The Columbia College Chicago Oral History Project was conceived in 1997 by Louis Silverstein, a Distinguished Professor in the Humanities, History, and Social Sciences Department, now retired, who directed the project. Its goal: to preserve a record of College history from the 1960s through the words of the people who shaped the modern Columbia. Interviews were conducted from 1998 to 2004 with the assistance of Erin McCarthy and Chris Thale, professional historians. The edited transcripts are accessible here and the recordings are available onsite in the College Archives.
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| A | Date | Position at Time of Interview |
| Albers, Randy | 1998 | Chair, Fiction Writing Department |
| Alexandroff, Mike | 1998 | Columbia College Chicago President Emeritus |
| B | Date | Position at Time of Interview |
| Bailey, George | 1998 | Alumnus (1974) & English Department faculty |
| Baldwin, Sheila | 1998 | Alumna (1977) & Writing Department faculty |
| Bartoni, Doreen | 2004 | Dean of the School of Media Arts |
| Beaudoin, Beau Basil | 2001 | Student & Television Department faculty |
| Booker, Janice | 1998 | Manager of Administrative Services |
| Brownlee, Les | 1998 | Faculty, Journalism Department |
| Burlison, Barry | 1999 |
former Chair of Graphics Department |
| C | Date | Position at Time of Interview |
| Cannon, Charles | 2004 | Chair, Science and Math Department |
| Caref, Jacob | 1998 | Carpenter, Building Services Department |
| Carter-Harrison, Paul | 1998 | former Chair, Theater/Music Department & Playwright in Residence |
| Cassidy, Kevin | 1998 | Facilities Manager, Art Department, instructor, Art & Photography |
| Castillo, Mario | 2001 | Faculty, Department of Art and Design |
| Cohan-Lange, Suzanne | 1998 | Chair, Interdisciplinary Arts Department |
| Cohen, Marvin | 2004 | Director of Records/Registrar |
| Cristol, Pearl | 1999 | Retired Director of Payroll [available for viewing in the College Archives] |
| D | Date | Position at Time of Interview |
| DeKovic, Gene | 1998 | former Administrator, Faculty member, and Board Member |
| DeSalle, Mike | 2001 | Vice President, Finance & Chief Financial Officer |
| Del Valle, Tony | 1998 | Alumnus (1978) & Writing/English Department faculty |
| Dinello, Dan | 2004 | Faculty, Film and Video Department |
| Duff, John | 1998 | Columbia College Chicago President |
| Dunn, Larry | 1998 | Building Services Department |
| Dyke, Judy | 1998 | Associate Director of Admissions |
| E | Date | Position at Time of Interview |
| Economou, Rose | 2001 | Faculty, Journalism Department |
| Epstein, Paula | 1998 | Librarian & former Head of Library |
| Erdman, Joan | 2001 | Faculty, Liberal Studies Department |
| Erkert, Jan | 1998 | Faculty, Dance Department & Artistic Director, Jan Erkert & Dancers |
| Erpenbach, Diane | 2001 | Faculty, Management Department |
| F | Date | Position at Time of Interview |
|
Fine, Fred |
1998 | Public Affairs Director, Founder of AEMM program [available for viewing in the College Archives] |
| Floyd, Sam | 1998 | Director, Center for Black Music Research |
| Freeman, Chap | 1998 | Faculty, Film and Video Department |
| G | Date | Position at Time of Interview |
| 1998 | Provost & Executive Vice President Alumnus, 1969 |
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| Ganet-Sigel, Jane | 1998 | Chair, Dance Movement Therapy Department |
| Gardaphe, Fred | 1998 | Faculty, English Department |
| Graham, Glen | 1999 | Faculty, Liberal Education Department [available for viewing in the College Archives] |
| H | Date | Position at Time of Interview |
| Haliday-McQueen, Carol | 1998 | Faculty, Fine Arts Department |
| Hanson, Renee | 2004 | Faculty, English Department |
| Hayashi, Bill | 1998 | Faculty, Liberal Education Department |
| Hoover, Paul | 1998 | Poet in Residence, English Department |
| J | Date | Position at Time of Interview |
| James, Vanessa | 1999 | Faculty, Theater Department [available for viewing in the College Archives] |
| Johnson, Mary Elizabeth | 2004 | Director, Creative and Printing Services |
| Johnson, Paul | 1998 | Director, Human Resources |
