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Lycoming College History Podcast Series

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The Lycoming College Humanities Research Center sponsors faculty-led research projects that enable the digital preservation of this institution’s history.

Student-faculty teams work together to address an important moment or movement in the College’s history, especially as it relates to local and national historical contexts, fusing research, interviews, and work with Lycoming College Archives and local entities to develop podcast episodes.

The following podcasts and accompanying digital exhibits are available for listening through the Lycoming College Institutional Repository.

2025 Podcasts

Experiencing College Through a Pandemic

Taylor Chrisenberry ’25, business administration and corporate communication double major, worked on the project with Mark Zajack, Ph.D., associate professor of business administration.
April 1, 2025

Lycoming Liberation: Yats Esool, the Freshman Dink, and Catalysts for Change

Emma Mitcheltree ’27, history major with a minor in English, worked on the project with Christopher Pearl, Ph.D., associate professor of history.
April 1, 2025

Coaches Whitehill and Girardi: Lyco Legends

Chase Bower ’26, English and corporate communication double major with a minor in German, worked on the project with John Capo, assistant professor of corporate communication.
April 8, 2025

The Untold Story of Women’s Roles in Lycoming College’s Fine Arts Department

Matt Frantz ’26, history major and art history minor, worked on the project with Marisa Sánchez, Ph.D., assistant professor of art history.
April 15, 2025

Cultivating Excellence in Unfamiliar Soil: Community Building and Black Leadership at Lycoming

Djitshmy Senejuste ’26, computer science and Spanish double major, worked on the project with Sarah Silkey, Ph.D., professor of history.
April 22, 2025

2024 Podcasts

Lycoming 1969

Dominick Philip ’24, economics, philosophy, and comparative literature triple major with a minor in German, worked on the project with Andrew Leiter, Ph.D., professor of English and director of the HRC.
April 2, 2024

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Hispanic Voices of Lycoming

Amelia Thompson ’25, archaeology of Latin America and Spanish double major with a minor in anthropology, worked on the project with Rubén Varona, Ph.D., assistant professor of Spanish.
April 9, 2024

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Before 1812: An Indigenous History of Williamsport

Mackenzie Holmes ’25, history and English double major, worked on the project with Christopher Pearl, Ph.D., associate professor of history.
April 16, 2024

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Breaking Barriers: A Path for Women and People of Color in the Legal Profession

Rei Saar ’25, Spanish and political science double major with a French minor, worked on the project with Susan Achury, Ph.D., assistant professor of political science.
May 3, 2024

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Lycoming Warriors and the Native American Mascot

Alicia Purcell ’24, anthropology and Spanish double major, worked on the project with Ryan Adams, Ph.D., associate professor of anthropology.
May 3, 2024

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NEH SealThe Lycoming College History Podcast Series has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Humanities Initiatives.

Additional funding was provided by Bill ’70 and Sarah Turnbaugh for archival research facilitated by Sue Fulton.

Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this podcast do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities or Lycoming College.