Jim Harmon discusses NYEGW’s relationship with New York University. Oral history interview with Jim Harmon by Barb Elam, conducted via telephone, February 8, 2018, Bard Graduate Center. Clip length: 00:55.

Jim Harmon: We tried to make a connection with the—some of the universities around New York City—And NYU was sort of a perfect fit for us because they already had a very full-blown ceramics program there, with Judith Schwartz, who actually just retired from there. And she was a Diamond Chair, I think; I’m not sure exactly what her chair title was, but her position there was very high up by the end of her tenure. And she and I were very excited about bringing glass to NYU, and they couldn’t afford to build a studio. They are obviously very expensive to make. And so we joined together with them, and that started our relationship many, many years ago.