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- In an oral history interview, Robert Repas, professor emeritus of the Michigan State University School of Labor and Industrial Relations, talks about being admitted to Ruskin College in England on a trade unionist scholarship and his tour of the continent during the post war period. He decries the failure of American labor to take a truly international approach in Europe after the war because of the fear of Communist influence on unions and how little the CIO, in particular, did to assist in the rebuilding the German unions until Walter Reuther assumed CIO leadership. He also talks about his staff position at the School for Workers in Wisconsin, teaching labor history, running afoul of company owners and conservative faculty and describes his "most productive years" spent working with the American Friends Service Committee and Hugh Rickert in Philadelphia and later teaching in union schools. Repas is interviewed by John Revitte, MSU professor of Labor and Industrial Relations.
- Date Issued:
- 1986-12-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Dr. Gordon Guyer, former President of Michigan State University, talks about growing up in Michigan and coming to Michigan State College in 1947 as an entomology major after a stint in the U. S. Air Force. He talks about earning his doctorate in 1954, becoming a professor, and a department chair and later joining university administration as Vice President for Governmental Affairs. He says his time as President of MSU was a pleasure and talks about hosting the U.S. Presidential debate at the Wharton Center and chatting with George Bush about their first meeting in China. Guyer says that the world of higher education may be changing too fast and that a personal connection with students is being lost. He also worries about funding for MSU, a distracted student body, and a lack of family support for students. Guyer praises the creation of the new FRIB facility saying it will greatly benefit the university and the state. Guyer is interviewed by retired MSU Professor Pauline Adams for the Michigan State University Faculty Emeriti Association Oral History Project.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-07-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Weil remembers his medical school training during WWII, his first position, and coming to MSU in 1968 for the challenge of creating the new Department of Pediatrics. He also discusses hiring faculty, sharing laboratory space with other colleges, the shift from a two-year to a four-year program, professional organizations, political advocacy for children’s health issues, various national efforts that elevated the profile of MSU, and the Department’s relationship with local hospitals and local physicians. Retired Pediatrics Department administrator and faculty member Dr. David J. Kallen, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, conducts the interview. Part of the MSU Department of Pediatrics and Human Development Oral History Project.
- Date Issued:
- 2005-02-16T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In an wide-ranging interview, Robert Repas, professor emeritus of the Michigan State University School of Labor and Industrial Relations, remembers his family in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and how he became interested in labor issues and socialist causes. Repas recalls his first union jobs, studying economics in college and earning a degree from the University of Wisconsin. Repas says that he only later become interested in workers' education and goes on to recount his work in a variety of union related positions before coming to MSU in 1957. Repas is interviewed by John Revitte, MSU professor of Labor and Industrial Relations.
- Date Issued:
- 1986-10-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Robert Repas, professor emeritus of the Michigan State University School of Labor and Industrial Relations (SLIR), discusses his career at MSU and the history of the SLIR. Repas talks about the school's directors, faculty, MSU President John Hannah's attempt to win favor with organized labor, the founding of the SLIR program in the mid 1950s, and SLIR being investigated by the Michigan State Legislature for being too union friendly and encouraging labor strife. He also shares stories about fellow faculty in SLIR and other MSU personalities, working with the MSU Board of Trustees, and a conflict he had with the UAW concerning his academic freedom. Interviewed by John Revitte. professor of Labor and Industrial Relations at Michigan State University.
- Date Issued:
- 1996-08-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Ed Welch, professor emeritus of the Michigan State University School of Labor and Industrial Relations (SLIR) talks about his law career and his first contact with MSU in 1970 when the Muskegon law firm he worked for conducted labor and employment law seminars as part of SLIR's Labor Education Program (LEP). Welch says that he practiced labor law for many years, agreed to join SLIR on a part-time basis and specialize in workers compensation issues and finally came on board as a full time faculty member in 1999. He talks about the curriculum he taught, the Workers Comp Center and the Safety Center at MSU, being required to do enough outreach to cover his salary and expenses, his work and travel demands, the newsletter he published, the interpersonal and professional dynamics in SLIR, becoming director of the Human Resources Education and Training Center (HRETC) within SLIR, the tensions between the academic program faculty and the extension service faculty, and the effectiveness and legacy of SLIR and what he liked about his association with it. Welch is interviewed by John Revitte, professor of Human Resources and Labor Relations at Michigan State University.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-01-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Alfred Connable, a candidate for re-election to the Board of Regents of the University of Michigan, discusses his education, experience and work history in an interview with Harry Smith, secretary of the Republican State Central Comittee. Connable says that he does not know of any communists at UM and does not believe a registered communist should be allowed to teach. He also, however, warns against making unfounded allegations against persons with different ideologies and says that a person should not be called a communist just because they are different.
- Date Issued:
- 1949-04-02T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Howard Brody discusses his career as a physician, Professor in the Department of Family Practice at Michigan State University, and Director of MSU's Center for Ethics and the Humanities. Brody also describes pursuing a doctorate in Philosophy while in medical school, his early research, how he began to specialize in teaching medical ethics, Olin Health Center as MSU's early college hospital, moving to the new Life Sciences building, his residency in Virginia, and the creation of the Center for Ethics and the Humanities. MSU Professor Emeritus David J. Kallen conducts the interview as part of the MSU Department of Pediatrics and Human Development Oral History Project.
- Date Issued:
- 2005-12-16T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Sheila Teahan, professor of English at Michigan State University, recounts her time as MSU Faculty Grievance Official (FGO). Teahan talks about the advisability of the job being half-time, former FGOs, how the Faculty Grievance Policy works and how the FGP is currently operating since President Lou Anna Simon resigned. She also talks about a grievance settlement which was overturned by president Simon, describes a copyright ownership dispute between a faculty member and the MSU Board of Trustees and says that she is frustrated that MSU faculty are not represented by a labor union. Teahan is interviewed by John Revitte, MSU professor emeritus of Labor and Industrial Relations and a former MSU FGO.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Michael Harrison, Michigan State University's first Faculty Grievance Official (FGO), reflects on the development of the Faculty Grievance Policy (FGP) at the university and his role in the grievance process. Harrison says that he trained many faculty members and academic departments on the use of the grievance process, that he had to wade through a huge backlog of grievances when he started in the job, and that maybe two grievances per semester actually went to formal hearings. Former MSU FGO and interviewer John Revitte compares his experience as FGO with Harrison's and two also discuss the pros and cons of the current system.
- Date Issued:
- 2008-02-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection