Mulugeta Wodajo

By Felasfa M. Wodajo

These are a series of roughly 1 hour long conversations between myself and my father retelling stories from his childhood, his education in Ethiopia and the US, and the founding of Haile Selassie Univ... more

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The podcast currently has 11 episodes available.

Mulugeta Wodajo episodes:

February 16, 202111. H.S. University student uprisings, 1974-1975
University education as service to the country
Students demonstrating, police involvement
(poor audio towards end)

Transcript can be found here.
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44min
February 16, 202110. Ethiopia, 1968-1974
Laboratory school
Ethiopian University Service
Ethiopian School Leaving Certificate Exam
"I was gratified that no leaks were even rumored much less were confirmed while I was director"
Notes and transcript are here.
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56min
February 16, 20219. HS University, 1962-1968
Ethiopia, "phase 1" of the university 1962-1968
development and consolidation of the university
Involvement of many nationalities
"I feel gratified that the school we created served the people"
Notes and transcript are here.
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1h 20min
February 16, 20218. Return to Ethiopia, 1963
First year in Ethiopia (1963-1964)
Met Emperor Haile Selassie
Development and consolidation of the university
Married to mom (Yeshi)
Notes and transcript are here.
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44min
February 16, 20217. Graduate study. part 2, 1958-1963
2 years at Columbia
3 years of teaching
arrival, initial impressions
schools attended
Civil Rights movement in the US, meeting Malcom X & others
daily life
news from home
Notes and transcript here.
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1h 27min
February 16, 2021 6. Graduate Studies 1956-57
Travel to America, impressions of Cairo & Europe, time at Harvard, traveling within the US in the 1960s
Notes and transcript are here.

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56min
February 16, 2021 5. University College, part 2
In this episode, we continue Dad’s experiences as an undergraduate student at University College of Addis Ababa (UCAA)
Notes and transcript are here.
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1h 13min
February 16, 20214. University College
Dad discusses his experiences entering the University College of Addis Ababa in the second ever class.
1951 GCE exam, given by British Council
5 exams, 1 week
2nd class at UCAA, 100 students total, 1 building
some faculty and administration were Jesuits (again)
the teachers "gently guided" us toward our majors
emperor visited frequently
You can find the transcript of episode here.
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57min
February 16, 20212. Early Memories, 1941-1945
Return of mother from Italy
Restoration of Emperor Haile Selassie
Going to church school
Household life
You can find the transcript of this episode here.
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54min
February 16, 20213. Tafari Makonnen School , before and after 1945
French Canadian Jesuits
Boarding school life
Visits to the school by the emperor
Happy memories

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1h 20min

FAQs about Mulugeta Wodajo:

How many episodes does Mulugeta Wodajo have?

The podcast currently has 11 episodes available.