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  • Collection: Oral Histories from 1960s Binghamton Alumni

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Interview with Jerome "Jerry" Raik and Dr. Barrie Raik

Jerome "Jerry" Raik graduated from Harpur College in 1967 with a degree in Theater. Following graduation, he joined the Peace Corps and served in South Korea. Over the course of his career, Jerry worked in a variety of fields, including teaching English as a Second Language and activity therapy in a...

Interview with Dr. Edward Fisher

Dr. Edward Fisher grew up in the Bronx, New York, and graduated from Harpur College in 1971 with a degree in mathematics. He earned his medical degree through SUNY Downstate and New York University, completed his residency at Duke University, received an M.P.H. from the University of North Carolina ...

 

John Ellis of Binghamton graduated from Harpur College in 1970 with a degree in history. While at Harpur, he participated in the Outward Bound program and later pursued graduate studies in political science. He went on to work for his family's longtime business, Ellis Furniture in Binghamton, eventu...

 

Rodney Alexander was raised in the Bronx and graduated from Harpur College in 1968 with a B.A. in Social Sciences. He later earned degrees in public administration and business administration from New York University. Alexander served as executive director of the Manhattan Educational Opportunity Ce...

Interview with Joy Yagman

Joy Yagman was born in Brooklyn and raised in Mount Sinai, Long Island. She graduated from Harpur College in 1972 with a degree in history and later earned a master’s degree in education in geriatric counseling from Cleveland State University. Her career has included positions as a labor services ...

Interview with Dr. Steven J. Diner

Steven J. Diner is an American historian, educator, and university administrator. Born and raised in the Bronx, he graduated from Harpur College in 1966 and earned a master’s degree in history there in 1968. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. Diner taught at several universities...

 

Mabel Payne is a first-generation American from the South Bronx and a graduate of Harpur College, where she earned a degree in Social Sciences with a focus on Cultural History in 1971. She later earned an M.S. in Education and a Professional Certificate in Counseling and Student Personnel Services f...

Interview with Dr. Eric D. Weitz

Dr. Eric Weitz is Distinguished Professor of History and the former Dean of Humanities and Arts at The City College of New York (CCNY). Trained in modern German and European history, Weitz has also worked in international and global history. He is currently completing A World Divided: A Global H...

Interview with Barry Schneider

Recipient of Distinguished Alumnus Award. Principal of Schneider Mediation. Avid athlete at Harpur College. (His nickname at Harpur was “Peanuts.”) Mediation judge in Phoenix. He (Ret.) served on the Maricopa County Superior Court for 21 years, from 1986 to 2007. He first practiced in New York C...

 

Barbara Kriegsman Espenschied, American Librarian. Certified reading specialist, New Jersey, New York; She worked as adult services supervisor for the Edison Public Library and as public relations officer for the I.L. Peretz Community Jewish School in New Brunswick before that. She is a member of th...

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