| Johnson, Phyllis | 2001 | Faculty, Art, Entertainment, Media Management Department |
| K | Date | Position at Time of Interview |
| Kaplan, Mort | 2004 | Faculty, Marketing Communication Department |
| Katz, Brian | 1998 | Facilitator, Faculty Technology Support, Academic Deans Office |
| Kelly, Mark | 2001 | Acting Vice President, Student Affairs |
| Kennedy, Ann | 1998 | Administrative Assistant/Office Manager |
| Kilberg-Cohen, Garnett | 2004 | Chair, English Department |
| L | Date | Position at Time of Interview |
| Lerman, Zafra | 1998 | Director, Science Institute |
| Livingston, Sara | 2001 | Acting Associate Dean, Media Arts |
| Loverde, Carol | 2004 | Associate Director, Music Department |
| M | Date | Position at Time of Interview |
| May, Eric | 1998 | Alumnus (1975) & Faculty, English Department |
| McCarthy, Kim | 2001 | Faculty, Liberal Education Department |
| McGrath, Joan | 2004 | Administrative Assistance, Film & Video Department |
| Meyer, Irvin | 1998 | Building Engineer, Building Services Department |
| Moore, John | 1998 | Associate Dean, Student Affairs |
| Mordine, Shirley | 1998 | Chair, Dance Department & Director of the Dance Center |
| Morris, Ed | 1998 | Faculty, Public Relations Depart. (now Marketing Communication) |
| Mueller, RoseAnna | 2001 | Faculty, Liberal Education Department |
| Mulvany, John | 1998 |
Chair, Art & Design Dept. & |
| Date | Position at Time of Interview | |
| Niederman, Michael | 2004 | Chair, Television Department |
| O | Date | Position at Time of Interview |
| Osborne, Karen | 2004 | Faculty, English Department |
| P | Date | Position at Time of Interview |
| Pacyga, Dominic | 2001 | Faculty, Liberal Education Department |
| Palermo, Luke | 2001 | Faculty, Television Department |
| Parker, Al | 1998 | former Chair, Radio Department |
| Patinkin, Sheldon | 1998 | Chair, Theater Department |
| Perlman, Alfred "Bud" | 1998 | former President of the Board of Trustees |
| Prados, Teresa | 2001 | Assistant Chair, Liberal Education Department |
| R | Date | Position at Time of Interview |
| Rabiger, Michael | 1998 | Acting Chair, Film & Video Department |
| Radke, Peter | 2001 | Head Bursar |
| Rich, Dennis | 2004 | Chair, Arts, Entertainment, Media Management Department |
| Rosenblum, Lya Dym | 1998 | Vice President & Dean, Graduate School |
| Russell-Thomas, Steven | 2001 | Associate Academic Dean |
| Russo, William | 1998 | Head, Music Department & Director, Chicago Jazz Ensemble |
| Date | Position at Time of Interview | |
| Sanders, Don | 1999 | former Chair, Theater Department [available for viewing in the College Archives] |
| 1998 | former Vice President of Finance | |
| Schiff, Jeff | 2001 | Faculty, English Department |
| Schultz, John | 1998 | Professor Emeritus, Fiction Writing Department |
| Shiflett, Betty | 1998 | Alumna (1976) & Faculty, Writing Department |
| Shiflett, Shawn | 1998 | Alumnus (1976) & Faculty, Writing Department |
| Shineflug, Nana | 1998 | Faculty, Interdisciplinary Arts Department |
| Silverstein, Louis | 1998 | Faculty, Liberal Studies Department |
| Slade, Catherine | 1998 | Alumna (1971) & Faculty, Theater Department |
| Sloan, Lynn | 1998 | Faculty, Photography Department |
| Sullivan, Margaret | 2001 | Chair, Marketing Communication Department |
| Date | Position at Time of Interview | |
| Talbot, Janet | 2001 | Director, Academic Advising |
| Taylor, Tom | 1998 | Faculty, Art Department |
| Thompson, Peter | 2001 | Faculty, Photography Department |
| Traub, Charles | 1998 | former Chair, Photography Department |
| Tukes, Wayne | 2001 | Advisor, Academic Advising Department |
| Date | Position at Time of Interview | |
| Wagner, Jon | 1998 | former Faculty, Social Sciences & Program Developer |
| Weiner, Paula | 1998 | Administrator & Manager, Liberal Education Department |
| White, Woodie | 2001 | Vice President, Institutional Advancement |
| Whitworth, Ernie | 1998 | former Chair, Fine Arts Department |
| Williams, Albert | 1998 | Faculty, Music Department |
| Williams, Diane | 1998 | Alumna (1984) & Faculty, Liberal Education Department |
| Woodbury, Richard | 1998 | Faculty, Dance Department & Music Director, Dance Center |
