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- Dr. Robert F. Banks, associate provost and associate vice president for academic human resources, and professor emeritus of the James Madison College at Michigan State University, continues his discussion of the MSU Faculty Grievance Office and the grievance process. Banks talks about how the process evolved and how it filled a gap allowing for the resolution of issues that might have been filled by a faculty union, the people who served as grievance officer over the years, the role of the MSU President, the dissemination of FGO decisions, the appeals process, the need to have a set of uniform standards for handling grievances, and confidentiality. Banks is interviewed by John Revitte, MSU professor of Labor and Industrial Relations. Second of seven interviews.
- Date Issued:
- 2008-01-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Dr. Robert F. Banks, associate provost and associate vice president for academic human resources, and professor emeritus of the James Madison College at Michigan State University, talks about the evolution and history of the Faculty Grievance Policy at MSU, the debate about faculty unionization and the definition of bargaining units on campus, MSU's efforts to resist unionization, and the various failed attempts to gather a faculty majority for unionization. Banks is interviewed by John Revitte, MSU professor of Labor and Industrial Relations. Fifth of seven interviews.
- Date Issued:
- 2008-07-02T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama welcomes His Holiness Pope Francis to the White House during the Pope's first visit to the United States. Pope Francis speaks about climate change and his upcoming speech to the U.S. Congress.
- Date Issued:
- 2015-09-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) addresses the Senate about the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. McConnell announces that the Senate will vote on President Trump's Supreme Court nominee in the fall, discusses Kennedy's career and explains how the pending nomination is different than the fraught situation surrounding the 2016 Obama nomination and is more akin to situations faced by other presidents making mid-term nominations to the court.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-06-28T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Dr. Robert F. Banks, associate provost and associate vice president for academic human resources, and professor emeritus of the James Madison College at Michigan State University, continues his explanation of the Faculty Grievance Officer and the grievance process at MSU. Banks talks about technicalities in the process, its evolution, how it works or doesn't with the tenure system, and the roles of the MSU Provost and the University President. Banks is interviewed by John Revitte, MSU professor of Labor and Industrial Relations. Third of seven interviews.
- Date Issued:
- 2008-02-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- John H. Adams, co-founder of the Natural Resources Defense Council in 1970, recalls how he became an advocate for the environment. He recounts a number of accomplishments and says "the fight is ongoing". Adams reflects on following his passion and protecting nature and makes comments on the occasion of receiving the 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-02-16T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Robert F. Banks, associate provost and associate vice president for Academic Human Resources, and professor emeritus of the James Madison College of Michigan State University, discusses with interviewer John Revitte, MSU professor emeritus from the School of Human Resources and Labor Relations, talk about the evolving MSU Faculty Grievance Office and the grievance process. They also discuss Revitte's attempts to document the history of MSU's Faculty Grievance Office and the value a history may have for other institutions attempting to create their own grievance process.
- Date Issued:
- 2015-02-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Sen. Bob Graham (D-FL) reports on his trip to Haiti and discusses U.S. policy on Haitian refugees.
- Date Issued:
- 1994-06-28T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Dr. Robert F. Banks, associate provost and associate vice president for academic human resources, and professor emeritus of the James Madison College at Michigan State University, talks about coming to MSU in 1967 with a joint appointment to both James Madison College and the School of Labor and Industrial Relations (SLIR). Banks also talks about the founding of SLIR as a school, push-back by the MSU College of Business which felt SLIR duplicated their degree offerings, courses he taught, the administration of SLIR, and personality conflicts between SLIR faculty and the MSU administration. Banks is interviewed by John Revitte, MSU professor of Labor and Industrial Relations. Fourth of seven interviews.
- Date Issued:
- 2008-03-26T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Dr. Robert F. Banks, associate provost and associate vice president for academic human resources, and professor emeritus of the James Madison College at Michigan State University, talks about his childhood in northern New Jersey, his education, becoming interested in labor studies, working with union training programs while in school in England, and earning a doctorate from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Banks talks about labor issues of the day, the abilities of the union members with whom he worked, and the political climate in Britain. He describes how he came to meet his wife then talks extensively about labor issues and the role he played in Britain and the U.S., discusses the general labor movement, then covers a number of researchers and authors. John Revitte explains the information he would like to obtain from Banks at future interviews including the history of the Faculty Grievance Office at MSU, Banks' association with the School of Labor and Industrial Relations at MSU, and issues around unionization at the University, and the office of Ombudsman for faculty and students. Banks is interviewed by John Revitte, MSU professor of Labor and Industrial Relations. First of six interviews.
- Date Issued:
- 2007-12-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection