Interview with Keller Dunn, July 11, 1978

Partial Transcript: Um, my name is Marguerite Ruttle and I'm working for the Urban League this summer doing a project on blacks in Lexington, segregation/integration...

Segment Synopsis: Dunn details his experience according to school and career from his youth through 1978.

Keywords: Dean of Admissions; Extension office

Subjects: Education; Universities and colleges--Admission; University extension; University of Kentucky

Partial Transcript: Um, kind of stepping aside from that...

Segment Synopsis: Dunn talks about the development of a program designed to gain a higher population of minority students enrolled at the University of Kentucky.

Keywords: Action league; Admissions; Athletics; Black Student Union (BSU); Diversity; Education programs; Funding; Orgena; Summer programs; University funds

Subjects: African American college students--Social conditions; African Americans--Education (Higher); Athletics; College athletes--Recruiting; College sports; Demonstrations; Finance; Minorities; Minority students; Prejudices; Students, Black; Universities and colleges--Admission

Partial Transcript: Did you ever consider that--were they lower income blacks?

Segment Synopsis: Dunn generally discusses the group of people that participated in the program.

Keywords: Diversity; Marginalization; Marginalized; Social support; White privilege

Subjects: African American college students--Social conditions; African Americans--Education (Higher); Communities; Low-income college students; Minorities; Minority students; Poor; Student adjustment; Students, Black

Partial Transcript: Who recruits most of the blacks now? I mean, is there still some type of program such as that or?

Segment Synopsis: Dunn specifies what the University of Kentucky did in regard to the enrollment of Black students in 1978 through recruitment tactics and the creation of a welcoming environment.

Keywords: Admissions; Cooperation; Equality; Recruitment; Resentment; Special admissions; Student adjustment; Student perspectives

Subjects: African American college students--Social conditions; African Americans--Education (Higher); Discrimination; Minority students; School integration; Universities and colleges--Admission; University of Kentucky

Partial Transcript: Um, last semester, um, I heard that the blacks complained that there was not enough, um, being done in recruiting blacks to the University. Is this true?

Segment Synopsis: Dunn asserts that all people are racist and explains this view. He explores the racial situation in schools and the Lexington community.

Keywords: Black Voices; Buell Armory; Buell Armory fire; Covert racism; Criticism; Philosophy; ROTC fire; White privilege

Subjects: African Americans--Social conditions.; Communities; Race discrimination.; Racism; United States--Race relations.

Partial Transcript: Are you, uh--is this project--are you looking--is this just a research sort of historical review or are you looking for ways to go or whatever?

Segment Synopsis: Dunn wraps up by addressing the purpose of the interview, the existing progress, and what he expects to happen in the future.

Keywords: College demographics; College population; Stereotypes

Subjects: African American college students--Social conditions; African Americans--Education (Higher); Minority students; Racism