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Interview Date

7-31-2025

Interviewer

Amelia Clark; Melinda Marchand

Description

Oral history interview with Shelia McCann. Shelia McCann was born and raised in Washington, D.C. She came to Clark in 1967, one of six Black students in her cohort. Shelia was instrumental in founding the Black Student Union, and as an advocate for greater Black representation in the student body, faculty, and curriculum at Clark. After graduating from Clark in 1971, she went on to earn two master’s degrees – one from Tufts University, in Guidance and Counseling, and an MBA from the Sloan School at MIT. Shelia’s career interests and talents led her from publishing, to Wall Street, to a government-appointed position in the United States Treasury, to leadership roles in the healthcare nonprofit sector. In this interview Shelia shares her experiences and her insights, reflecting on how her years at Clark shaped her future path. Her advice to Clarkies? “Don't say no because it's new to you, because you don't know anyone else who has done this, or has gone there. Go ahead, step out.”

Note on Transcription Methodology: Interviews were transcribed verbatim to preserve authenticity. Minor editorial interventions were limited to the removal of excessive verbal fillers (e.g., "um," "ah," and repetitive uses of "like") that do not alter meaning or context. No substantive changes were made to interview content, grammar, or narrative structure.

The transcript for this oral history is available as a supplemental file for this work. 

Type

audio; text

Genre

oral history; interview transcript

Format

mp3; pdf

Language

English

Location

Worcester, MA

Duration

01:02:38

Keywords

Worcester, Clark University, oral histories, women, women's history

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