Interview with Hazel W. Forsythe, April 1, 1992

Interview Summary

In this second interview with Professor Hazel Forsythe, she describes her work and the organizations with which she is personally involved. She is a member of several Caribbean associations. She describes her job as one that is good for personal development, but that does require certain skills such as working with others. Forsythe also discusses her teaching methods. She sees her research as the most difficult aspect of her position, but talking with students the most fun. She describes some of her travels, including trips to Indonesia to collect information for UNICEF. Forsythe also talks about UK in general and the outside perception that Kentucky is not interested in education. Forsythe discusses the influence of gender on academic career possibilities and reacts to people who consider her work "women's work." As a native of Guyana, she describes racial influences upon her career at UK, but explains that that she has never seen any racial tension on campus. She talks about working conditions, stating that the expectations for the amount of work that the faculty should do is unrealistic. She also describes her work experience, stating that after receiving her B.S. degree, she worked with the Ministry of Education in Guyana as a lecturer in the College of Education. She then taught teachers strategies for nutrition and worked with the Carnegie School for Home Economics, which organized home economics and nutrition programs throughout Guyana. She also worked as a part-time lecturer at the University of Guyana and as the principal of a school.

Interview Keyword

Women in higher education. Women--Education (Higher) Sexism in higher education Sex discrimination in higher education. Minorities in higher education Discrimination in higher education African American college students--Social conditions African Americans--Education--Kentucky--Lexington

Interview LC Subject

Forsythe, Hazel W., 1948- Forsythe, Hazel W., 1948- --Interviews Guyana University of Kentucky University of Kentucky--History College environment College teachers--Social conditions Education, Higher--Kentucky Educators College teachers--Job satisfaction Universities and colleges--Finance College teachers--Salaries, etc. College teachers--Workload Universities and colleges--Faculty College teaching

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