Interview of former interim president of Michigan State University and professor of economics Dr. Walter Adams

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Description:

In the second of a two part interview, Dr. Walter Adams, former interim President of Michigan State University and professor of economics, continues to discuss his career at MSU and the beginnings of the School of Labor and Industrial Relations (SLIR). Adams remembers a politically driven investigation of SLIR when the business community felt MSU was providing too much assistance to labor organizations, recounts an episode during the McCarthy era when a threat to the university was beaten back by John Hannah and explains how SLIR joined the College of Social Science rather than the business school. Adams also talks about his book "The test", his experiences as interim university president, his opposition to the Vietnam War and why he marched to the state capital with students on October 15, 1969, and efforts to unionize MSU faculty and the creation of a faculty grievance process. Adams says that he often spoke out on campus controversies and frequently had the ear of John Hannah and that he feels that the quality of the MSU administration has declined in the last ten to fifteen years. Adams is interviewed by MSU Professor of Labor and Industrial Relations John Revitte.

Date Issued:

1993-06-18T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Michigan State University. Libraries

Collection:

G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

Place:

Michigan and East Lansing

Subject Topic:

Career in college teaching, Political and social views, Faculty, History, Administration, Vietnam War, 1961-1975, College teachers' unions, and Grievance procedures

Subject Name:

Adams, Walter, 1922-1998, Adams, Walter, 1922-1998, Adams, Walter, 1922-1998, Adams, Walter, 1922-1998, Michigan State University, Michigan State University, School of Labor and Industrial Relations, and Michigan State University

Subject Genre:

Interviews and Interviews

Subject Title:

Test

Language:

English

Rights:

In Copyright

URL:

https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5q814t1g