In Episode 34 of the bi-weekly Liberal Arts Voices podcast, Associate Dean Long; Lecturers in Sociology Laurie Mulvey and Sam Richards; and Liberal Arts Undergraduate President Lauren Perrotti discuss the Penn State crisis.

Approximately two weeks after the release of the grand jury report on the Sandusky case, Dean Long, Laurie, Sam, and Lauren reflect on the recent events, how the campus has been impacted, and where the Penn State community can go from here. 

Laurie and Sam talk about student responses to these issues in their Sociology 119 class and their World in Conversation Project.  Lauren discusses her experiences talking about this crisis in her classes and addressing these issues as a student leader on campus.

The group reflects on the complex set of issues at hand and the variety of ways in which the Penn State community is experiencing them on individual and institutional levels. They discuss the importance of attentive listening, critical thinking, and respectful responses as the Penn State community processes and responds to this crisis.

Liberal Arts voices: Episode 34 “Talking Through the Penn State Crisis”

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