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1. Oral history interview with Blair A. Ruble, 2012
Ruble, Blair A., 1949-
- Name: Ruble, Blair A., 1949- (Interviewee)
- Format: oral histories
- Date: 2012
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation project. Part 3
- Abstract: Background and Early Life: birth in Beacon, New York, upbringing in Dobbs Ferry, New York, uncle Harry W. McGalliard was a politician in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, marriage to wife, Sally Ruble; Education: educated in public primary and secondary sc hools, college at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, learning Russian at Chapel Hill, Columbia University and Middlebury College, first visit to the Soviet Union in 1971, the International the International Research and exchanges Board's American Graduate Student Exchange program, doctoral studies at University of Toronto, study of labor law, relations and strikes in the Soviet Union; theme of abstraction in political science; Scholarly work: theme of post-Soviet cities: Saint Petersburg, Russia, World War II destruction, architecture, Vladimir I. Lenin, Iosif V. Stalin, Leningrad Party Affair, Moscow, Russia: wrote book on Leningrad, Leningrad: Shaping a Soviet City; work at think tanks: first job at Kennan Institute, deputy director of the National Council for Soviet and East European Research, work at Social Science Research Council on Russia, Japan and Korea programs, Carnegie Corporation of New York, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation president Victor Rabinowitch, Higher Education in the Former Soviet Union, Information, Science, Education Center, navigating the Soviet system of program administration, director of Kennan Institute, Timothy J. Colton, Deana Arsenian, Andrey V. Kortunov, Susan Bronson Nancy E. Popson, Vartan Gregorian, Mikhail S. Gorbachev, Vladimir V. Putin; Work with Carnegie Corporation of New York: fieldwork in Russia and the Ukraine, setting up Councils for Advancement and Support of Education or CASEs in the Caucasus region and for Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus, the Ministry of Education, theme of Soviet corruption and difficulties with legalization, the Foreign Agents Law and its impact on NGOs, diplomatic relations between Russia and the U.S. and security concerns for staff, gridlock in Washington, D.C. politics.
2. Oral history interview with Deana Arsenian, 2012
Arsenian, Deana, 1958-
- Name: Arsenian, Deana, 1958- (Interviewee)
- Format: oral histories
- Date: 2012
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation project. Part 3
- Abstract: Vice President, International Program and Program Director, Russia and Eurasia. Carnegie Corporation of New York. Early life and education: birth in Yerevan, parents' and grandparents' upbringing in Greece, ethnically Armenian family, upbringing in M oscow, father's work in entertainment industry, immigration to Massachusetts, the collapse of the Soviet Union; college and graduate school: Briarcliffe College, transfer to Barnard College, Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs, study of Soviet Union, Marshall D. Shulman, recruitment to Carnegie Corporation by David A. Hamburg; first tenure at Carnegie Corporation: the Cold War, David A. Hamburg, Avoiding Nuclear War, Frederic A. Mosher; reflections on work in Russia and former Soviet states: the Aspen Institute, Muslims in Russia, Eurasia; life in Rhode Island and tenure at Brown University: marriage to Mark Malkasian, work at Watson Institute for International Studies at Brown University; meeting Vartan Gregorian; return to Carnegie Corporation in 1997: U.S.-Russia relations, Vartan Gregorian, Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Program, Higher Education in the Former Soviet Union, Centers for Advanced Study and Education, Basic Research in Higher Education program, McKinsey & Company, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Russian Ministry of Education and Science, INO Center, Russian Ministry of Education and Science, Carnegie Moscow Center, Carnegie Endowment for Peace, Russian Initiative, Open Society Foundation, Partnership for Higher Education in Africa, the Open Society Institute, the International Peace and Security Program, the Higher Education and Libraries in Africa Program, Track II Diplomacy, the Islam Initiative, the Carnegie Scholars Program, September 11th 2001, Stephen J. Del Rosso, Arab Awakening, States at Risk program, Nuclear Threat Initiative, Program on Strategic Stability Evaluation.
