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Ron Collins arrived at Eastern Michigan University in 1965 as Assistant Professor of Chemistry. After becoming Department Head in 1977, he was made Vice President for Academic Affairs in 1980, and then Provost in 1983 where he served until his retirement. In this interview, Collins discusses low EMU enrollment at the time of his arrival, the changes to the University over time, which Collins calls “overwhelmingly positive,” and the technological advances at Eastern. This interview was conducted for the purpose of gathering primary research for Laurence Smith’s book, Eastern Michigan University: A Sesquicentennial Portrait (1999).

Interview Date

8-24-1998

Keywords

Michigan State Normal College, student culture, College of Education, Harold Sponberg, Bruce Nelson, alcoholism, ACT, Rinehart Whitkey

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Permission to quote from this oral history should be requested from the University Archives (lib_archives@emich.edu).

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Ron Collins Oral History Interview, 1998 August 12

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