many fields and interests. Previously, John was a VP at Meta, a Y-Combinator augmented reality ...
Nancy Reyes class of 1993
May 03, 2018 19:00 - 57 minutes - 131 MBNancy Reyes ’93 has had a nearly twenty-year career in advertising and is one of the most respected professionals in her field. She is currently the managing director at TBWA\Chiat\Day New York. Prior to TBWA, Nancy was vice-president of marketing for Verizon, responsible for 360-degree creative product for the brand’s wireless business, which included advertising, retail, and social marketing under the “Better Matters” brand platform. She has worked in advertising agencies in New York City ...
David A. Lifson ’68
April 30, 2018 19:00 - 23 minutes - 54.6 MBThis episode of podmissum features David A. Lifson ’68. David A. Lifson ’68, is a partner with Crowe LLP based in New York City and a leader of the firm’s national Global Private Client Service tax and business consultancy practice, where he develops business strategies and personal financial plans utilizing both his and the firm’s broad range of accounting, audit, tax and business consulting backgrounds, both domestically and internationally. Lifson was co-managing partner of Hays & Co....
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks - Religious Leader, Philosopher, Award-winning Author, and Respected Moral Voice
April 06, 2018 16:04 - 56 minutes - 130 MBThis episode of podmissum features Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks. An international religious leader, philosopher, award-winning author, and respected moral voice, Rabbi Sacks was awarded the 2016 Templeton Prize in recognition of his “exceptional contributions to affirming life’s spiritual dimension.” Since stepping down as the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth—a position he held between 1991 and 2013—he has held a number of professorships at several academic ins...
Commencement 2017
July 26, 2017 18:37 - 1 hour - 227 MBThis episode of podmissum features Commencement 2017, with senior speakers Laura Claire Glesby ’17, Isaac Orlando Longobardi '17, commencement speaker John McEnroe ’77—the parent of Ava, class of 2017—as well as The Reverend Timothy L. Morehouse, Trinity’s chaplain, John Allman, the head of school, Matthew McLennan, the president of the board of trustees, and Stephen M. Kolman, the Upper School principal. Commencement 2017 was held at Cathedral of Saint John the Divine. We begin with The R...
Commencement 2016
June 10, 2016 17:03 - 1 hour - 215 MBThis episode of podmissum features Commencement 2016, with senior speakers Vanessa Chung ’16, Samuel Ezra Puopolo '16, commencement speaker Douglas McGrath—the parent of Henry, class of 2016—as well as The Reverend Timothy L. Morehouse, Trinity’s chaplain, John Allman, the head of school, Matthew McLennan, the president of the board of trustees, and Jessica Bagby, the Upper School principal. Commencement 2016 was held at Cathedral of Saint John the Divine. We begin with The Reverend Timoth...
Creativity with Jim Cifelli
January 26, 2016 16:18 - 44 minutes - 101 MBThis episode of podmissum features Performing Arts Department Chair Jim Cifelli. Mr. Cifelli was born in Yorktown Heights, New York. A seasoned post-bop/hard bop trumpet player, his musical career spans decades. His musical education formally began in music camp during the summer of fourth grade when he was given his first trumpet to play, though it was said his passion for the instrument was evident even as a toddler. Catching the music bug, he went on to study music at University at Buffal...
Creativity with Judy Glantzman '74
January 26, 2016 16:07 - 30 minutes - 70.7 MBThis episode of podmissum features Judy Glantzman ’74 who lives and works in New York City. She has exhibited her work in numerous solo and group exhibitions in the United States and abroad. A 1978 graduate of Rhode Island School of Design, Judy was active in the East Village art scene in the 1980s. After receiving a number of grant and awards, including the Anonymous Was a Woman Foundation Grant in 1997 and the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship in 2001, Judy held a thirty-year retro...
Creativity with Laura Glesby '17
January 26, 2016 16:06 - 40 minutes - 91.8 MBThis episode of podmissum features Laura Glesby ’17. Born and raised in New York City, Laura provides insight into the creative process from the perspective of a young writer. An avid reader from an early age, Laura discovered she could read in preschool, an accomplishment that separated her from most of her peers at the time. This discovery transformed her budding educational experience and shaped an identity strongly informed by books, and eventually, by writing. Wishing to take on a more ...
Commencement 2015
August 06, 2015 00:33 - 1 hour - 142 MBThis episode of podmissum features Commencement 2015, with senior speakers Lucia Pilar Ryan ’15, Arnab Banerji '15, commencement speaker David Saltzman ’80—the parent of Jacob, class of 2014, and Edward, class of 2015—as well as The Reverend Timothy L. Morehouse, Trinity’s chaplain, John Allman, the head of school, Emily Mandelstam, the president of the board of trustees, and Jessica Bagby, the Upper School principal. Commencement 2015 was held at Cathedral of Saint John the Divine. We beg...
