Ep 69: Dee Brown on Teamwork, Culture and What it Takes to Win
In this episode of And Justice for All, host Professor Andy Trees sits down with the RU Lakers’ men’s basketball new head coach, Dee Brown. Andy and...
Ep 68: The American Dream Reconsidered: What Does The American Dream Mean to Students?
In this episode of And Justice for All, host Professor Andy Trees is joined by students in his Political Science 390 honors course. This course was...
Ep. 67: How to Navigate College: Advice From Seasoned Lakers
Starting college is exciting and scary. Navigating a new setting, making new friends, juggling classes and course work…it’s a lot. In this episode...
Ep. 66: Professor Steven Meyers on Managing our Mental Health
Mental health is at the forefront of everyone’s mind right now. As we close out Mental Health Awareness Month, guest host and Roosevelt professor...
Ep. 65: Commencement Speaker Yajaira Gallegos
It’s our favorite time of the year: Commencement! On this episode, guest host Prof. Andy Trees talks to Commencement speaker Yajaira Gallegos about...
Ep. 64: Dr. Chara Reid on Overcoming Impostor Syndrome
How do we deal with our own impostor syndrome while effectively leading a team? Dr. Chara Reid, director of Specialty Practice Solutions, joins...
EP. 63: Provost Andrae Marak on His Academic Vision for Roosevelt
As Roosevelt University’s new provost and executive vice president of academic affairs, Dr. Andrae Marak will work to set and achieve the academic...
Ep. 62: Ensuring Diversity From the Top Down in Pharmacy
How is it that while the pharmacy profession in America is becoming more racially diverse, the leadership remains mostly white? What can we do to...
Ep. 61: Roosevelt Alumnae Making History
How do our alumnae find career success? How do we address compassion fatigue? What are the challenges and opportunities for women in STEM? Professor...
EP. 60: Kyong Mee Choi On The Power Of Storytelling Through Opera
Opera always elicits strong emotions. This is especially true for Professor Kyong Mee Choi’s new opera, Pale Courage, which premieres on March 18 at...
Ep. 59: Mia Moore and Onteya Zachary on the honor of honors
While Mia Moore and Onteya Zachary took different paths, they ultimately led to the same place: Roosevelt University. It was here that they both...
Ep. 58: Troy Gaston on Love, Respect and Dedication
“Love, respect and dedication can resolve a lot of the critical issues that we have every single day.” As a formerly incarcerated person, Troy...
Ep: 57 Kyle Beachy on The Most Fun Thing
What do you see when you walk around a city? Stairs? Concrete? Buildings? If you’re Professor Kyle Beachy, you see endless possibilities for fun… on...
Ep: 56 Margaret Rung on her Fulbright in Taiwan
Not many people get to follow in their parent’s footsteps in the very specific way that Professor Margaret Rung did. Decades after she traveled to...
Ep 55: Rose Poplawski, BA ’22, on finding their way to Roosevelt
From bio to baking to women’s and gender studies, senior Rose Poplawski’s journey to Roosevelt was anything but linear. As a women’s and gender...
Ep 54: The COVID-19 Vaccine for Children 5-11
When the FDA gave emergency-use authorization to Pfizer BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, many parents let out a collective...
Ep 53: Trustee Sharon Bush on Coming Home to Roosevelt
In this episode of And Justice for All, guest host and professor Andy Trees welcomes trustee Sharon Bush. The two talk about what drew her to the...
Ep 52: Anne-Marie Cusac on Poetry and Investigative Reporting
In this episode of And Justice for All, guest host Andy Trees is joined by Professor Anne-Marie Cusac. The two talk in depth about her poetry and...
Ep 51: Kelly Wentz-Hunter on COVID-19 and Our Health Care System
In this episode of And Justice for All, guest host Andy Trees is joined by Dean Kelly Wentz-Hunter. The two chat about what COVID-19 has revealed...
Ep 50: Marjorie Jolles on Personal Choices and Guilty Pleasures
In this episode of And Justice for All, guest host Andy Trees is joined by Professor Marjorie Jolles. The two talk in depth on philosophy and the...
Ep 49: Ralph Martire on the Hopes and Failures of K-12 Education
In today’s episode of And Justice For All, guest host Andrew Trees welcomes Professor Ralph Martire. The two walk through recent reforms in...
Ep 48: Prof. David Faris on the American Dream in a Time of Division
If you could change anything about the American political system what would it be? This question and more get answered in this week’s episode. Once...
Ep 47: Dean McBride on Gender Inequality
The last 18 months have been tumultuous as America has faced a series of crises — a global pandemic that brought the economies of the world to a...
Ep 46: Chandler Sullivan on Finding Your People
In the newest episode of And Justice For All, President Ali welcomes Chandler Sullivan, president of the Student Government Association. ...
Ep 45: John Fountain and the Unforgotten 51
After a brief summer break, I am thrilled to return to the podcast and all of you listening in. We look forward to a new academic year and new...
