McWilliams, Marilyn. Interview April 5th, 2021.

Marilyn McWilliams retired after 23 years at California State University San Marcos, where she most recently was the Administrative Assistant for the Office of Inclusive Excellence. McWilliams has been particularly active in advocacy and assistance to underrepresented communities on campus, and has been recognized by the Black Student Union at their awards night, named a Civility Champion, and received the Jonathan Pollard Award for social justice through student affairs. In her interview, McWilliams gives an in-depth account of her Black Experience starting with her childhood. McWilliams considers her childhood connection to education and how that led her to an administrative role at California State University San Marcos. McWilliams also discusses the CSUSM Black Student Center, her function in a supportive capacity, and the important role students' advocacy played in the creation of the Center.

2021-04-05

California State University San Marcos University Library

Marilyn McWilliams

video

SC027-09

Oral Histories

Black experience, Black Student Center Oral History Project, CSUSM history

Marilyn McWilliams, “McWilliams, Marilyn. Interview April 5th, 2021.,” Voices of North County, accessed December 3, 2025, https://archivesoralhistories.csusm.edu/items/show/531.