Interview with Eleanor Samworth
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Title
Interview with Eleanor Samworth
Date
April 22, 2015
Is Part Of
Skidmore Saratoga Memory Project
Description
Eleanor Samworth came to Skidmore in 1964. During her tenure she experienced the move to the new campus, growth in student enrollments, inception of coeducation in 1970, expansion of Liberal Studies, and computer use as central to many disciplines. As chair of the Chemistry/Physics Department she oversaw the inception of Physics as a separate major and an agreement with Dartmouth for an engineering program. In this interview she also discusses her involvement with the Skidmore Chapter of AAUP, especially a study of salary disparities between men and women faculty. She remarks on how President Palamountain’s tenure was marked by construction and, during the Vietnam war era, tensions between faculty and administration. Under the Porter presidency she saw an increase in money raised for student scholarships as well as a growth in student minority recruitment and funds for faculty support and endowed chairs. Since her retirement in 1994 she has volunteered for a number of local organizations.
Language
English (en)
Creator
Dym, Jordana; Stern, Rebecca, '16
Subject
Retiree Oral History Project
Contributor
Eileen McAdam
Type
Oral History
Date Created
January 5, 2016
Date Copyrighted
January 5, 2015
Date Submitted
January 17, 2016
Date Issued
January 17, 2016
Date Modified
January 17, 2016
Date Valid
January 17, 2016
Oral History Item Type Metadata
Interviewer
Eileen McAdam, Sound and Story Project of the Hudson Valley
Interviewee
Eleanor Samworth
Location
Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY, 12866
Original Format
Audio recording
Record Creation Date
December 13, 2018
Collection
Citation
Dym, Jordana; Stern, Rebecca, '16, “Interview with Eleanor Samworth ,” Skidmore Saratoga Memory Project, accessed October 22, 2024, https://ssmp.skidmore.edu/document/247.
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