Oral history interview with Caroline Mullen Kearney, August 11, 1995

Notes:

Oral history interview with Caroline Mullen Kearney conducted by Thomas Coyne on August 11, 1995. Caroline was an international student from Ireland during the 1980’s and came to WMU on a track athletic scholarship. She recounts how she came to Western after a year at Lamar Institute of Technology in Beaumont, TX. She also gives a brief overview of her athletic background in Ireland and the various titles she won as a WMU athlete. She goes on to discuss her academic program at Western and the difficulty in getting her degree recognized in Ireland. She recounts her support from WMU and from various faculty members and administrators. She also discusses some of her favorite professors, her reactions to the WMU campus as an international student as well as the reactions of some American students to her and her country. and Tape summaries only. Full transcripts unavailable.

Date Created:

1995-08-11T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Collection:

Oral Histories at Western Michigan University, WMU Centennial Oral History Collection, and 1 audiocassette

Subject Topic:

Western Michigan University--History, Western Michigan University--Students, College students--Michigan--Kalamazoo, Students, Foreign--Education (Higher), Athletes--Ireland, Garland, Barbara C., Gartland, John, Phillips, Deloris J. (Deloris Jordan), 1935-1998, and Oral histories

Language:

eng

Rights:

Copyright 2019 Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, all rights reserved. The digital version is available for educational use under 'Fair Use' guidelines. For additional permission and further information contact the WMU Archives, Charles C. and Lynn L. Zhang Legacy Collections Center, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008.

URL:

http://cdm16259.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16259coll4/id/157