Interview with Dean Karen Joshua-Walthel, Part 1

Interview with Dean Karen Joshua-Walthel, Part 1

Interviewee

Karen Joshua-Walthel

Files

Download Dean Karen Joshua-Walthel, Part 1 - Abstract (129 KB)

Download Dean Karen Joshua-Walthel, Part 1 - Transcription (176 KB)

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Interviewers

Alex Norman

Description

Part 1 of two part interview with Dean Karen Joshua-Walthel recorded on May 13, 2013. Dr. Joshua-Walthel is interviewed by Kalamazoo College student Alex Norman as a part of SHARE's (formerly known as the Southwest Michigan Black Heritage Society) Baldwin Archive Engaging the Wisdom Project with Kalamazoo College. During the interview Dr. Brock discusses the following topics:

  • Childhood and growing up with a close-knit family;
  • The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman;
  • Experiences with race during high school;
  • Comparing and contrasting Kalamazoo and Detroit;
  • Her career in education and administration;
  • Encountering and responding to racial issues at Western Michigan University and Kalamazoo College.

Additional files include full transcription and abstract (includes content timestamps).

Date of Interview

5-13-2013

Location of Interview

Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, MI

Series

Engaging the Wisdom

Keywords

Oral History, Kalamazoo Michigan, African American History, Detroit, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo College

Disciplines

African American Studies | Higher Education | Oral History | Public History | Race and Ethnicity | Social History

Notes

The Society for History and Racial Equity’s oral history archive is made possible through Western Michigan University’s Presidential Innovation Professorship program. All collection materials and copyright are owned by SHARE; Western Michigan University Libraries provide stewardship and digital access. Content is for educational purposes only and non-reproducible. If cited or linked, please do so through ScholarWorks with appropriate attribution. Please direct any questions to scholarworks@wmich.edu.

The Engaging the Wisdom project was made possible by Ms. Donna Odom (retired SHARE Executive Director), Dr. Bruce Mills (Kalamazoo College History Department) and Kalamazoo College students.

Language

ENG

Document Type

Book

Length of video

46:35

Length of video log

20 pages

Interview with Dean Karen Joshua-Walthel, Part 1

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