Weinberg in the World

Weinberg in the World

10 episodes

Listen in on conversations coming out of Northwestern University’s Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences. We will have discussions for students with alumni around hot topics in careers, alumni profiles for students to learn more about life with an arts and sciences degree, and explore the ins and outs of different career paths through the Waldron Student-Alumni Connections Program. Visit weinberg.northwestern.edu and search Waldron for more information!

Podcasts

Waldron Career Insights: Impactful Classes for Sustainability and Entrepreneurship

Published: Nov. 13, 2023, 3:01 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 18 seconds \\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Timestamps:

  • 0:00: Introduction
  • 0:45: Impactful Sustainability Classes with Ariel Drehobl \\u201912 and Mark Silberg \\u201914
  • 3:55: Impactful Entrepreneurship Classes with Jin Hwang \\u201801
  • 5:55: Outro

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Faculty Speaker Series: Conversations with the Dean Featuring Gerry Cadava

Published: Nov. 6, 2023, 4:46 p.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 45 seconds

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Waldron Career Insights: Trends in Consulting, Healthcare, and Marketing

Published: Oct. 9, 2023, 1:50 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 54 seconds \\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 0:00: Introduction

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Waldron Career Insights: Job Function vs Industry

Published: Sept. 11, 2023, 2:06 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 30 seconds \\xa0 0:00: Introductions

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\\xa0 6:00: The Process of Narrowing Down Career Options

\\xa0 10:15: How to Approach the Career Summit

\\xa0 14:00: Closing Advice for Students

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Waldron Career Insights: Humanities

Published: June 5, 2023, 2:32 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 39 seconds First is a closing remark from our conversation with David Gefsky \\u201892, where he speaks on the value of curiosity and the other skills you develop through an Arts & Sciences education at Northwestern that can help you in a field like finance.

Next is a quote from our \\u201cWhat Can You Do with a Language Major\\u201d Panel from last year with Khiabett Osuna \\u201811, who talks about the core skills she uses every day as an Immigration Attorney: \\u201cRead, Think, Write.\\u201d Khiabett shares stories and examples of how her work can change rapidly in topic and focus, and how those core skills can help adjust to those changing conditions.

The last clip comes from a previous podcast episode focusing on Chicago Field Studies with Charlie Vasbinder \\u201919. Charlie discusses the value of his history major for working in real estate in teaching him how to develop relationships, communicate with a wide variety of people, and form arguments on sales pitches.

Links to the full conversations:

https://weinberg.northwestern.edu/after-graduation/student-alumni-connections/whats-new/2022-2023/featured-conversation-david-gefsky.html

https://weinberg.northwestern.edu/after-graduation/student-alumni-connections/whats-new/2021-2022/winter-languages-video.html

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Waldron Career Insights: Sciences

Published: May 5, 2023, 3:23 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 25 seconds First are a few selections from our interview with Danny Ginzburg \\u201913, where he talks about the impact of his Environmental Sciences Major and Environmental Policy & Culture minor. He also talks about impactful classes and how those classes impacted his worldview and direction toward a career path.

Next is a quote from our panel on Nontraditional Paths in Science and Medicine with Yujia Ding \\u201914. Yujia goes into detail about how her background colored her time at Northwestern, and how those experiences allow her to connect with students and be a better teacher.

Our last clip comes from a previous panel on Women in Science with Amy Yarrington \\u201911. Amy speaks on the value of an interdisciplinary education and how a wide background can help you communicate effectively through writing and conversation.

Check out the full conversations here:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3JQOF1KXEQHyzRyCyeAbku?si=d65bd22001884fc0

https://weinberg.northwestern.edu/after-graduation/student-alumni-connections/whats-new/2022-2023/nontraditional-career-paths-science-medicine.html

https://weinberg.northwestern.edu/after-graduation/student-alumni-connections/whats-new/2021-2022/winter-women-in-science-video.html

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Waldron Career Insights: Social Sciences

Published: March 30, 2023, 4:37 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 20 seconds First are a few selections from our interview with Khoury Cooper \\u201908 JD\\u201913, where he talks of some memorable Political Science and African American Studies classes and then speaks on how an Arts & Sciences background impacts him as a lawyer today.

Our second clip is a quote from our conversation with Kathy Lin \\u201808 PhD, who shares stories about finding the MMSS major and Sociology classes. Kathy goes into detail about how these classes and the professors that taught them helped her support new ways of thinking and find career paths she didn\\u2019t know of beforehand.