Ep 44: Black Women Mayors on Leadership
Record numbers of Black women are winning mayoral seats in big American cities. In today’s live episode, we welcome three mayors from the Chicago...
Ep. 43: Level up your career with a mentor
After several years in human resources, Stephanie Koenig joined the Roosevelt MBA program to level up in her career. Her mentor, alum Joana...
Ep. 42: Find a mentor who’s right for you
Aleksandra Mierzejewska wanted to find a career mentor before she even graduated from Roosevelt University. She joined the Professional Mentoring...
Ep. 41: The Professional Mentoring Program
Landing a dream job takes hard work, a little luck and a strong network. Founded in 2016, the Professional Mentoring Program matches working...
Ep. 40: Mental Health Month and COVID Fatigue
Asking for help is never easy, according to Roosevelt University alum and therapist Melisa Alaba. She says that many women, people of color, and...
Ep. 39: COVID-19 Vaccine Holdouts and Herd Immunity
More than 118 million Americans are fully vaccinated from COVID-19. What will it take to reach herd immunity and get through to the vaccine...
Ep. 38: Anthony Rodriguez on Standup and Special Education
Two U.S. presidents, Jimi Hendrix, Frank Sinatra, and hundreds more have graced the Auditorium Theatre stage. On graduation day, Commencement...
Ep. 37: Mohammad Samra on “Failure” and Self-Doubt
For graduation speaker Mohammad Samra, Commencement is the culmination of a long and difficult journey. He’s spent many late nights churning...
Ep. 36: Police Violence and the Derek Chauvin Trial
After a year of worldwide protests and a much-awaited trial, Derek Chauvin was found guilty in the murder of George Floyd. Many Americans felt...
Ep. 35: Systemic Racism in Housing
Illinois still has a redlining problem. Decades ago, the government labeled Black neighborhoods as “high risk” for home loans. And we’re still...
Ep. 34: Racial Equity in Education
Illinois school funding was never created equal, but the system remains broken along racial lines today. Last year, African American students at...
Ep 33: Ralph Martire on Budget Accountability
Public policy touches every part of our daily lives: where our tax dollars go, where we can afford to live, what opportunities our children receive...
Ep. 32: Racial and Gender Equity with Rev. Dr. Janette Wilson
Education is the key to unlock the American Dream. So what will it take for all students to have equal access to its potential, and equal power to...
Ep. 31: Women Student Leaders on Campus
Our University namesake, Eleanor Roosevelt, once said that “a good leader inspires people to have confidence in the leader. A great leader inspires...
Ep. 30: How Scholarships Make a Difference
In 2020-21, over 3,200 students received a scholarship or grant from Roosevelt University. In this episode, you’ll meet three of them: LaShaundra,...
Ep. 29: International Women’s Day
Pearl Buck, one of Roosevelt’s first advisory board members, said that “All things are possible until they are proved impossible — and even the...
Ep. 28: Perspectives from a Pandemic Pharmacist
As a clinical pharmacist, Dr. Jason Alegro has been on the front lines treating patients with severe cases of COVID-19. Dr. Alegro joins the podcast...
Ep. 27: COVID-19 and Communities of Color
The coronavirus pandemic has infected millions in the United States, disproportionately affecting Black and Brown communities. In this moving...
Ep. 26: Vaccine Myth Busters
Do you still need the COVID-19 vaccine if you’re young and healthy? Can pregnant women get the vaccine? Dr. Bedrija Nikocevic answers common...
Ep. 25: COVID-19 Vaccines, From Trials to Vials
Some U.S. health care workers got their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine just 12 months after the country’s first confirmed case. How did...
Ep. 24: Rev. Jeremiah Wright and MLK’s Legacy
Today, the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. is often watered down and sanitized. But in reality, he was a radical leader who believed fervently in...
Ep 23: Humanities and the Pandemic
The past year has been, in a word, unprecedented. What can history teach us about living through COVID-19? On this episode, Professor Gina Buccola...
Ep. 22: Meet Vanessa Ayala (BA ’21)
As a Roosevelt student, Vanessa has led several student organizations, presented her psychology research as a McNair Scholar and welcomed new Lakers...
Ep. 21: The New College of Science, Health and Pharmacy
As demand for health care professionals surges, the new College of Science, Health and Pharmacy brings 16 Roosevelt University programs together...
Ep. 20: What’s Next for Workplace Equity with Trustee Joyce Tucker
For the last several months, businesses across America have publicly declared their commitment to social justice and inclusion. Have we reached a...
Ep. 19: The U.S. Election in a Global Context
What can international comparisons teach us about Trump, COVID-19, the Democrats and our history? In this episode, political experts from the United...
Ep. 18: Business for Good with Trustee JC Gonzalez-Mendez
How can entrepreneurs balance doing good with doing business? In this week’s episode, President Ali Malekzadeh sat down with new Roosevelt trustee...
Ep. 17: The Struggle Continues – Eleanor Roosevelt, Roosevelt University and the Fight for Social Justice
Professors Margaret Rung and Andrew Trees continue their roles as guest hosts as they discuss Eleanor and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, two towering...