tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88655268065337231072024-02-21T00:03:45.088-06:00Blog In The NightWalterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00598002014377085817noreply@blogger.comBlogger209125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865526806533723107.post-21733562763636331642016-12-13T13:47:00.001-06:002016-12-13T13:48:58.639-06:00MC Lyte says Vote for Chelsea Bosley (Miss Dillard) for Ebony Magazine Campus Queen<blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Join <a href="https://twitter.com/mclyte">@mclyte</a> & <a href="https://twitter.com/HIPHOPSISTERS">@hiphopsisters</a> & support <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DUCampusQueen?src=hash">#DUCampusQueen</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/_CharmingChels">@_CharmingChels</a> as an <a href="https://twitter.com/EBONYMag">@ebonymag</a> HBCU Queen! VOTE NOW! <a href="https://t.co/8tiKvvl8g3">https://t.co/8tiKvvl8g3</a> <a href="https://t.co/LilYRr7fVf">pic.twitter.com/LilYRr7fVf</a></p>— Lynn Richardson (@lynnrichardson) <a href="https://twitter.com/lynnrichardson/status/808755170360233984">December 13, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Walterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00598002014377085817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865526806533723107.post-83382005671764428752016-11-27T19:53:00.000-06:002016-11-27T19:53:12.914-06:00Dr. Debra Saunders-White<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When I learned the date of the inauguration for Deb Saunders-White as chancellor of NCCU, I knew I would have to attend. And I did, in the spring of 2014.<br />
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I met her shortly after I became president of Dillard when she was with the Department of Education. Dillard had been working hard to have our Katrina loan modified, the loan that helped rebuild a campus devastated by Hurricane Katrina. So we had a number of conversations until 2013 when she was announced as chancellor of NCCU. She made a visit to Dillard before taking that assignment to confirm that the loan had been modified and the new terms.<br />
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The last time I saw her was September of 2015. I was there as the hazing awareness week speaker, and had a chance to visit with her before the event. It was here when she told me that she was battling cancer; the news was not public at that time. You never know what to say when you get news like this, but she had a good spirit and energy.<br />
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So when I got the call Saturday morning I was surprised. I knew she was on leave, but I always expected her to fully recover. However this was not God's plan for her.<br />
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I am thankful for her service to NCCU and to the HBCU community. She and I were of like minds- involved with students, active on social media, fully understanding the big picture higher ed issues. I always enjoyed any moments we had together, including the 2014 White House Summit on Affordability. I just hate we didn't have more of them.<br />
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Thank you Deb for all you did. You will be missed.<br />
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For election years I work ahead to have someone preview the election, and someone else to analyze. I also like to present diverse political points of view. If we don't expose ourselves to other ideas, we never grow. So I had Rich Lowry in September, and wanted a strong liberal for November.<br />
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Van Jones from CNN was booked back in April. I figured he would be great. He was, in fact, so great election night that CNN made him work the following week- when he was to come to Dillard. I found out that Thursday, less than a week before his scheduled appearance!<br />
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So it is about 7 pm and I am at a board dinner trying to come up with an event, or maybe just skip all together. But I felt we needed something, especially after a contentious election and our own campus tension following a Senate debate. So I reached out directly to the person who did my 2008 post-election lecture at Philander Smith College.<br />
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Roland Martin.<br />
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I tell my students that relationships are important. I'm not sure how many college presidents can directly contact folks like Roland Martin and have him respond in minutes that he would be here. In so many ways, he was the only person who could have given that message last week.<br />
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In his usual "Bring the Funk" style, Roland really did lecture. He covered lots of history, asked questions, and engaged us in a reality check after the election of Donald Trump. One of his premises is that he wants us to change our consumption of news and information.<br />
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He characterized the election results as what happens when folks who are not part of a system decide to vote, and that this voter was part of a historical pattern of black success being followed by white backlash. He pointed to signs of racial battle lines being drawn but a portion of the nation that wants to hold on to an America that no longer exists.</div>
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His 90 minute address engaged us all. The most important impact though was his citing of numerous books- probably about a dozen. Students after the event even tweeted him about some of the titles. Hopefully he inspired many of us to more actively read!<br />
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The PrezWalterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00598002014377085817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865526806533723107.post-47157894886208067992016-11-19T21:23:00.004-06:002016-11-19T21:23:40.067-06:00110 College Leaders Sign Letter to Donald Trump<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I was one of the presidents who signed this letter for President-elect Trump. There has been lots of concern about his commitment to diverse students, and there has been tension on many campuses. I was glad that I was asked to participate. Here is the letter:</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Letter From Presidents to President-Elect Trump</span></strong><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Dear President-elect Trump,</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">As do you, we “seek common ground, not hostility; partnership, not conflict.” In order to maintain the trust required for such productive engagement, it is essential that we immediately reaffirm the core values of our democratic nation: human decency, equal rights, freedom of expression and freedom from discrimination. As college and university presidents, we commit ourselves to promoting these values on our campuses and in our communities, and we stand alongside the business, nonprofit, religious and civic leaders who are doing the same in organizations large and small.