Lastly, we featured a conversation with Austin Waldron \\u201978, who many of you may recognize from the name of our program! Austin talks about how Northwestern\\u2019s Arts & Sciences education helped him learn to understand people from a variety of different backgrounds, and how that understanding helped him perform better while working in Operations.

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Waldron Career Conversation with William Paik '20: Studying Stand-Up Comedy in Seoul

Published: Feb. 23, 2023, 10:07 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 10 seconds \\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Timestamps:

  • 0:40: Student Experience
  • 3:30: Moving away from Law school
  • 6:25: Starting Comedy at Northwestern
  • 10:15: First Job During the Pandemic
  • 13:05: Experience During Research
  • 15:00: Fulbright in Korea (here)
  • 20:40: The Value of an Interdisciplinary Education
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Waldron Career Conversation with Mai Sistla '14: Deputy Director at the Aspen Tech Policy Hub

Published: Jan. 26, 2023, 3:33 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 33 seconds

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Waldron Career Conversation with Khoury Cooper '08, JD'13: Corporate Counsel with Google's Youtube Division

Published: Jan. 3, 2023, 8:39 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 31 seconds

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Waldron Career Conversation with Kian Gohar '98: Founder and CEO of Geo-Lab and Best-Selling Author

Published: Nov. 23, 2022, 3:45 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 51 seconds

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Waldron Career Conversation with Liz Ott '00: President of Threespot

Published: Nov. 17, 2022, 3:15 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 48 seconds

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Waldron Career Conversation with Kathy Lin '08: Product Insights Manager at Spotify

Published: Nov. 10, 2022, 3:33 p.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 10 seconds

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Waldron Career Conversation with Veronica Berns '09 and Robin Stark '98: Working in Higher Education & Academia

Published: Nov. 3, 2022, 2:23 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 46 seconds

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Waldron Career Conversation with Prashant Bhayani '91: Working Abroad in Finance

Published: Oct. 20, 2022, 1:39 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 16 seconds

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Waldron Career Conversation with Danny Ginzburg '14: PhD Student at Cambridge in Commercial Hydroponics

Published: Oct. 13, 2022, 1:29 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 41 seconds

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Waldron Career Conversation with Chandana Sooranahalli '20: Management Consultant at Qral Group

Published: Oct. 6, 2022, 1:40 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 5 seconds

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Waldron Career Conversation with David Ngene Jr '08: Innovative Design Director at Nike

Published: Sept. 29, 2022, 2:37 p.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 14 seconds

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Waldron Career Insights: Networking

Published: Sept. 22, 2022, 1:48 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 6 seconds

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Waldron Career Insights: First Jobs

Published: Aug. 3, 2022, 7:21 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 32 seconds

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Waldron Career Insights: Outside the Classroom

Published: June 16, 2022, 7:53 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 54 seconds

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Waldron Career Insights: Networking Prep Session with NCA

Published: May 18, 2022, 9:21 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 58 seconds

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Waldron Career Insights: Follow Your Passion

Published: May 11, 2022, 3:37 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 32 seconds

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Waldron Career Conversation with Naomi Joyce Bang 81: Law School Professor and Human Rights Attorney

Published: June 15, 2020, 4:19 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 24 seconds

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Waldron Career Conversation with Diana Richter 09 and Peter Moore 09: Graduating into a Recession

Published: June 5, 2020, 9:21 p.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 31 seconds

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Waldron Career Conversation with Kathryn Haydon 99: Speaker, Author, and Founder of Sparkitivity

Published: May 15, 2020, 9:24 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 30 seconds

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Waldron Student-Alumni Connections Program Event with Junta Nakai 04: Global Industry Leader at Databricks

Published: May 8, 2020, 8:56 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 15 seconds

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Waldron Career Conversation with Rachel Shine 13: Social Worker and Therapist

Published: April 27, 2020, 2:37 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 46 seconds

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Waldron Career Conversation with Steve Greenspon 91, 09 MBA: Founder and CEO of Honey-Can-Do-International

Published: April 27, 2020, 2:20 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 9 seconds

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Waldron Career Conversation with Jeanne Sparrow 91, 15 MSC: Speaker, Consultant, and TV/Radio Personality

Published: April 27, 2020, 2:16 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 55 seconds

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