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Oral History Interview, Janet Hyde (2547)
Abstract
In her August 2025 interview, Janet Hyde, Professor Emerit of Psychology and Gender and Women’s Studies (GWS), describes her academic journey to UW-Madison. After earning her PhD from UC-Berkeley, she was hired as an assistant professor of psychology at Bowling Green University. She then moved to Denison University before eventually receiving an offer from UW. She mentions Chancellor Donna Shalala and Letters & Science Dean David Cronon as important figures for paying the GWS Department more attention in funding and resources. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the GWS @ 50 Oral History Project of the UW-Madison Archives & Records Management oral history collection.
Subject
Gender & Women's Studies Department
Psychology Department
Chancellor Donna Shalala
Dean David Cronon
tenure
joint appointment
Permanent Link
http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/96516Type
Recording, oral
Description
In her August 2025 interview, Janet Hyde, Professor Emerit of Psychology and Gender and Women’s Studies (GWS), describes her academic journey to UW-Madison. To learn more about this oral history, download & review the index first (or transcript if available). It will help determine which audio file(s) to download & listen to.