Roz Abrams
Alumni
M.A., Speech

While her graduate program was only 18 months long, Roz was on campus for a pivotal time in history and in her own life. She recalls, “We were the children of the civil rights movements. I was astounded at the number of African American students in all schools across campus. I had an African American peer group and that really helped to sustain me. We were all kids of factory workers. We were the first generation to graduate from college, much less from grad school, and we talked about the fact that having a peer group gave us a comfort level. I had support. I had men and women who knew what they were about. Beyond support, I had shared experiences. I have white friends from U-M that I’m still friends with today, but my experience wouldn’t have been as rich and good if I hadn’t had black friends who knew where I was coming from.”

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