Chace, William M.
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- William M. Chace discusses his involvement with Stanford’s Faculty Senate, including his time as chair during the 1978-1979 term. He discusses the founding of the Faculty Senate, in part, as a response to civil unrest on campus during the Vietnam War. He describes issues that came before the body, its rules and procedures, the Committee on Committees, the Steering Committee, and the role of the Academic Secretary. Chace shares memories of senate colleagues and friends and expresses admiration for Herbert Packer’s intellect and exemplary leadership during the turbulent 1960s. Chace recalls actions the Faculty Senate took in response to the politics of the era, including sending a delegation to Washington DC in response to U.S. bombing in Cambodia. He offers his opinion on debates over the Western Culture course at Stanford, compares Stanford’s Faculty Senate to administrative bodies at other universities, and talks about the founding of Stanford Continuing Studies. Chace also provides information on his early life and education and the circumstances that led him to join the faculty of the Stanford Department of English in 1968.
Description
Type of resource | mixed material |
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Date created | May 2, 2017 |
Creators/Contributors
Author | Chace, William M. | |
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Contributing author | Marine-Street, Natalie | |
Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
Subjects
Subject | William Chace |
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Subject | Stanford Historical Society |
Subject | oral histories |
Subject | interviews |
Subject | higher education |
Subject | professors |
Subject | faculty governance |
Subject | Stanford University. Faculty Senate |
Subject | Stanford University > Continuing Studies program |
Bibliographic information
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Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/wq384qx6516 |
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- The materials are open for research use and may be used freely for non-commercial purposes with an attribution. For commercial permission requests, please contact the Stanford University Archives (universityarchives@stanford.edu).
- Copyright
- Copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved.
Preferred citation
- Preferred Citation
Chace, William M. (2017).
Interview for the Stanford Faculty Senate Oral History Project. Stanford Historical Society
Oral History Program Interviews (SC0932). Department of Special Collections & University
Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif. Available at:
https://purl.stanford.edu/wq384qx6516
Collection
Stanford Historical Society Oral History Program interviews, 1999-2022
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