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Miller, James W., 1913-1993

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James W. Miller was president of Western Michigan University from 1961 to 1974.

Found in 31 Collections and/or Records:

Oral history interview with Mary Cain, January 31, 1995

 File — Box 1-OralHist, Object: 11
Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Mary Cain (1924-2016), professor emerita of education, conducted by Mary Hurlbut Cordier on January 31, 1995 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Cain discusses the School of Education and her career there, including her work on undergraduate curriculum development and the early childhood program. She also touches on the position of women in education. Cain talks about being involved in the early years of AAUP, striking in 1984, and faculty/administration relationships during...
Dates: January 31, 1995

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Western Michigan University -- Faculty 15
Western Michigan University -- Buildings 11
Western Michigan University -- Administration 9
Students -- Political activity 7
College students -- Michigan -- Kalamazoo 5
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Western Michigan University -- Sports -- History 5
American Association of University Professors. Western Michigan University Chapter -- History 4
Western Michigan University -- History 4
Collective bargaining -- College employees 3
College students, Black -- Michigan -- Kalamazoo 3
Western Michigan College -- History 3
Western Michigan University -- Finance 3
Western Michigan University -- Presidents 3
Western Michigan University -- Students 3
Western Michigan University. Department of English -- History 3
Western State Normal School (Kalamazoo, Mich.) -- History 3
Affirmative action programs in education 2
Coaches (Athletics) 2
College students -- Drug use 2
Minority college students 2
Persian Gulf War, 1991 -- Personal narratives 2
Teachers -- Training of 2
Western Michigan University -- Student housing 2
Western Michigan University. Department of History -- History 2
Women in education 2
Women in higher education 2
African American football players 1
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 19th century 1
American College Testing Program 1
American poetry -- 20th century 1
Anti-Apartheid Movement -- History -- 20th century 1
Antisemitism -- History -- 20th century 1
Bombings -- Michigan -- Kalamazoo 1
Bus drivers -- Michigan -- Kalamazoo 1
Bus travel -- Michigan -- Kalamazoo 1
College athletes 1
College athletes -- Recruiting 1
College radio stations -- Michigan -- Kalamazoo 1
Construction industry -- Management 1
Construction projects 1
Counterculture -- United States -- 1960-1970 1
Discrimination in education -- Michigan -- Kalamazoo 1
Discrimination in employment -- Michigan -- Kalamazoo 1
Discrimination in sports 1
Discrimination in employment -- United States 1
Escapes -- History -- 20th century 1
Feminism -- United States -- History 1
Intelligence service -- United States 1
Jews -- Russia (Federation) -- Siberia -- Biography 1
Kent State Shootings, Kent, Ohio, 1970 1
Minorities -- Education (Primary) 1
Poets, American -- 20th century 1
Political and social views 1
Race relations 1
Sex discrimination in sports -- Michigan -- History 1
Speech therapy 1
Student movements -- Michigan -- Kalamazoo -- Newspapers 1
Students for a Democratic Society (U.S.). Western Michigan University Chapter -- History 1
Students with disabilities -- Services for 1
Teacher educators 1
Track and field athletes 1
Tuberculosis -- Treatment 1
United States -- Social conditions -- 1960-1980 1
Universities and colleges -- Employees -- Labor unions 1
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 1
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements 1
Western Michigan College of Education -- History 1
Western Michigan University -- Football 1
Western Michigan University -- Football -- History 1
Western Michigan University. Army ROTC 1
Western Michigan University. Black Americana Studies 1
Western Michigan University. College of Fine Arts -- History 1
Western Michigan University. Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology -- History 1
Western Michigan University. Engineering Technology Department 1
Western Michigan University. Facilities Management -- History 1
Western Michigan University. Gerontology Program 1
Western Michigan University. Libraries 1
Western Michigan University. Medieval Institute -- History 1
Western Michigan University. School of Communication -- History 1
Western Michigan University. School of Education -- History 1
Western State Teachers College -- History 1
Women college teachers 1
Women's rights -- United States -- History -- 20th century 1
World War, 1914-1918 -- Armistices 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Europe -- Personal narratives 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons 1
WorldWar, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Jewish 1
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