Interview of Gladys Beckwith, professor emerita of American thought and language at Michigan State University
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.
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- In Collections
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G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Copyright Status
- In Copyright
- Date
- 2008-10-09
- Interviewees
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Beckwith, Gladys
- Interviewers
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Revitte, John
- Subjects
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Beckwith, Gladys
Michigan State University
College teachers, Part-time
Learning and scholarship
Management
Pay equity
Teacher participation in administration
Universities and colleges--Faculty
Michigan--East Lansing
United States
- Material Type
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Sound recordings
- Language
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English
- Extent
- 00:52:20
- Holding Institution
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Vincent Voice Library
- Call Number
- Voice 38685
- Catalog Record
- http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b12212277
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