Joseph Rank was born in Urbana, Illinois and attended the University of Illinois between the years of 1965-1969. Upon graduation, Rank enlisted in the navy where he spent time fighting in the Vietnam War. He returned to the university after his three years of obligated service where he attended graduate school and taught naval ROTC on campus. After receiving his masters, Rank continued a career in the United States Navy for the next twenty years until his retirement. In this interview, Commander Rank explains the anti-war activism that he witnessed and offers a comparison of the various protests that he saw through his years on campus. Joseph Rank provides a soldiers perspective of life and activism on campus throughout the late ‘60’s and early ‘70’s as well as changes that came about after the conclusion of the war.
This collection examines ways in which the U.S. university and the American college experience are affected by diversity, and difference. In particular, these student projects examine experiences of diversity on campus, including important contemporary social, cultural, and political debates on equity and access to university resources.
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