Chaya Crowder
Episode 35 October 23, 2020

Chaya Crowder on Black Voters and U.S. Elections

“The Republican Party has made little to no attempt to historically appeal to Black voters since the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act,” says Prof. Chaya Crowder in describing why Black voters, especially Black women, are the backbone of the Democratic Party.

Off Press Podcasts

Episode 50 • April 24, 2023

Mary Agnes Erlandson ’82 on Homelessness and What Works

Homelessness has many causes, and Mary Agnes Erlandson ’82 directs a social services center in Lennox that offers programs addressing many of them. She says focusing on people’s needs, especially housing, can change people’s lives for the better. She has seen it happen.

Episode 49 • March 21, 2023

Eileen Schoetzow ’98, MBA ’07 On Planning Homeless Shelters

Eileen Schoetzow ’98, MBA ’07, an urban and environmental planner for the City of Los Angeles, is part of a team that constructs homeless shelters for unhoused people in Los Angeles. She talks about helping people get off the streets and into homes and why making a difference matters to her.

Episode 48 • March 1, 2023

Kenneth Chancey ’15 on Youth Homelessness

School was one of the safest places he knew growing up, Kenneth Chancey says. For one thing, he knew, as homeless youth, that he’d get a meal there. Today, he’s left life in a van and a homeless shelter behind,...