Patricia Holder (1947- ) obtained her undergraduate (anthropology) and two graduate degrees (master of arts in teaching and master of arts in French) at The University of North Carolina at Greensboroand taught at the university beginning in 1972. Holder recalls the honor of being a Katharine Smith Reynolds Scholar, her academic career, memories of campus and specific faculty. She discusses travel to Central America with the Institute of Middle America, dorm life and restrictions, and campus traditions. She speaks to the changes brought on by integration, coeducation, and entering graduate school. She talks about student reaction to the Vietnam War and Civil Rights eras, her friendships with a specific African-American student and a specific male student, and the differences in acceptance between Canada and the United States, when she traveled with her black friend.