Dubois, Philip L.

Jeffers, William Thomas

Charlotte, North Carolina

J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections & University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

2020-02-25

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Dr. Philip L. Dubois was a 68-year-old man at the time of the interview, which took place in his office at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He was born in Oakland, California in 1950. He was educated at the University of California Davis, where he earned a BA in political science in 1972, and at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he earned an MA and PhD in political science in 1974 and 1978 respectively. He began his academic career at the University of California, Davis, where he rose in the ranks, and was subsequently employed as the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at UNC Charlotte from 1991-1997. He served as the President of the University of Wyoming between 1997 and 2005, and he returned to UNC Charlotte in 2005 to become the institution’s fourth Chancellor, holding that position until his retirement in 2020.

Dr. Philip L. Dubois, Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte) discusses the April 30th shooting and the campus response to the tragedy in both the immediate aftermath and in the long-term. This included crisis communication, the remembrance vigil, altered commencement plans, and the immediate impact to the campus. Long term issues involve establishing the Remembrance Commission, planning for the one-year anniversary (he notes work undertaken while President of the University of Wyoming related to the Matthew Shepard murder in 1998), and potential plans for the spaces in Kennedy affected by the shooting. Chancellor Dubois also mentions meeting and speaking with Craig Terrell, the father of the shooter. He recalls what Mr. Terrell told him of his son's background. He concludes the interview discussing plans for "UNC Charlotte United: April 30 - A Remembrance Concert." (Note: due to Covid19, the live portions of "UNC Charlotte United: April 30 - A Remembrance Concert" were shifted to a virtual experience.)

MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on a Zoom H5 digital recorder with XY modular mic.

College presidents
College administrators

Dubois, Philip L.
Cooper, Roy, 1957-
Bowles, Erskine B. (Erskine Boyce), 1945-
Lorden, Joan F.
Parlier, Reed, -
Howell, Riley, -
Bogdan, John, 1965-

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department
University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Emergency management
College students
School shootings
Universities and colleges--Administration
Compassion
Campus violence
Memorials
Collective memory
First responders
Universities and colleges--Security measures
Campus police
Commencement ceremonies

North Carolina--Charlotte

Oral histories
Interviews

2010-2020

UNC Charlotte Oral History Interviews

Niner Nation Remembers Oral History Project

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UNC Charlotte April 30 tragedy memorial collection, MS0584, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. https://findingaids.uncc.edu/repositories/4/resources/1535

NR-DU0018

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:3088