ARCHIVES 2017: 206 - Alma Mater Uncovered: Students Res...

206 - Alma Mater Uncovered: Students Research Issues of Diversity in the Archives

Many educational institutions are grappling with issues of campus diversity and inclusion. The speakers explore several ways in which universities have enabled students to do intensive research into university history through fellowships or projects in the archives. Presenters discuss how this approach creates a "big tent" in which many interpretations of diversity are welcome and how it positions the archives as an important site of reflection and inquiry.

Chair

Jenny Kinniff

Hopkins Retrospective Program Manager, Johns Hopkins University

Jenny Kinniff is the Program Manager of Hopkins Retrospective, an initiative to explore the history of Johns Hopkins University and weave it into the university experience. Previously, she was Public Services and Outreach Librarian for Special Collections at George Washington Uni... Read More →

Speakers

Valerie Gillispie

University Archivist, Duke University

Valerie Gillispie is the University Archivist at Duke University. She collects institutional records in multiple formats, including born digital and social media content. Prior to joining Duke in 2011, she was Assistant University Archivist at Wesleyan University in Connecticut.

Erika Gorder

Associate University Archivist, Rutgers University

Erika Gorder, MA, MLIS, is Associate University Archivist at Rutgers University since 1998. Gorder is co-adjutant faculty at Rutgers School of Communication and Information. She has also worked as archivist at the New Jersey Historical Society and Rutgers Institute of Jazz Studie... Read More →