Interview with Melissa Holman

Interview with Melissa Holman

Melissa Holman

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Interviewers

JB Brown

Description

This is an interview with WMU’s Director of Multicultural Affairs for Students Melissa Holman recorded on August 14, 2024. Ms. Holman was interviewed by JB Brown as a part of SHARE's “Standing on Her Shoulders” oral history project. During the interview Ms. Holman discusses the following topics:

  • Her childhood and family;

  • The challenges of finding her path at Ferris State University;

  • Attending a PWI as a Black Woman;

  • Finding community at university;

  • The importance of her faith;

  • Advice for balancing academics and personal life;

  • Grief and struggling after college graduation;

  • The joy of working with K-12 students at Communities in Schools;

  • Her strategies for supporting college students;

  • Being a CliftonStrenths coach;

  • Being the Director of Multicultural Affairs for Students at WMU;

  • The importance of mentorship;

  • Maintaining her well being in and out of work;

  • Her love of stories and media, and;

  • Inspirational Black People in her life.

Date of Interview

8-14-2024

Location of Interview

Kalamazoo, Mi

Series

Standing on Her Shoulders

Keywords

Oral History, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Black Women, Leadership, Western Michigan University, Educational Leadership

Disciplines

Education | Educational Leadership | Oral 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.

Language

ENG

Document Type

Interview

Length of video

58:58

Length of video log

15 pages

Interview with Melissa Holman

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