The Rural College Student Experience
The Rural College Student Experience is the only podcast dedicated exclusively to centering rural college student voices in broader conversations about higher education access and equity. Hosted by Dr. Matt Newlin (www.mattnewlin.com), each episode will feature a co-host who is a currently enrolled student from a rural community. Co-hosts will share their perspectives on higher education and the needs of students from rural backgrounds. Each episode will also feature a guest who will bring additional insight and perspectives to the rural college student experience. Guests are researchers, scholars, practitioners, or counselors whose work focuses primarily on rural students in college. Follow RCSE on Twitter at @rcsepod. The Rural College Student Experience is presented in partnership with Believe in Students (www.believeinstudents.org). Believe in Students is the nation’s only non-profit organization focused exclusively on helping college students to meet their basic needs.
Episodes
18 episodes
Washington University Heartland Initiative
On this episode, Dr. Matt Newlin is joined by co-host Mallorie Goodwin to discuss the Heartland Initiative...
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Season 3
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Episode 18
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52:00
Mental Health in Rural Spaces
On this episode, Dr. Matt Newlin is joined by Andrew Wichert to discuss mental health in rural spaces. Andrew comes from Northeastern Ohio and is attending Kent State University. He is current...
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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45:42
The Rural Working-Class Identity
On this episode, creator/host Dr. Matt Newlin discusses the rural working-class identity with co-host Samuel Locklear. Samuel was born and raised in Pembroke, North Carolina and is a first-gen...
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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53:42
SPOTLIGHT: Small Town to Campus Conference
Thank you for listening to this special SPOTLIGHT episode of the Rural College Student Experience. On today’s episode, we have a very special guest, Madison Mellinger. Madis...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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26:59
Admissions Essays for Rural Students
Welcome to Episode 14 of the Rural College Student Experience. Please be sure to subscribe to the podcast so you'll know when a new episode is available. Also, please follow us on Twitter (@rcsepod) and...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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58:32
Rural College Access & Retention
We're back with a new, exciting episode talking about a critical topic in rural education: college access and retention. The intention of this podcast is elevating and amplifying rural student voices in conversations about higher education. Stu...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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50:22
Episode #12: The Rural Identity in K-12 Education
Welcome to Episode 12 of the Rural College Student Experience. Today, co-host Sara Wiggington joins host Dr. Matt Newlin to talk about the rur...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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52:24
Rural Broadband Access: A Panel Discussion with Lead for America Fellows
The Rural College Student Experience is back with another special episode. In Episode 11, host Dr. Matt Newlin is joined by an incredible panel of Lead for Amer...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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43:43
Episode 10: College Access Programs for Rural Students
We’re back after a brief hiatus with a brand new episode! In the latest episode, we discuss college access programs serving rural and small town communities. College access organizations are integral to increasing postsecondary enrollment for h...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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49:25
Episode 9: Catalyzing Change in Rural Spaces
Welcome to Episode 9 of the Rural College Student Experience. In this episode, host Dr. Matt Newlin and his guests talk about how to create and foster change at rural serving institutions. In our culture, rural communities are often seen as bei...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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45:44
Episode 8: A Student's Perspective: Attending The Rural Summit
Welcome to the first episode of Season 2 of the Rural College Student Experience podcast. After a successful first season, we are thrilled to continue featuring conversations with and about rural students in college. On this episode, creator/ho...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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37:31
Episode #7: Native American Students in College
In the final episode of Season 1, we are focusing on the experiences of Native American Students in College. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, Native American...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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46:56
Episode #6: Multiple Identities in Rural Spaces
The Rural College Student Experience is back with Episode 6: Multiple Identities in Rural Spaces. In this episode, host Dr. Matt Newlin talks with co-host Aron Garcia and guest Ty McNamee about the divers...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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51:07
Episode #5: Navigating the Game of College
"[Colleges] can have as much resources as [they] want, but if you're not making sure rural students know they exist then those resource are pointless." Bryson Henriott joins
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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51:29
Episode #4: Meeting the Basic Needs of Rural Students
"Only 57 percent of community colleges have [public ]transit stops within walking distance to campus." - Abigail Seldin, CEO, Seldin-Haring Smith Foundation. On Episode 4 of the Rura...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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53:36
Episode #3: Black Students from Rural Spaces
"You can't be it if you can't see it," says Jenay Willis, a doctoral candidate at the University of Pittsburgh and co-host of Episode 3 of RCSE, "Black Students from Rural Spaces." In this episode, host Matt ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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49:46
Episode #2: Social Class Issues for Rural Students
The Rural College Student Experience is back! In Episode 2, host Dr. Matt Newlin is joined by co-host Clayton Land to discuss social class issue...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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1:08:09
Episode #1: Understanding the Experiences of Rural Students in College
In our first episode of the Rural College Student Experience, host Dr. Matt Newlin is joined by co-host Karolin Miranda, a junior at the University of South Carolina Upstate who is on the pre-med track....
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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1:01:20