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Born in 1936, Kenneth R.R. Gros Louis was a professor and administrator at Indiana University beginning in 1964. In this interview, he speaks of his experiences at Indiana University. He first came as a member of the English Department and then served several administrative positions, including deanships, and served as chair of the English department. He recalls the university in the turbulent nineteen sixties and the protests relating to the Vietnam War and minority rights. In addition, Gros Louis discusses some of the tension and differences which occurred between the faculty and the administrators. He talks of his experiences under different presidents including Elvis J. Stahr, Joseph Sutton, and John Ryan.

Stevan A. Miller, born in Indianapolis in 1948, was a student at Indiana University from 1966- 1970. He served as Treasurer for the University in 1990. He recounts his experience at the university in the 1960s, the anti-war protests on campus, and his time in the MBA program. Lastly, he touches on the changing relationship between the city of Bloomington and the university from the 1960s to the 1990s.