[Oral History Program interview with Edward R. Mulvihill, 1977. First interview of two]

Interview #73: Mulvihill, Edward R.

UW-Madison TEI edition, March, 2010

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Mulvihill, Edward R. (1917-1995)
[Oral History Program interview with Edward R. Mulvihill, 1977. First interview of two]
number 73
number 73
(Teaching assistants strike of 1970)
University of Wisconsin, 1977

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FIRST INTERVIEW (1977)

00:00:00–00:01:50 From Colorado, studied at University of...

00:01:50–00:02:38 How EM got into Spanish.

00:02:38–00:04:02 Chairman of extension department at...

00:04:02–00:04:59 Appointed by Young; EM in Humanities...

00:04:59–00:07:11 Henry Hill, Dean of International Studies...

00:07:11–00:09:31 On Mulvihill Report--1966--asked to do...

00:09:31–00:11:11 EM talks about why he thought it needed...

00:11:11–00:13:14 Concerned about discrepancies about way...

00:13:14–00:14:00 Members on committee; Ed Lacey, English...

00:14:00–00:14:59 How committee worked together and approach...

00:14:59–00:16:14 Continuing about how committees approach...

00:16:14–00:18:25 On faculty's attitude toward TAs; EM...

00:18:25–00:20:16 Makes comparison of the way it used to...

00:20:16–00:21:49 Feels only very few faculty members read...

00:21:49–00:22:26 Report finished and distributed to...

00:22:26–00:23:49 TAs began to cite report as grounds for...

00:23:49–00:24:43 Shabaz proposal responsible for success...

00:24:43–00:25:23 TAs on committee. Warren Kessler...

00:25:23–00:28:16 Kessler resigned from committee--reasons why.

00:28:16–00:32:32 Chancellor Sewell and Dean Epstein on...

00:32:32–00:32:51 About Irving Shain on committee....

00:32:51–00:36:47 Remembers effort to have college-wide...

00:36:47–00:37:38 On meetings of faculty-TA committees from...

00:37:38–00:39:44 At this time TAA was intimidating to bulk...

00:39:44–00:42:57 Structure agreement of TAA....

00:00:08–00:05:04 What EMs thoughts were about things he...

00:05:04–00:05:39 Mentions work stoppage last spring, 1977.

00:05:39–00:07:44 On whether Chancellor Young should ever...

00:07:44–00:07:56 Meetings when Muehlenkamp and Haslach...

00:07:56–00:10:02 EMs background as it explains his present...

00:10:02–00:13:53 About type of person that gets involved...

00:13:53–00:15:01 Recalls one specific bargaining session...

00:15:01–00:19:41 Marketti and Haslach were effective...

00:19:41–00:20:20 David Loeffler attended final meeting on...

00:20:20–00:22:17 EM didn't feel they would ever be able to satisfy

00:22:17–00:23:13 Doesn't remember women having great role...

00:23:13–00:27:09 Story about Laura Hodge being invited to...

00:27:09–00:28:43 Feeling of loyalty EM had toward University...

00:28:43–00:29:57 Fred Harrington invited Board of Regents...

00:29:57–00:31:03 Strong sentiment to turn down contract...

00:31:03–00:31:08 End of side.

00:31:08–00:32:49 More about meeting with board of regents...

00:32:49–00:34:04 Session opened with Arlen Christenson or...

00:34:04–00:35:07 EM did have to go to court and testify...

00:35:07–00:39:37 Feels the University was inexperienced...

00:39:37–00:40:21 Divisions between faculty and TAs so deep...

00:40:21–00:41:50 Considerable amount of difficulty in...

00:41:50–00:43:22 Very few faculty members were informed...

00:43:22–00:45:00 Had staff members--full professors...

00:45:00–00:47:45 Dependance on TAs now still very great...

00:47:45–00:50:54 Nathan Feinsinger's intervention...

00:50:54–00:53:59 On effectiveness of fellow bargainers...

00:53:59–00:55:51 EM thought Jim Stern, who was trained in...

00:55:51–00:57:17 Steve Kleene and Ralph Hanson there during...

00:57:17–00:58:56 Stern brought in by Chancellor Young...

00:58:56–01:02:14 EM felt should have most experienced...

00:00:01–00:04:07 What were Chancellor Young's primary...

00:04:07–00:07:06 EM talks about recurrence of TA problems...

00:07:06–00:08:23 Unions not compatible with education...

00:08:23–00:13:33 EM's chairmanship of new search and screen...

SECOND INTERVIEW (1985)

00:00:08–00:00:38 LS and EM discuss the functioning of the...

00:00:38–00:09:56 Administrative arrangement of Junior Year...

00:09:56–00:12:48 Comparison of APA and IPA (used by other...

00:12:48–00:18:24 EM's philosophy re requirements for...

00:18:24–00:26:52 Growth of program since EM began....

00:26:52–00:29:52 More on AIFS programs.

00:29:52–00:29:54 End of side.

00:29:54–00:31:01 Begin Side 2

00:31:01–00:34:08 Relations with International Studies...

00:34:08–00:36:05 Activity of David Cronon in APA and...

00:36:05–00:44:24 APA activities other than Junior Year...

00:44:24–00:51:25 APA not self supporting (i.e....

00:51:25–00:58:18 APA must cooperate with programs at other...

00:00:00–00:09:32 Selection of good director abroad critical...

00:09:32–00:12:56 EM's involvement in opening new programs...

00:00:09–00:05:22 Academic Planning Committee established...

00:05:22–00:07:56 During 1960s Bob Doremus became a full...

00:07:56–00:20:16 Critical change in administrative structure...

00:20:16–00:28:03 Question re general dissatisfaction with...

00:28:03–00:29:53 Relationship of deans to chancellors and...

00:29:53–00:30:10 End of side.

00:30:10–00:32:59 More on relations of different chancellors...

00:32:59–00:40:02 Proliferation of courses in humanities...

00:40:02–00:45:31 Comments on demographic projections and...

00:45:31–00:50:56 TAs. Full-time TA rate highest in the...

00:50:56–00:56:46 Decline and rebuilding of Spanish department...

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