Harris, William (faculty), February 20, 1989
Scope and Contents
1 interview with William Harris, Middlebury College Professor of Classics. Harris discusses how he came to Middlebury; how Stratton hired him; admissions; President Armstrong; President Robison; fraternities; tenure; hiring process; faculty administration relations; fund raising; salaries; tuition; how Middlebury was a "poor man's" college; Jewish faculty; why Jewish faculty left; discrimination for tenure; being department chair of the classics; social order; beng married to students; what he liked about the 60's; raises; town businesses; changes in faculty overtime; faculty relations; music; minority students; student course evaluations; lack of diversity in faculty; and retirement.
Dates
- February 20, 1989
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research without restriction.
Biographical / Historical
William Harris (1926-2009) was a Middlebury College Professor of Classics from 1956 to 1988.
Extent
From the Collection: 147+ Objects
Physical Location
w.2.2
Physical Description
1 audio cassette
General
Assigned identifier: a13af19890220-01
Repository Details
Part of the Middlebury College Special Collections & Archives Repository
Middlebury College
Davis Family Library
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