Spanish Comes to Trinity's Kindergarten
June 15, 2015 16:00 - 39 minutes - 90.1 MBThis episode of podmissum explores the most recent addition to the Kindergarten curriculum...Spanish. Every week during the 2014-2015 academic year, all sixty students in Trinity's Kindergarten learned Spanish in their homerooms and during sessions with Lower School Spanish Teacher Jessica Linares. Learn about the new program from Kindergarten Teacher Kerrie Coates, Assistant Teacher Tyler Paul '04, Lower School Spanish Teacher Jessica Linares, as well as from Kindergarten students Brynn Ei...
J. Tom Morgan - Lawyer and Legal Advocate for Children and Teenagers
December 15, 2014 17:08 - 58 minutes - 106 MBThis episode of podmissum features Mr. J. Tom Morgan. Mr. Morgan was the first prosecutor in Georgia to specialize in the prosecution of crimes against children and teenagers. Prior to his current career, Mr. Morgan was the district attorney of DeKalb County, Georgia. In addition to his legal work, Mr. Morgan is a recognized authority on the protection and education of young people. He is in wide demand as a public speaker for schools, churches, and community groups. He has appeared on many ...
Dr. Mark Crawford - Child and Adult Psychologist
December 02, 2014 20:57 - 54 minutes - 98.9 MBThis episode of podmissum features Dr. Mark Crawford. Dr. Crawford is a partner in an outpatient practice in Atlanta, Georgia and is a consulting psychologist to The Westminster Schools and Pace Academy. He is also team psychologist for the Atlanta Hawks basketball team. Dr. Crawford has published many works on the psychological challenges facing adolescents, with topics including substance abuse, parent-child conflict, and the diagnosis of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. He has ...
David Hempton, Dean of Harvard Divinity School
September 19, 2014 19:04 - 25 minutes - 58.4 MBThis episode of podmissum features Dean of Harvard Divinity School David Hempton. Named the outstanding teacher of the year in 2008, he was recently granted a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities and has given the F.D. Maurice Lecture at King’s College London and the Cadbury Lecture at the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom. Prior to his appointment at Harvard in the spring of 2007, Hempton was a professor of christianity at Boston University and director ...
Aaron Smithson ’15 Discusses Security Sector Reform in Somalia and Sierra Leone
July 03, 2014 19:00 - 39 minutes - 91.4 MBAaron Smithson ’15 is the New York State winner of the United States Institute of Peace National Peace Essay Contest for 2014. A rising senior at Trinity, Aaron has been interested in international relations for as long as he can remember. He discovered the contest by searching online, looking for something additional to do his junior year at Trinity. He decided that it would be interesting, and challenging, to write about security sector reform in Somalia and Sierra Leone. Aaron’s resear...
Commencement 2014
June 19, 2014 19:00 - 1 hour - 81 MBThis episode of podmissum features Trinity School's commencement ceremony for the class of 2014, with senior speakers Eleanor Strauss '14 and Tom Lin '14, commencement speaker Katie Couric—the parent of Elinor, class of 2009, and Caroline, class of 2014—as well as The Reverend Timothy L. Morehouse, Trinity’s chaplain, John Allman, the head of school, Emily Mandelstam, the president of the board of trustees, and Jessica Bagby, the Upper School principal. Commencement 2014 was held at the Ca...
Gloria Steinem - Feminist, Political Activist, and Author
May 12, 2014 16:05 - 1 hour - 132 MBThis episode of podmissum features Gloria Steinem, a prominent American feminist, political activist, and author. A leader of the women’s liberation movement in the 1960s and 1970s, Ms. Steinem co-founded Ms. magazine, and has written for New York Magazine, the New York Times Magazine, Esquire, and many other domestic and international publications. In 2005, along with Jane Fonda and Robin Morgan, she co-founded the Women’s Media Center. Ms. Steinem is the author of Revolution from Within: ...
Dr. Anne Marie Albano - Coping with Anxiety
May 07, 2014 17:00 - 1 hour - 152 MBThis episode of podmissum features Dr. Anne Marie Albano, who is an associate professor of clinical psychology in psychiatry and director of the Clinic for Anxiety and Related Disorders in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Columbia University Medical Center. In 2001 Dr. Albano was named a Beck Institute Scholar. She is an associate editor of the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology and she is the president of the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology o...