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Kate Mehuron, professor of History and Philosophy and the Department of Women's and Gender Studies, and Dennis O'Grady, professor with the Departments of Communication, Media, and Theater Arts and Women's and Gender Studies, were both instrumental in the planning and implementation of the EMU LGBT Resource Center. Acting as a vital connection between faculty, students, and administration, Mehuron and O'Grady describe working with other faculty like Kathleen Russell to win support for the center. They also describe some of the pushback to the center amongst EMU faculty.
Interview Date
8-30-2024
Keywords
Eastern Michigan University, LGBT Resource Center, student support, faculty, student activism, allyship
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Recommended Citation
Jones, Matt and Hacanyan, Kat, "Kate Mehuron and Dennis O'Grady, Oral History Interview, 2024" (2024). Oral Histories. 220.
https://commons.emich.edu/oral_histories/220