The Purdue Honors College Visiting Scholars Series: Recent Episodes
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Featuring conversations with newsmakers, scholars, artists, and world-changers from across the globe, the Visiting Scholars program dives deeper with these incredible people for thoughtful interviews and compelling explorations.
Stephen Kuusisto is an author, particularly about blindness. He is a graduate of the Iowa Writer’s Workshop and a Fulbright Scholar, and has taught at several universities including Ohio State University. He is currently a professor at Syracuse University in the Center on Human Policy, Law, and Disability Studies.
This interview was recorded in Fall 2019.
Sasha Velour is an American drag queen and artist who won the ninth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race in 2017. She earned her B.A. in Modern Literature from Vassar College and her M.F.A in cartooning from the Center for Cartoon Studies. She creates comics, magazines, photoshoots and has been featured in publications like Vogue.
This interview was conducted by Purdue Honors College students in the Fall 2019 semester.
Pat-i Kayapó is a filmmaker in the community of A’ukre, Brazil. As part of the Kayapó indigenous tribe in Brazil, he serves as a leader and organizer of a group of men and women filmmakers.
This interview was conducted by Purdue Honors College students in the Fall 2019 semester.
Joe Barry Carroll is an American former professional basketball player who spent ten seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played basketball for the Golden State Warriors but retired from the NBA in 1991. Aside from basketball, he is a wealth advisor, philanthropist, artist, and author.
This interview was conducted by Purdue Honors College students in the Fall 2019 semester.
Dr. Claire Nelson is a Development Engineer, Social Entrepreneur, and Futurist. She's the first Jamaican woman to earn an engineering Doctorate degree and the only black in her graduating class. She has been recognized as the White House Champion of Change.
This interview was conducted by Purdue Honors College students in the Fall 2019 semester.
Here's a sneak preview of the exciting conversations we have upcoming in the podcast's first season!