Interview of Gladys Beckwith, professor emerita of American thought and language at Michigan State University

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Description:

In an oral history interview, Gladys Beckwith, professor emerita of American Thought and Language at Michigan State University, talks about earning her doctorate from MSU, staying on to teach and and later becoming interested in faculty governance issues and faculty unionization as she began to see that professors had little involvement in the decisions which affected them and the great disparity in faculty compensation between departments and gender. Beckwith also talks about suing MSU for sex discrimination, unsuccessful attempts by faculty to unionize, and colleges around the country using more and more part time faculty, which calls a national disgrace. Beckwith is interviewed by John Revitte, MSU professor of Labor and Industrial Relations and current Faculty Grievance Officer.

Date Issued:

2008-10-09T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Michigan State University. Libraries

Collection:

G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

Place:

Michigan, East Lansing, Michigan, East Lansing, and United States

Subject Topic:

Knowledge and learning, Faculty, Administration, College teachers' unions, Organizing, Teacher participation in administration, Pay equity, and College teachers, Part-time

Subject Name:

Beckwith, Gladys, Beckwith, Gladys, Michigan State University, and Michigan State University

Subject Genre:

Interviews and Interviews

Language:

English

Rights:

In Copyright

URL:

https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5ww7712x