</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">In light of your pledge to be “President for all Americans,” we urge you to condemn and work to prevent the harassment, hate and acts of violence that are being perpetrated across our nation, sometimes in your name, which is now synonymous with our nation’s highest office. In our schools, on job sites and college campuses, on public streets and in coffee shops, members of our communities, our children, our families, our neighbors, our students and our employees are facing very real threats, and are frightened.</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">One of the roles of leaders is to protect and empower the most vulnerable. As president-elect, this responsibility rests heavily on you. Let this be a mark of your leadership.</span></em><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Presidents and Chancellors Who Signed Letter (alphabetical by institution) (UPDATE: Those who signed Friday are listed below.)</span></strong><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Raymond E. Crossman, Adler University</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Mauri Ditzler, Albion College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Mark Zupan, Alfred University</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Jeff Abernathy, Alma College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Biddy Martin, Amherst College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">William R. Groves, Antioch University</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">John M. Sullivan, Art Academy of Cincinnati</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Paul C. Pribbenow, Augsburg College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Steven Bahls, Augustana College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Marjorie Hass, Austin College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Leon Botstein, Bard College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Mac Powell, Bastyr University</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Scott Bierman, Beloit College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Mariko Silver, Bennington College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">David C. Joyce, Brevard College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Kimberly Wright Cassidy, Bryn Mawr College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Nancy Blattner, Caldwell University</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Donald J. Laackman, Champlain College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Frank G. Pogue, Cheyney University of Pennsylvania (interim president)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">David McInally, Coe College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Brian W. Casey, Colgate University</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Helen J. Streubert, College of Saint Elizabeth</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Reverend Philip L. Boroughs, College of the Holy Cross</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Jonathan Brand, Cornell College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Jann Weitzel, Cottey College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Carol Quillen, Davidson College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Mark McCoy, DePauw University</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Walter M. Kimbrough, Dillard University</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">MaryAnn Baenninger, Drew University</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Donald Eastman, Eckerd College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Carl J. Strikwerda, Elizabethtown College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Jake B. Schrum, Emory & Henry College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">James A. Anderson, Fayetteville State University</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">J. Michael Pressimone, Fontbonne University</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Daniel Porterfield, Franklin & Marshall College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Elizabeth Davis, Furman University</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Janet Morgan Riggs, Gettysburg College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Robert Kenny, Goddard College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Mark Scheinberg, Goodwin College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Jose Antonio Bowen, Goucher College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Raynard S. Kington, Grinnell College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Jane K. Fernandes, Guilford College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Rebecca M. Bergman, Gustavus Adolphus College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">John J. "Ski" Sygielski, HACC, Central Pennsylvania's Community College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Margaret L. Drugovich, Hartwick College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Kimberly Benston, Haverford College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Lori Varlotta, Hiram College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Mark D. Gearan, Hobart and William Smith Colleges</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Andrea Chapdelaine, Hood College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Shirley A. Mullen, Houghton College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Lisa A. Rossbacher, Humboldt State University</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Alison Byerly, Lafayette College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Dan McAlexander, LaGrange College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Michael B. Alexander, Lasell College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Mark Burstein, Lawrence University</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Barry Glassner, Lewis & Clark College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Richard Green, Lincoln University of Pennsylvania</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Reverend Brian F. Linnane, Loyola University Maryland</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Kenneth R. Garren, Lynchburg College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Brian Rosenberg, Macalester College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Stuart Kestenbaum, Maine College of Art</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">James Gandre, Manhattan School of Music</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Kevin F. F. Quigley, Marlboro College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Kerry Walk, Marymount Manhattan College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Laurie Patton, Middlebury College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Bryon Grigsby, Moravian College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">John Silvanus Wilson Jr., Morehouse College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">David Wilson, Morgan State University</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Stanley