3. Oral history interview with Donald M. Kerwin, Jr., 2013
Kerwin, Donald M., 1962-
- Name: Kerwin, Donald M., 1962- (Interviewee)
- Format: oral histories
- Date: 2013
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation project. Part 3
- Abstract: Story of an event in 2011 in Alabama where noted Freedom Rider and young DREAMer activist found parallels in their civil rights journey; testimony to the House of Representatives on abuses by Immigration officials and Border control to immigrants; rai sed in Washington D.C. with a social justice-oriented reading of Catholicism; joined Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC) to work with Haitian boat people in 1992; promoted to Executive Director of CLINIC; development of the network of legal service providers across the country to aid immigrants in the United States; relationship between Catholicism and immigration activism; importance of Carnegie Corporation in development of CLINIC; methodology of the Woodstock Theological Center to educate on faith traditions and immigration; role of faith in social justice work; partnership with Carnegie Corporation on shared vision for immigration integration, citizenship, legalization, voter rights; discussion of current laws and options for immigrants to become legalized: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, waivers, Temporary Protected Status, Kennedy-McCain Immigration Bill, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007, DREAM Act, refugee program, asylum; Vice President at Migration Policy Institute; appreciation of Carnegie's large vision and personal attention; future possibility of the United States as a non-immigrant country; immigrants exhibiting emblematic U.S. values.
4. Oral history interview with Hillary S. Wiesner, 2012
Wiesner, Hillary Suzanne
- Name: Wiesner, Hillary Suzanne (Interviewee)
- Format: oral histories
- Date: 2012
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation project. Part 3
- Abstract: Undergraduate studies: 1985 B.A. in religion from Harvard University, participation in Sardis Expedition in western Turkey; Ph.D in religion and discussion of historical conversation and commonalities between religions; discussion of work for UNESCO i n France beginning 1993: departure from academic roots, dissatisfaction with work environment; meeting with Vartan Gregorian in 2006; critique of "clash of civilizations" concept; influence of family's mixed religious background on studies; study of classical languages; hiring and transition to UNESCO; experience living in Jerusalem in early 1990s; transition to Carnegie Corporation as director of Islam Initiative: intellectual stimulus, busy social atmosphere, development of program to support young Muslim Americans in the arts; first year of grantmaking: need for expanded knowledge of Islam in America, memorable funded and unfunded projects; discussion of "Islamophobia": complications for Carnegie Corporation; influence of Iraq and Afghan wars: experience at UNESCO, current Carnegie grants, scholarship of Vartan Gregorian; expansion of Islam Initiative focus from domestic issues to international affairs; impressions of Vartan Gregorian; relationship between Carnegie Corporation and Library of Alexandria: grants and projects, effects of 2011 Egyptian revolution; discussion of funding decisions and projects funded; involvement with Carnegie Scholars program; reminiscences of high points in philanthropy career; public presence of Carnegie grantees; discussion of 2011 Arab Awakening: personal impressions, resulting developments in Carnegie programming; predictions for future Carnegie initiatives; sense of accomplishment through Islam Initiative.
5. Oral history interview with Janet L. Robinson, 2013
Robinson, Janet L., 1950-
- Name: Robinson, Janet L., 1950- (Interviewee)
- Format: oral histories
- Date: 2013
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation project. Part 3
- Abstract: Raised in Massachussetts; attended Salve Regina University; eleven years as public school teacher; transitioned to publishing to educate the citizenry; career at the New York Times Company; meeting Vartan Gregorian; mission of Andrew Carnegie; Carnegi e Corporation focus: education reform, immigration, international peace and security; constancy of purpose from Andrew Carnegie to Vartan Gregorian; affection for education; leadership qualities of Vartan Gregorian; unification across foundations behind a common initiative; immigration initiative; shared mission of Carnegie and The New York Times; journalism initiatives at Carnegie: News21; paying for quality journalism; relationship of journalism and philanthropy; management of investment portfolio before and after the 2008 financial crisis; partnerships with other foundations; staying true to Andrew Carnegie's mission; development of Islam Initiative; communication between Carnegie leadership and Board of Trustees; impact of teaching career on work with Carnegie
6. Oral history interview with John W. Slocum, 2012
Slocum, John W., 1961-
- Name: Slocum, John W., 1961- (Interviewee)
- Format: oral histories
- Date: 2012
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation project. Part 3
- Abstract: Beginnings: born in Champaign, Illinois, studied engineering and political science at University of Illinois, father in produce packing machine business, mother's death from lupus, Ph.D. in political science from University of Chicago, worked in broad casting, developed interest in Soviet Union; traveled to Russia in 1987 for summer language study; enjoyed interpersonal relationships and ethos of friendship in Russia; post-doctorate at Cornell University's Peace and Conflict Studies Program; taught at University of Oklahoma; hired at MacArthur Foundation as Program Office for the Initiative in the Former Soviet Union and for the Research and Writing Grants Competition; structure of MacArthur Foundation; projects worked on: Research and Writing Grants Competition in Moscow, reproductive rights in Central Asia and sustainable forestry in the Russian Far East, Basic Research and Higher Education in Russia (BRHE), Research and Writing Grants Competition in Chicago; development of joint initiative with Carnegie Corporation on higher education in Russia; Program Officer for BRHE; intersection of and differences between BRHE and Centers of Advanced Study in Education (CASEs); state of Social Sciences in Russia; leadership and goals of Jonathan F. Fanton at MacArthur Foundation and Vartan Gregorian at Carnegie Corporation on Russia programs; nuances between friends and grantees when working in philanthropy; future of philanthropy; overlap and tension between philanthropy and academia, government, and politics.
