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Office Hours: Mothers and Empires with Dr. Francesca Bellei

Center for Humanistic Inquiry Fellow Francesca Bellei sits with Host Priscilla Lee ’25 to discuss how mothers figure in the metaphorical discourses of empire, especially in how Britain, Italy, and the US variously claim the legacies of Greece and Rome.

Office Hours: The Arts of Exchange with Professor Catherine Infante

Hosts Briana Bao ’28 and Rita Xing ’28 are joined by Associate Professor of Spanish Catherine Infante to discuss her background in Arabic, English, and Spanish, interdisciplinary and multimedia teaching, insights into what unites and divides the greater Spanish-speaking world, and more.

Office Hours: Math and Wrath with Professor Ivan Contreras

Hosts Briana Bao ’28 and Rita Xing ’28 are joined by Associate Professor of Mathematics Ivan Contreras to discuss his research approach and advice for majors and non-majors alike.

People’s Places: Eden Prairie and Minnesota with Ayres Warren ’26

People’s Places: Eden Prairie and Minnesota with Ayres Warren ’26

Host Rizwan Ayub ’27 is joined by Twin Cities area resident Ayres Warren ’26 to discuss everything from “Minnesota Nice” to being Black in a predominantly white state, especially after the murder of George Floyd in 2020.

People’s Places: Atlanta with Noah Turbes ’27

Host Rizwan Ayub ’27 is joined by Atlanta native Noah Turbes ’27 to discuss the architectural, cultural, and culinary differences between Atlanta and Amherst.

Terras Irradient: The Endowment Episode

Host Andrew Rosin ’25 discusses two ongoing endowment-related initiatives: the current calls for divestment in light of the war in Gaza, and a Massachusetts state tax on private colleges’ endowments.

Office Hours: Birth Rate Policies with Professor Alex Jingwei He

Host Priscilla Lee ’25 is joined by Visiting Associate Professor of Political Science Alex Jingwei He to discuss what public policy can (and cannot) do to slow the declining birth rate in Hong Kong and East Asia.