Robert Kirkpatrick was in the undergraduate class of 1960. He started working at Wesleyan in March 1966 in admissions becoming Dean of Admissions from 1968 to 1974. During his time at Wesleyan, Kirkpatrick also became Vice President of University Relations. The interview with Kirkpatrick discusses his early life, moving to Middletown and his thoughts on how Wesleyan has changed over the years focuses on subjects including, Jack Hoy; University Relations; coeducation at Wesleyan; President Butterfield; student engagement; race relations; President Colin Campbell; fundraising; Middletown relations; and South Africa protests.