Creator: Carolyn Stieber, Jeff Charnley

Subjects: Anniversaries, Sesquicentennial

Description:

Carolyn Stieber earned a BS degree from the University of Chicago, worked as a civilian for the US Navy for many years, and then graduated with a masters degree from the University of Pittsburgh in political science.

In 1957, Stieber joined the Political Science department at MSU and began teaching American politics, then state and urban politics, and eventually Michigan politics. She attended the Michigan Constitutional Convention in the 1960s, interviewing many of the major players at this convention.

Stieber was appointed as the ombudsman for MSU students (graduate and undergraduate) in 1974 and was instrumental in changing the Academic Freedom report so if a student won a grievance or an appeal, some named individual would need to see that justice is done. She served as president of College and University Ombudsmen, was on the board of directors of SPIDR (Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution), and presently serves on the Community Relations Coalition for the City of East Lansing (consisting of MSU representatives; East Lansing business people, city officials, city police; MSU students). Stieber retired from MSU in 1991.

Topics/People Covered in the Interview include: Political Science Department; MSU Ombudsman; Academic Freedom report; Clifton Wharton; David Scott; John DiBiaggio; College and University Ombudsmen; SPIDR; Community Relations Coalition; Frederick Dutton; John Hannah; Edgar Harden; Clark Kerr; Cecil Mackey; student unrest in 1960s; Vietnam Project; Charlie Press; James Rust; Dan Soffin

Date: August 1, 2001

Format: Audio/mp3

Original Format: Audiocassettes

Resource Identifier: Carolyn_Stieber_Intv_t1s1.mp3

Collection Number: UA 3

Language: English

Rights Management: Educational use only, no other permissions given. Copyright to this resource is held by Michigan State University and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.

Contributing Institution: University Archives & Historical Collections, MATRIX, Office of the Provost

Relation: Sesquicentennial Oral History Project

Contributor: MSU Archives and Historical Collections

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