Interview with John Mollenkopf : Stanford Urban Studies at 50 Oral History Project

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Abstract: In this oral history, John Mollenkopf, Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Sociology at the City University of New York Graduate Center, discusses his time teaching in and serving as faculty director of Stanford’s Urban Studies Program in the 1970s. Mollenkopf recounts how, while an assistant professor in the Public Management Program at the Graduate School of Business, he shaped and co-taught the Urban Studies introductory course with Fred Stout; organized a lecture series entitled “How Great was the Great Society?” that engaged academics across the political spectrum; and completed his dissertation and additional research in the records of the Bay Area Council that became the basis for his book The Contested City. Mollenkopf also offers insights into Stanford’s student protest culture and the culture of academia, particularly during the Nixon administration; San Francisco politics in the mid-1970s; and his personal political and intellectual development, including his collaboration on the journal Kapitalistate. He also reflects on the differences between Stanford and the CUNY system, which he joined in 1981.

Type of resource	sound recording-nonmusical, text
Extent	1 audio file; 1 text file; 1 photograph
Place	Stanford (Calif.)
Publisher	Stanford Historical Society
Date created	August 6, 2020
Language	English
Digital origin	born digital

Interviewee	Mollenkopf, John H., 1946-
Creator	Mollenkopf, John H., 1946-
Interviewer	Kahan, Michael
Interviewer	Meurice, Nova
Publisher	Stanford Historical Society

Subject	Mollenkopf, John H, 1946-
Subject	Cities and towns > Study and teaching
Subject	College teachers
Genre	Interview

Biographical profile	John Mollenkopf is a Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Sociology at the Graduate Center and coordinates its interdisciplinary concentration in public policy and urban studies and the public policy subfield within the Political Science PhD Program. Mollenkopf also directs the Center for Urban Research. With colleagues, he has authored or edited eighteen books on urban politics, urban policy, and the role of race, ethnicity, and immigration in New York City. Prior to joining the Graduate Center in 1981, he directed the Economic Development Division of the New York City Department of City Planning and taught urban studies and public management at Stanford University.
Transcript	Title Transcript
Finding Aid	Title Urban Studies at 50
Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/bb990sg8412
Location	SC1580
Repository	Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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Urban Studies at 50

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