Taking the University to the People: Experiential Education Via Oral History

This essay posits that oral history, in combination with service learning, can serve to benefit both students and the community. It theorizes that oral history provides the opportunity for history students not only to practice their craft, but also to engage with their communities in a way that service work unrelated to their career paths cannot offer. Specifically, the essay examines a collaborative experience between University of North Dakota history students and the members of B'nai Israel synagogue to help preserve its heritage.