Interview with Gerald Cupchik
Digital content found in the UTSC Library's Digital Collections are meant for research and private study used in compliance with copyright legislation. Access to digital, and the technical capacity to download or copy it, does not imply permission to re-use. Prior written permission to publish, or otherwise use content, must be obtained from the copyright holder. Please contact the UTSC Library for further information.
Cite this object
Gerald Cupchik, UTSC Professor of Psychology, shares that he decided to become a professor of social psychology at the age of 12. He talks about what it was like growing up in small town Quebec and Montreal in a post-Holocaust community and his college days during the social upheavals of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Professor Cupchik finished his PhD and came to the St. George campus of UofT as a post doc in 1972. Cupchik talks about the early 1970s at Scarborough College (UTSC) including the debates about whether Scarborough College should close down or separate from UofT. Describing the changes that have taken place at UTSC during his 45 year career, he shares his delight in his work with students and his philosophy of teaching and his sense that there is a growing trend in academia towards professionalism and increased isolation.