7. Oral history interview with Lisa S. Anderson, 2013
Anderson, Lisa S
- Name: Anderson, Lisa S (Interviewee)
- Format: oral histories
- Date: 2013
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation project. Part 3
- Abstract: Youth on south shore of Long Island and interest in city life; education: Sarah Lawrence College, Tufts University, Columbia University; development of interest in Middle East; focus of dissertation research on state formation in Tunisia and Libya, su pport of Tunisian and Libyan archivists throughout research; appreciation of role as a university administrator; relocation and renovation of American University in Cairo (AUC); grant to AUC from Carnegie Corporation: developing innovative use of technology online and in classrooms, making Egypt and AUC more accessible to public; public lectures about current events in Egypt; role of AUC to serve Egypt: developing relevant technologies and vaccines, serving as bridge between local and global; participation of AUC faculty and students in Tahrir Square protests in Egyptian Revolution of 2011; revitalization of Egyptian Student Union and revolutionary spirit of students; increasing prevalence of political discussions in Egypt; discussion of American Political Science Association's approach to study of the Middle East; increasingly comparative and interpretive nature of useful political science studies; experiences of intergeneration learning in academic and personal life; unimpressive U.S. policies towards Egypt.
8. Oral history interview with Omotade "Tade" Akin Aina, 2012
Aina, Tade Akin
- Name: Aina, Tade Akin (Interviewee)
- Format: oral histories
- Date: 2012
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation project. Part 3
- Abstract: (b. 1951); Carnegie Corporation Program Director, Higher Education and Libraries in Africa. Lagos, Nigeria in the 1950-60s; choice to pursue degrees in sociology at University of Lagos, London School of Economics and University of Sussex; return to University of Lagos in 1980: teaching, commitment to Nigeria, involvement in National Democratic Coalition; service as deputy executive secretary at Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa in Dakar, Senegal: support of autonomous African research and agendas; role as program officer at Ford Foundation for Governance and Civil Society program in Nairobi, Kenya: training, description of colleagues and office culture, developing African Philanthropy Initiative, mobilization of small-scale donors, promotion to regional representative at Middle East and North Africa office in Cairo, Egypt; influence of upheaval in Kenya in 2007 on work on women's rights and sexual equality; Partnership for Higher Education in Africa: initial meeting of foundation partners, comparison of foundation funding strategies, investment in bandwidth capability at universities, desegregation of South African universities following end of apartheid, role of evaluation in gauging grantee work, impact of Women's Scholarship Program on individuals and communities. Recruitment to Carnegie Corporation in 2008 as director of Higher Education and Libraries in Africa program: envisioning and enacting new programming on training and retaining next generation of African academics, establishing disciplinary networks within humanities and sciences, impact of 2008 recession on program funding; Public Libraries in South Africa program: choice to work in South Africa, grantee selection process, unique role/utility of libraries for South Africans; reimagining universities to meet African needs; comparison of Western versus non-Western measures of performance in education in Africa and United States; relationship of health of universities to health of society in general; challenges of measuring outcomes in grantmaking given short timeframes of grants; reflection on instability of Middle East and North Africa region and relation to "Arab Awakening": concern over treatment of Arab Revolution by North American foundations, importance of peacebuilding to success of African universities, graduate programs in peacebuilding supported by Carnegie Corporation; place of philanthropy within humanity.
