Cheryl Grills oral history - August 23, 2022
Date of Interview
8-23-2022
Contributor
Ochoa, Margarita [interviewer]
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Description
This interview with Cheryl Grills (she/her), recorded on August 23, 2022, discusses her early work in social justice activism, connection to the value of education of the whole person, extensive involvement in campus organizations, student protests and building a sense of community for and with the Black campus community, teaching research experiences which place students in contact with real people and communities, and founding the Psychology Applied Research Center at Loyola Marymount University. At the time of this interview, Cheryl was 65 years old, identified as African American and a practitioner of the Ifa and Akan religions, and resided in Inglewood, California. She had spent 37 years as a faculty member at Loyola Marymount University (LMU), and at the time of this interview was a Professor of Psychology in the Psychology department and President's Professor in the Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts. Cheryl was originally from Charleston, South Carolina.
Subject
African American college teachers; Experiential learning; Jesuits--Education; Jesuit universities and colleges; Loyola Marymount University--History; Universities and colleges--United States--History
Keywords
Cura Personalis; Engaged learning; Psychology education; Social justice activism; Student research; Study abroad; Unhoused peoples
Project
Inclusive History and Images Project
Geographic Location
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Language
eng
Source
Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University
Digital Identifier
LML_UA_IHIP_001470001
Format
video/mp4
Format Extent
1 video; 01:12:48
Type Value
Moving Images
Transcription
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Donor
Grills, Cheryl
Sponsor
Bill Hannon Foundation
Copyright
Recommended Citation
Grillsl [narrator], Cheryl, "Cheryl Grills oral history - August 23, 2022" (2022). Oral Histories Collection. 14.
https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/oral_histories/14
Notes
At the time of this interview, Margarita Ochoa was the Associate Professor and Associate Chair of History in the Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts at Loyola Marymount University (LMU). She was a first-generation Mexican American and first-generation college student. Many of the interviews for the Inclusive History and Images Project were conducted by students enrolled the HIST499: Independent Studies Oral Histories of LMU course taught by Margarita Ochoa.