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Yale Talk: Conversations with President Peter Salovey

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Yale Talk is a podcast hosted by Yale University President Peter Salovey. About once a month, he will share news from campus or host faculty, students, staff, or alumni for a conversation. Yale is a place of many voices—students, faculty, staff, and alumni who are bringing “light and truth” to our world in many different ways. Through this podcast, you can hear those voices, so you can learn more about the amazing work of education and scholarship taking place at Yale. You can subscribe to Yale Talk on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Soundcloud, and Google Podcasts. Transcripts of recordings will also be available online.
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Episodes

Graduating During a Pandemic

Michelle Hu ’20 and Vig Namasivayam ’20 discuss what it was like to graduate during a pandemic and provide advice to the Class of 2021.

May 23, 2021•19 min

Making Music at Yale

Yale students Florrie Marshall and Ryan Tani join President Peter Salovey in a conversation about creating music and using it to connect people, communicate shared experiences, and mark historic moments.

May 09, 2021•30 min

Nobel Laureate Louise Glück on Teaching and Poetry

President Peter Salovey and Professor Louise Glück discuss her discovery of poetry, the importance of mentorship, and her love of teaching. Their conversation is followed by a recording of Professor Glück’s reading of her poem “October.”

Mar 09, 2021•46 min

Students and University Library Help to Write Yale’s History

Help Us Make History—an archival project launched by the Yale University Library in May 2020—invites undergraduate, graduate, and professional students to contribute their written and visual records of life on and off campus during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode of Yale Talk, President Salovey learns from University Archivist Michael Lotstein about how students, faculty, … Read More Read More...

Dec 09, 2020•15 min

Veterans Day: Pursuing Excellence in the Military and at Yale

Yale has a proud tradition of involvement in, and ties to, military service. Through programs including the Warrior-Scholar Project, the Yale Veterans Network, and the Yale Veterans Association, the university warmly embraces its veterans, as well as those who are actively serving in the military and those who participate in the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. … Read More Read More...

Nov 10, 2020•22 min

Founders Day: Building a stronger and more inclusive Yale

To commemorate Founders Day, President Peter Salovey discusses Yale’s responsibility to lead the change needed in society through education, scholarship, research, preservation, and practice. He is joined by the co-chairs of the President’s Committee on Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging: Kimberly Goff-Crews, university secretary and vice president for university life, and Gary Desir, vice provost for … Read More Read More...

Oct 15, 2020•21 min

Sustaining Yale’s research mission during the COVID-19 pandemic

Preparations for this extraordinary academic year have been like no other. While implementing innovative teaching methods and setting up comprehensive health protective protocols, Yale also has been resuming its search for ideas and solutions. President Salovey discusses the ramping down and reactivation of research with Diondra Dilworth, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Chemistry, … Read More Read More...

Sep 18, 2020•22 min

Connecting the Yale Community with Food

Sharing meals plays a big part in life at Yale. Although Yale Hospitality operations have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, its staff members have been contributing to the university and New Haven communities in numerous ways. In honor of Staff Spirit Week, President Salovey discusses with Maureen O’Donnell, residential dining general manager, and Joseph … Read More Read More

Aug 06, 2020•15 min

Yale Experts on the Parallel Crises of COVID-19 and Systemic Racism

Anti-black violence, racism, and injustice are all too ubiquitous in our nation today and throughout history. As people called for actions to solve this crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic revealed striking, long-standing health disparities in our nation. President Peter Salovey discussed the role Yale and other universities play in moving our society past these entrenched problems … Read More Read More...

Jul 21, 2020•22 min

Yale Economic Experts on the COVID-19 Pandemic

President Peter Salovey discussed the national and global economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the lessons we can learn from history with three Yale faculty experts: Pinelopi Goldberg, Elihu Professor of Economics and professor of management and former chief economist at the World Bank Group; Andrew Metrick, Janet L. Yellen Professor of Finance and … Read More Read More

Jun 03, 2020

Yale Health Experts on the COVID-19 Pandemic

Ann Kurth, dean of the Yale School of Nursing, and Saad Omer, director of the Yale Institute for Global Health, joined President Peter Salovey for a conversation about COVID-19 response and the immediate and long-term impacts of this pandemic.

Apr 13, 2020•31 min

The HAPPINESS Project and Increasing Access to Mental Health Services

The HAPPINESS Project is one of the ways Yale faculty and students are tackling the complex, global challenges of connecting people with mental health services. The HAPPINESS Project aims to improve mental health care delivery in Nigeria, and the methods and technology developed through the project have the potential to help many other communities. Upon … Read More Read More...

Feb 20, 2020•18 min

Professor Crystal Feimster on the Long Civil Rights Movement

In recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, President Salovey and Professor Feimster discuss the “long” civil rights movement, the contributions of civil rights activist Pauli Murray, and how Yale students are using the university’s archival and museum collections in their classes.

Jan 19, 2020•16 min
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