Oral history interview with Dr. Richard Burke, conducted and recorded by Sharon L. Carlson, December 7, 1993 in his office in Ellsworth Hall, Western Michigan University. Dr. Burke recounts his various positions with the university, first joining the Department of History in 1964 and teaching Western Civilization, then with the Graduate College, then Continuing Education. At the time of his retirement in 1995, he was the vice president for regional education and economic development.