Bernhard, John T.
Person
Biography
Dr. John T. Bernhard was president of Western Michigan University from 1974-1985.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Oral history interview with Don Van Hoeven, September 25, 1991
File — Box 5-OralHist, Object: 12
Dates:
September 25, 1991
Oral history interview with William Combs, November 17, 1989
File — Box 1-OralHist, Object: 15
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with William “Bill” Combs, Professor of English at Western Michigan University, conducted and recorded by Lew Carlson on November 17, 1989 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Bill discusses the racial tensions on campus in the 1960s and the take-over of the student union by black students following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. He then talks about his involvement in the AAUP following it’s certification and various contract negotiations in the 1970s and 1980s. Bill’s...
Dates:
November 17, 1989
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