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- Dr. David Dwyer, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, Linguistics and African Studies and his wife Annabel are interviewed by Dr. David Wiley, Director of the MSU African Studies Center. Dwyer talks about his youth, education and first jobs. Annabel talks about joining the Peace Corps and credits David Dwyer and his family for being instrumental in the creation of the Peace Corp. She recalls working in Cameroon in the early 1960s, meeting and marrying David, coming to East Lansing, and earning a Masters in Urban Planning from MSU. The Dwyers reflect on working in West African countries just after the end of colonial rule and describe the creation of the African Language Program at MSU. Both reflect on their antiwar activities, founding the Peace Education Center in East Lansing, and the African Studies Center at MSU. They also talk about their anti-Apartheid work, political activism in general and how they plan to spend their retirement years. Part of the African Studies Interview Series sponsored by the MSU Libraries and the African Studies Center.
- Date Issued:
- 2006-10-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Ajovi Scott-Emuakpor discusses his international career as a geneticist, physician, faculty member and administrator, much of it spent in the Department of Pediatrics and Human Development at Michigan State University. Ajovi recalls coming to MSU from Nigeria in 1965 as an undergraduate, joining the department as a graduate student in 1968 and working with the original faculty. He describes the college's early curriculum and focus on patient care and recognizes the uniqueness of pioneering efforts now copied at many other institutions. Ajovi also talks about returning to Nigeria to become Director of the Institute of Child Health and later coming back to MSU as a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics and Human Development. He says that collegiality in the department has now waned in the face of administration changes, retirements, and plans to move the school to Grand Rapids. Sociology Professor Meritus Dr. David J. Kallen conducts the interview as part of the MSU Department of Pediatrics and Human Development Oral History Project.
- Date Issued:
- 2005-12-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Saroj Kapur discusses her career as a professor in the Department of Pediatrics and Human Development at Michigan State University. Kapur recalls coming to the university in 1969 from India and discusses her interest in genetics, and teaching, and relationships within the department. Kapur also comments on gender and cultural differences she has experienced in her career, what she describes as declining emphasis on the teaching of genetics in the department, the cost of health care, the proposed move of the MSU Medical College to Grand Rapids, and the necessity of a continuing relationship between graduates, physicians, clinicians, residents, and students to improve medical education. Sociology Professor Emeritus Dr. David J. Kallen, conducts the interview as part of the MSU Department of Pediatrics and Human Development Oral History Project.
- Date Issued:
- 2005-08-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Robert Anderson, Michigan State University professor emeritus of Religious Studies, talks about his life and his career at MSU. After receiving his doctorate from Boston University in 1957, Anderson says that he came to MSU as the university's first full time Religious Studies professor. He says that there was always some opposition to teaching religion on campus and explains how the Religious Studies Department handled teaching religion while honoring the separation of church and state, used local pastors as instructors, and eventually began to include religious traditions other than Christianity and Judaism in its curriculum. He also reflects on his research interests, his love of teaching and the courses he taught, and reluctantly becoming an administrator later in his career. Anderson says that he attended seminary with Martin Luther King Jr. and later listened with delight when King spoke at MSU in 1965. Anderson is interviewed by MSU Professors David Stowe and Jon Keune, and University Development Officer Seth Martin.
- Date Issued:
- 2017-05-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Dr. Mindy Morgan, professor of Anthropology at Michigan State University, delivers a talk entitled, "Ojibwe In and Out of the Classroom: Models for Indigenous Language Programs within the University System." Morgan describes the strategies and methods employed by the indigenous languages program at MSU to meet specific needs of indigenous-language learners. Morgan describes the various laws and initiatives that created an opportunity to start and augment indigenous-language programs. She provides descriptions of a number of programs around the country then focuses the rest of her discussion on the University of Minnesota and MSU. Morgan answers questions from the audience. Morgan is introduced by Kurt Dewhurst, Director of the Center for Great Lakes Culture. Part of the Michigan State University Libraries' Colloquia Series. Held in the Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2003-03-03T00:00:00Z
- 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:
- Essayist Arthur Versluis, professor of American Thought and Language at Michigan State University, talks about his book "Island Farm", teaching writing in the classroom, the balance between his academic and farming lives, his views on organic farming, and his works in progress. Versluis is interviewed by MSU Librarian Jane Arnold for the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2001-01-26T00:00:00Z
- 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:
- Dr. Mindy Morgan, professor of Anthropology at Michigan State University, delivers a talk entitled, "Ojibwe In and Out of the Classroom: Models for Indigenous Language Programs within the University System." Morgan describes the strategies and methods employed by the indigenous languages program at MSU to meet specific needs of indigenous-language learners. Morgan describes the various laws and initiatives that created an opportunity to start and augment indigenous-language programs. She provides descriptions of a number of programs around the country then focuses the rest of her discussion on the University of Minnesota and MSU. Morgan answers questions from the audience. Morgan is introduced by Kurt Dewhurst, Director of the Center for Great Lakes Culture. Part of the Michigan State University Libraries' Colloquia Series. Held in the Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2003-03-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Essayist Arthur Versluis, professor of American Thought and Language at Michigan State University, talks about his book "Island Farm", teaching writing in the classroom, the balance between his academic and farming lives, his views on organic farming, and his works in progress. Versluis is interviewed by MSU Librarian Jane Arnold for the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2001-01-26T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection