Vern Fein · Voices of Illinois · University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library

Title: Vern Fein
Date(s): 3/21/2018
Interviewee(s): Vern Fein See all items with this value
Interviewer(s): Alicia Hopkins See all items with this value
Interviewer Position: Archives Staff
Summary: Vern Fein graduated from the University of Illinois in the early 1970s. Since that time he has stayed in the community and taught. In this interview, he talks about his political activism as a student and how those experiences have shaped his life. Fein served as president of the Students for a Democratic Society and was involved in Students for Free Speech. Fein worked for the on-campus underground newspaper, Walrus, helped establish the Red Herring, and was pivotal in campus organizing.
Subject(s): red herring See all items with this value; students for a democratic society See all items with this value; students for free speech See all items with this value; walrus See all items with this value
Related Resources: Chronology of Campus Protests, ca. 1972 (RS: 41/66/700); Michael Metz Oral History; Paul C. Schroeder Papers, 1962-2023 (RS: 26/20/207); Robert Goldstein Papers, 1966-1967 (RS: 41/20/25); The University of Illinois in the Cold War Era 1945-1975: Publication of “Walrus”; The University of Illinois in the Cold War Era 1945-1975: The Fight for Freedom; Voices of Illinois Oral History Project, 2018 - (RS: 35/3/98); Walrus, 1968-1973 (RS: 41/66/869)