Episodes
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University education as service to the countryStudents demonstrating, police involvement
(poor audio towards end)
Transcript can be found here.
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Laboratory schoolEthiopian University ServiceEthiopian School Leaving Certificate Exam"I was gratified that no leaks were even rumored much less were confirmed while I was director"
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Ethiopia, "phase 1" of the university 1962-1968development and consolidation of the universityInvolvement of many nationalities"I feel gratified that the school we created served the people"
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First year in Ethiopia (1963-1964)Met Emperor Haile SelassieDevelopment and consolidation of the universityMarried to mom (Yeshi)
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2 years at Columbia3 years of teachingarrival, initial impressionsschools attendedCivil Rights movement in the US, meeting Malcom X & othersdaily lifenews from home
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Travel to America, impressions of Cairo & Europe, time at Harvard, traveling within the US in the 1960s
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In this episode, we continue Dad’s experiences as an undergraduate student at University College of Addis Ababa (UCAA)
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Dad discusses his experiences entering the University College of Addis Ababa in the second ever class.
1951 GCE exam, given by British Council5 exams, 1 week2nd class at UCAA, 100 students total, 1 buildingsome faculty and administration were Jesuits (again)the teachers "gently guided" us toward our majorsemperor visited frequentlyYou can find the transcript of episode here.
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Return of mother from ItalyRestoration of Emperor Haile SelassieGoing to church schoolHousehold life
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French Canadian JesuitsBoarding school lifeVisits to the school by the emperorHappy memories
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Father's historyMother's historyDaily household eventsSiblingsItalian war
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