Interviewer
Donna McCrea
Files
Description
Beverly Edmond discusses her 21-month tenure as Interim Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at the University of Montana [UM]. She describes her educational background which includes a master’s degree in Public Administration and a Ph.D. in Political Science with a concentration in Public Administration. Edmond talks about her career as a high-level administrator at several higher-education institutions, as well as a federal government employee, and how she utilized this collective work experience in her role as Interim Provost at UM. Edmond discusses spearheading different task forces at UM, particularly Academic Program and Administrative Services Prioritization [APASP], to help address UM’s budget crisis and find ways to increase efficiency. She also elaborates on the challenges she has faced living and working in Missoula, Montana, as a woman of color, and shares her personal thoughts on the importance of cultivating diversity at an academic institution.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Leadership, Universities and colleges; Higher education leadership, Women; Higher education leadership, Women of color; Higher education leadership, African-American Women; Political science; Public Administration; Academic Program and Administrative Services Prioritization [APASP]; Office of Commissioner of Higher Education [OCHE], Montana; University of Montana, Missoula; Montana University System; Board of Regents, Montana University System; Diversity; Hiring, Diversity; Diversity, Academic institutions; Southern Association of Colleges and Schools [SACS]; Edmond, Beverly; Stearns, Sheila; Keller, Rosi; Engstrom, Royce; The Registry for College and University Presidents
Original Date
3-26-2018
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Women in Leadership at the University of Montana Oral History Project, OH 461, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 461-001
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound file (01:37:12 min.) digital + 1 transcript (23 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:37:12 minutes
Local Filename
OH_461_001.mp3; OH_461_001.pdf
Citation
Edmond, Beverly, "Beverly Edmond Interview, March 26, 2018" (2018). Women in Leadership at the University of Montana Oral History Project. 1.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/umwomenleaders/1