Tonderai Mushipe oral history interview, 2020 November 16

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Tonderai Mushpie shares his experiences as an undergraduate and graduate student at UNC Charlotte from 2007 to 2020 and his experience as a current Ph.D. candidate pursuing a doctorate in Geography and Earth Sciences. [All times approximate] Tonderai discusses his participation in the University Transition Opportunities Program [5:52], his work as a campaign volunteer for Barack Obama in 2008 and Obama's rally at UNC Charlotte [11:36], his work as a doctoral candidate at UNC Charlotte [17:29], his internship in Washington, DC as a graduate student [19:23], student involvement [25:42], and his experience as a Black student on campus [36:17]. He also discusses the campus response to the Keith Lamont Scott shooting in 2016 [44:05] and his role as a member of the Remembrance Commission in the aftermath of the shooting at UNC Charlotte on April 30, 2019 [42:40; 51:46].

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Title: Tonderai Mushipe oral history interview, 2020 November 16
Interviewee: Mushipe, Tonderai Elton
Interviewer: Marshall, Sylvia
Place of Publication: Charlotte, North Carolina
Publisher: J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections & University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Date of Interview: 2020-11-16
Physical Description: 1 video file (1:03:04) : digital, MP4
Object Type: moving image
Genre: spoken word
Language: eng
Interviewee Biography: Tonderai Mushipe was born in Durham, North Carolina. He was educated at UNC Charlotte, where he earned a BS in Economics and International Studies Minor in 2012, a Masters in Public Administration in 2016, and where he was enrolled in the doctoral program in Geography focused on Urban Regional Analysis. He was employed at UNC Charlotte as a Teaching Assistant and as a Research Assistant through the National Science Foundation.
Abstract: Tonderai Mushpie shares his experiences as an undergraduate and graduate student at UNC Charlotte from 2007 to 2020 and his experience as a current Ph.D. candidate pursuing a doctorate in Geography and Earth Sciences. [All times approximate] Tonderai discusses his participation in the University Transition Opportunities Program [5:52], his work as a campaign volunteer for Barack Obama in 2008 and Obama's rally at UNC Charlotte [11:36], his work as a doctoral candidate at UNC Charlotte [17:29], his internship in Washington, DC as a graduate student [19:23], student involvement [25:42], and his experience as a Black student on campus [36:17]. He also discusses the campus response to the Keith Lamont Scott shooting in 2016 [44:05] and his role as a member of the Remembrance Commission in the aftermath of the shooting at UNC Charlotte on April 30, 2019 [42:40; 51:46].
Digital Object Notes: MKV access copy created on ingest from MP4 interview originally recorded on zoom.us version 5.2.1.
Interviewee Occupations: Graduate teaching assistants
Subjects--Names: Obama, Barack
Mushipe, Tonderai Elton
Chavis, Ben, 1948-
Scott, Keith Lamont, 1973-2016
Subjects--Organizations: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Black Student Union (UNC Charlotte)
Subjects--Topics: College students
Universities and colleges--Alumni and alumnae
African Americans--Education
School Shooting
Political participation
Subjects--Geographic: North Carolina--Charlotte
Zimbabwe
North Carolina--Durham
Washington, D.C.
Subjects--Genre: Oral histories
Interviews
Coverage--Dates: 2000-2020
Digital Collection Title: UNC Charlotte Oral History Interviews
Digital Project Title: Telling Our Stories: Black Alumni Oral History Project
Rights: This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.
Internet Media Type: video/mp4
Identifier: BL-MU0011
Handle URL: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:7751

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