9. Oral history interview with Robert A. Pape, 2013
Pape, Robert Anthony, 1960-
- Name: Pape, Robert Anthony, 1960- (Interviewee)
- Format: oral histories
- Date: 2013
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation project. Part 3
- Abstract: Born 1960 in Erie, Pennsylvania; personal: wife, Elizabeth, three children, involvement in Child's Voice; education: Catholic preparatory school, B.A. and M.A. from University of Pittsburgh, trip to China Freshman year, interest in U.S.-China relation s, Ph.D. in Political Science, study of international relations and international security, research in military strategy, post-doc at University of Michigan; career in academia: position starting up and teaching at United States Air Force's School of Advanced Airpower Studies, professorship at Dartmouth College, tenure professorship at University of Chicago; military strategy: Improvised Explosive Devices in Iraq and Afghanistan, air power issues in Bosnian War, strategy in Gulf and Iraq Wars; terrorism: Boston Marathon Bombing on April 15, 2013, September 11, 2001, research with the Chicago Project on Security and Terrorism, grant from Defense Threat Reduction Agency in collaboration with Argon National Laboratories, information collection on Tamil Tigers (Black Tigers) and Hezbollah, London Bombing in July 2005; authorship of three books on suicide terrorism and air strategy, journalistic contributions to well-known publications and television news: domestic and international terrorism, military strategy, strategic logic of suicide terrorism.
10. Oral history interview with Susan L. Woodward, 2013
Woodward, Susan L., 1944 September 6-
- Name: Woodward, Susan L., 1944 September 6- (Interviewee)
- Format: oral histories
- Date: 2013
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation project. Part 3
- Abstract: Early life: born in New York, raised in Minnesota where family lives, theme of family's interest in improving public education studying public education; university education: undergraduate studies at the University of Minnesota, work with Student Pro ject for Amity among Nations, early interest in African political development, visit to Yugoslavia and Croatia, doctoral studies at Princeton University, Professor Harry H. Eckstein, study of Serbian areas in Croatia; career in academia: positions at Northwestern University, Mount Holyoke College, Williams College, Yale University teaching comparative politics, political theory and international, theme of women in academia in recruitment, tenure, prejudice and authority in the classroom, theme of insularity in academic scholarship and policy-oriented research; research on Eastern Europe: John D. Steinbruner, visiting fellowship at the Brookings Institution, writing of the boom Balkan Tragedy, Slovenian and Croatian independence, work with the United Nations Protection Force of Croatia to asses Yugoslavia; work with Carnegie Corporation: Vartan Gregorian, Simon Chesterman, project connecting young academics, project connecting foreign state experts with locals, research on the role of women in peacebuilding, Alejandro Bendan̋̋a; theme of mediating and managing projects: supporting young academics, getting academic research to policymakers; contemporary events: conflict in Syria, peacebuilding and statebuilding after military intervention and impatience with lengthy processes.
11. Oral history interview with Vartan Gregorian, 2013
Gregorian, Vartan
- Name: Gregorian, Vartan (Interviewee)
- Format: oral histories
- Date: 2013
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation project. Part 3
- Abstract: In this ten session interview, Vartan Gregorian provides a wide-ranging reflection on his personal and professional backgrounds, his priorities leading the Carnegie Corporation of New York (CCNY), and the underlying philosophies that have informed his work. Many topics recur in different contexts across interview sessions. Gregorian discusses his youth in detail, including: his early life in the Armenian Quarter of Tabriz, Iran; his family and the influence of his grandmother; his move to Beirut, Lebanon; and his love of poetry. He discusses his education and his undergrad years at Stanford University, with a focus on his studies and cultural differences he observed between the United States and Armenia. He discusses meeting his wife Clare Gregorian, their life as a young couple, and their travels together. Gregorian describes his professional life before becoming president of CCNY. He discusses being a professor at San Francisco State University in the 1960s, and looks at the campus political climate and his teaching style. He discusses his roles at the University of Texas, Austin and as dean at the University of Pennsylvania. He also discusses his work as president of New York Public Library, detailing the library's administration, fundraising, and programming with New York City's public schools. He also describes his time as president of Brown and controversial events on campus during his tenure. Gregorian also reflects on his time at CCNY. Some topics covered are: the corporate culture of CCNY; CCNY's global outlook; funding; Gregorian's grantmaking philosophy; and changes that he implemented in Board of Trustee operations. He also discusses initiatives of the Corporation during his tenure including higher education in Africa; the Carnegie Scholars and study of Islam; higher education in Russia and former Soviet Union; elections reform; and partnerships in journalism, civics, and citizenship. Gregorian also discusses Afghanistan in great detail. He analyzes his PhD work and monograph on the country; his travels there; the country's history; the United States' wars in Afghanistan and Iraq; and Carnegie projects in Afghanistan. In additon, Gregorian elaborates on broader historical, literary, and philosophical topics. These include his personal thoughts on learning and respect; the history of Armenia and the Armenian diaspora; his research on the Soviet Union and travels there; his autobiography; the role of Islam in the world; nationalism; the effects of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks; and the history of US foreign policy.