Scope and Contents Video recording of the Antisemitism at Davidson: Then and Now Panel Discussion, held March 14, 2019 in the Lilly Family Gallery of Chambers Building. Speakers included Professor Ronald Linden, Professor Ruth Ault, alum Joe Pearlman '79, and current student Caroline Black '20. The panelists were asked a series of questions regarding ways Jewish identity at Davidson has changed over time, as well as their experiences with antisemitism. Linden specifically discusses his experiences in 1977 when...

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Oral history interview and transcript with Andres Sanchez, Davidson College class of 2019. Sanchez discusses the formation of Latin Greek societies at Davidson College as a member of Lambda Theta Phi Latin, Inc and treasurer of OLAS for four years. This interview was conducted as part of Dr. Jane Mangan's HIS 259 course.

Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Arielle Korman, Davidson College class of 2017. Arielle Korman discusses her background growing up Jewish in New York, including her synagogue, music, and education. She contrasts the rich religious community she had to her experience of Jewishness at Davidson College, which was more focused on active education, leadership, and community building. Korman talks from her perspective as a former student leader: the events she held, promotion of Jewish student life,...

Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Charles Horwitz, Davidson College class of 2008. In the interview, Horwitz discusses the cultural transition from Maryland, where he was raised in a strong Jewish community, to Davidson College where Christianity was more prominent. Horwitz explains how his Davidson experiences impacted his understanding of his own Jewish identity, discusses the founding of Hillel, references his experiences studying abroad in Germany and Israel as a Kelley Scholar, and emphasizes...

Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Cintra Pollack, Davidson College class of 1999. Pollack recounts her Jewish background and her experience as a Jewish student at Davidson College. She speaks of the isolation she often felt as one of the few Jewish students on campus. Pollack shares experiences ranging from writing an op-ed addressing Davidson’s exclusionary Board of Trustees policy, finding a Jewish community studying abroad in China, inklings of anti-semitism at local bars, and strengthening...

Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Hannah Joy Sachs, Davidson College class of 2016. Sachs discusses how her relationship with Judaism evolved both prior to and after Davidson College, the presence of Hillel and Interfaith Dinner Club events, building community with other Jewish students and other minority student organizations, the advocacy of Dr. Pegelow-Kaplan, working with local synagogues, experiences as an Asian Jewish student, and the mentorship of faculty and staff involved with her thesis...

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Oral history interview and transcript with Joanna Ramirez '15 conducted on November 24, 2019. During the interview Ramirez discusses why she chose to attend Davidson College and how she found a sense of community at Davidson. Ramirez participated in several organizations—including, Students Together Reaching for Individual Development and Education (STRIDE), Organization of Latin American (OLAS), and Minority Association for Premedical Students (MAPS)

Scope and Contents Oral history interview and transcript with Judith Rosales Rivas, Davidson College class of 2017. Rivas discussed the Golden Door Scholarship program for students with DACA, her friendship with Jessica Gumucio (Davidson College valedictorian), the value of STRIDE, discrimination and racism at Davidson and in the larger community, her time as a hall counselor, the impact of Donald Trump's election (particularly for undocumented students), and using her skills as a bilingual volunteer to help...

Scope and Contents Oral history interview and transcript with Karen Cabrera McDonald, Davidson College class of 2018. During the interview, Karen Cabrera McDonald discusses the importance of the STRIDE program, serving on the executive board of OLAS, working with SIAD (Student Initiative for Academic Diversity), the need for programming for Spanish-speaking families, tensions between international students raised in Latin America versus Latinx students raised in the United States, work with the student group...

Scope and Contents Oral history interview and transcript with Leslie Alvarado, Davidson College class of 2017. Alvarado grew up in Naples, FL before attending Davidson College as a mathematics major. In the interview, Alvarado discusses the STRIDE mentorship program, the presence of OLAS, the Bonner Scholars program, studying abroad in Ireland, bringing Latinx sororities and fraternities to campus, the presidential election, and how navigating predominantly white spaces impacted her as a woman of color....