James F. Rainey discusses his career as a professor and Dean of the College of Business at Michigan State University
Rainey came to MSU in 1964, with his law degree, as an MBA student. He later accepted a teaching position and became assistant dean of the College of Business in 1969. Rainey recalls his role on the Student Faculty Judiciary and the social pressures of the 1960s on campus. He also discusses the College of Business and its relation to MSU, the pros and cons of the semester system, evolving student expectations and how the College attempts to meet those challenges.
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- In Collections
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G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Copyright Status
- In Copyright
- Date Published
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2006-05-21
- Interviewees
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Rainey, James F.
- Interviewers
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Forsyth, John James, 1940-
- Subjects
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Michigan State University
Michigan State University. College of Business
College students--Attitudes
College teaching
Social movements
Michigan--East Lansing
- Material Type
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Sound recordings
- Language
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English
- Extent
- 00:52:22
- Venue Note
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Recorded on May 21, 2006, as part of the Michigan State University Faculty Emeriti Association Oral History Project.
- Holding Institution
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Vincent Voice Library
- Call Number
- Voice 15675
- Catalog Record
- http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b7070994
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