Marcus, Gladys (Unknown-1991)
Person
Dates
- Existence: Unknown-1991
Biography
Gladys Marcus was the dean of liberal arts at the Fashion Institute of Technology, joining as a part-time instructor in 1950. According to the NY Times, "She was instrumental in expanding and maintaining a broad-based liberal arts program at the school as part of its career-oriented degree programs. A proponent of global education, she initiated an overseas curriculum for the fashion institute. She was a member of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools visiting teams evaluating other colleges." She passed away in 1991.
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Annette Piecora interview, 1994 December 1, 1994 December 1
Item
Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.4.12
Scope and Contents
Annette Piecora joined FIT in 1977 as a clerical assistant under Gladys Marcus and Jean-Ellen Gibson, the chair of the social science department. Piecora would work in both the personnel department and faculty services department before finding a long-term position in the president’s office. Piecora mentions meeting her husband, Professor Steve Harrington of the social services department, through FIT. Piecora worked with Marvin Feldman and Allan Herschfield, and discusses how she began...
Dates:
1994 December 1
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