Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Welcome to our podcast series where we address crucial topics impacting our campus and community.
Hosts: Judi Brown Clarke, Vice President of Equity & Inclusion and Chief Health Equity Officer; and Rick Gatteau, Vice President of Student Affairs at Stony Brook University.
In Episode 2, the podcast dives into the effects of social media on self-esteem and productivity. We discuss how much screen time is too much, and how children and young adults are impacted by social media. We also talk about ways to be mindful and responsible while using social media platforms.
We are joined by an expert guest:
Musa al-Gharbi, a sociologist in the School of Communication and Journalism, whom David Brooks from The New York Times, described as "a rising intellectual star." Musa is the recent author of We Have Never Been Woke: The Cultural Contradictions of a New Elite.
Welcome to our podcast series where we address crucial topics impacting our campus and community.
Hosts: Judi Brown Clarke, Vice President of Equity & Inclusion and Chief Health Equity Officer; and Rick Gatteau, Vice President of Student Affairs at Stony Brook University.
In Episode 2, the podcast dives into the effects of social media on self-esteem and productivity. We discuss how much screen time is too much, and how children and young adults are impacted by social media. We also talk about ways to be mindful and responsible while using social media platforms.
We are joined by an expert guest:
Musa al-Gharbi, a sociologist in the School of Communication and Journalism, whom David Brooks from The New York Times, described as "a rising intellectual star." Musa is the recent author of We Have Never Been Woke: The Cultural Contradictions of a New Elite.










