Goss, Jim 2015-01-07

This interview features Jim Goss. Goss continues discussing issues with the Lubbock Independent School District and his involvement with seeking to remedy the inequities within the district. Goss also details his research and presentations as a professor in the Department of Anthropology at Texas Tech University. Finally, Goss briefly reflects upon his career and retirement and recalls a trip he made to Oregon and Utah to see his family.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Jim Goss

Additional Parties Recorded:

Date: January 07, 2015

Location: Lubbock, Texas

Interviewer: Daniel Sanchez

Length: 01:13:03

Abstract

Inequities within LISD; Goss’s letter to TEA; Goss’s letter to Dr. Ruben Olivares; Change of LISD’s accreditation status; Naming of the new middle schools; Investigation of Goss’s tenure; Goss’s 1983 faculty review; Goss resigns as museum director; Goss’s research and presentations; Goss’s participation in associations and societies; Goss’s evaluation from Paul Johnson; Goss’s retirement letter; Reflections on life and career

Access Information

Original Recording Format: born digital audio

Recording Format Notes: cd copy available in reading room

Transcript: Transcript available on dspace <https://hdl.handle.net/10605/373904>

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