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Read by each author, the Eckerd College Newsroom podcast allows you to listen to Eckerd's news stories no matter where you are.

  1. Aided by grants from Mote Marine Laboratory, two marine science research teams return to Florida Keys to help restore coral reefs

    09/22/2025

    Aided by grants from Mote Marine Laboratory, two marine science research teams return to Florida Keys to help restore coral reefs

    Call it a tag-team mission to help rescue the coral reefs that surround Florida. A group of students from Eckerd College is in the Florida Keys studying the Caribbean king crabs that graze on the coral reefs. Written by Tom Zucco and read by Brennan Coleman '27.

    9 min
  2. An Eckerd College Autumn Term course about comics. Seriously.

    09/22/2025

    An Eckerd College Autumn Term course about comics. Seriously.

    The title of the course sounds like a classic oxymoron: Serious Comics. But it’s a perfect description of an Eckerd College Autumn Term course where students study serious cartooning, a popular but often overlooked art form where storytelling—and the complex relationship between words and images—is more valued than getting a laugh. Written by Tom Zucco and read by Brennan Coleman '27.

    5 min
  3. Eckerd College alumna earns placement in prestigious Fulbright teaching program

    09/22/2025

    Eckerd College alumna earns placement in prestigious Fulbright teaching program

    Olivia Knowles ’24 was accepted recently into the prestigious Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Program and will live and work in Norway from September until next June. Written by Tom Zucco and read by Brennan Coleman '27.

    5 min
  4. Eckerd College interns assess gopher tortoise population on Egmont Key

    09/22/2025

    Eckerd College interns assess gopher tortoise population on Egmont Key

    Four Eckerd College students and Associate Professor of Biology Jeff Goessling, Ph.D., sat cross-legged in the sand in Egmont Key State Park recently, angling for what questionable shade a few nearby palms could offer. There wasn’t much idle chatter. They were working against the clock. Written by Tom Zucco and read by Brennan Coleman '27.

    5 min
  5. Eckerd College internship at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg uses 3D technology to help conserve a centuries old exhibit

    09/22/2025

    Eckerd College internship at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg uses 3D technology to help conserve a centuries old exhibit

    Grace Adler knew her Eckerd College summer internship project would be tricky. Written by Tom Zucco and read by Brennan Coleman '27.

    5 min
  6. Food pantry for Eckerd College summer students continues, courtesy of College Academy

    09/22/2025

    Food pantry for Eckerd College summer students continues, courtesy of College Academy

    Like Santa’s helpers in polo shirts, three members of the Academy of Senior Professionals at Eckerd College walked into Eckerd’s West Lodge lounge on a recent Monday morning pulling carts filled with nonperishable food—cereal, mac and cheese, tuna pouches. The group had just arrived from Lewis House, where they had collected the food donated by ASPEC members and others during the previous week. Written by Tom Zucco and read by Brennan Coleman '27

    3 min
  7. Campus Public Interest Research Group collects items for nonprofits in St. Petersburg area

    04/29/2025

    Campus Public Interest Research Group collects items for nonprofits in St. Petersburg area

    In mid-February, Eckerd College’s members of the Florida Public Interest Research Group Students participated in an item collection for St. Vincent de Paul CARES, which works to find residences for the unhoused within a period of 30 days. The nonprofit organization is based in downtown St. Petersburg and operates initiatives aimed at assisting those in need. Written and read by Emmi Elmaleh '27

    3 min
  8. College Theatre Department resumes spring semester with resilient comeback debuting ‘Firebringer’

    04/29/2025

    College Theatre Department resumes spring semester with resilient comeback debuting ‘Firebringer’

    Eckerd College’s Theatre Department is back on-stage with its first production after its fall season was impacted by Hurricanes Helene and Milton. Firebringer, directed by sophomore Bachelor of Fine Arts in theatre student Elle Lily, ran March 6–9, marking a major return for the Theatre Program. Written and read by Emmi Elmaleh '27

    3 min
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Read by each author, the Eckerd College Newsroom podcast allows you to listen to Eckerd's news stories no matter where you are.

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  • Creator
    Eckerd College
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    135
  • Rating
    Clean
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