J. Pritchett Sr., Morris Brown College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Sonya Stephens, Mount Holyoke College (acting president)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Timothy E. Trainor, Mount St. Mary's University</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">John I. Williams Jr., Muhlenberg College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Kent Devereaux, New Hampshire Institute of Art</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Richard Helldobler, Northeastern Illinois University (interim president)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Lawrence Schall, Oglethorpe University</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">David W. Oxtoby, Pomona College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Debbie Sydow, Richard Bland College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Allan Cahoon, Royal Roads University</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Rachel Schreiber, San Francisco Art Institute (interim president)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Karen R. Lawrence, Sarah Lawrence College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Tracy Fitzsimmons, Shenandoah University</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Susan E. Henking, Shimer College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Peg Albert, Siena Heights University</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Joe Bertolino, Southern Connecticut State University</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">David Rees Evans, Southern Vermont College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Edward B. Burger, Southwestern University</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">John A. Pieper, St. Louis College of Pharmacy</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Kevin J. Manning, Stevenson University</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Valerie Smith, Swarthmore College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Susan C. Scrimshaw, the Sage Colleges</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">John M. McCardell Jr., the University of the South</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Joanne Berger-Sweeney, Trinity College (Connecticut)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Stephen C. Ainlay, Union College (New York)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Thomas W. Keefe, University of Dallas</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Quint Thurman, University of the Southwest</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Jonathan Chenette, Vassar College (interim president)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Thomas Christopher Greene, Vermont College of Fine Arts</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Scott D. Miller, Virginia Wesleyan College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Weymouth Spence, Washington Adventist University</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Joseph Kline, Watkins College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Jonathan Gibralter, Wells College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Michael S. Roth, Wesleyan University</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Dennis Hanno, Wheaton College (Massachusetts)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">David J. Chard, Wheelock College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Sharon Herzberger, Whittier College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Stephen E. Thorsett, Willamette University</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Elizabeth MacLeod Walls, William Jewell College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Adam Falk, Williams College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Barbara K. Mistick, Wilson College</span></li>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Additional Presidents Who Signed Letter Friday:</span></strong><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Elizabeth Kiss, Agnes Scott College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Lex O. McMillan III, Albright College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Debora L. Spar, Barnard College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Clayton Spencer, Bates College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Clayton S. Rose, Bowdoin College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">John Bravman, Bucknell University</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Elaine J. Copeland, Clinton College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Harry Lee Williams, Delaware State University</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Adam Weinberg, Denison University</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">David Dawson, Earlham College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Sean Decatur, Kenyon College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Teresa Amott, Knox College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Marvin Krislov, Oberlin College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">John R. Kroger, Reed College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Donald J. Farish, Roger Williams University</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Janice A. Cervelli, Saint Mary's College (Indiana)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Lara Tiedens, Scripps College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Matthew Derr, Sterling College</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Jay Lemons, Susquehanna University</span><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike></li>
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If you are like me, you are sleepy. I finally gave up the ghost around 1:30 am when it was clear that America had spoken. It was probably a fitting end to an interesting 7 days for Dillard University. Just a week ago, we found ourselves at the epicenter of national news when a well-meaning protest ended in chaos. I am deeply sorry that some in our community felt like one of the participant’s participation on our campus was offensive and threatening, that they had been disrespected. Believe me, no one here has paid for this more than me, having been viciously attacked on social media, threatened and disparaged mostly by people I have never met. More than anyone, I wish things were done differently.</div>
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But last night I hope you received wake-up call- I sure did. It is time to get serious and go to work.</div>
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While we live in a protest culture, Trump’s supporters didn’t talk about it, they did it. And now many issues that are important to HBCUs, their alumni and students, will be in jeopardy- don’t fool yourselves. Larger issues like prison reform and voting rights will face new challenges, a new Supreme Court may roll back important legal gains, and higher education faces a president who rarely mentioned us at all- we don’t know what to expect. </div>
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Now more than ever we have to be Dillard Bold, Dillard Proud, Dillard Strong.</div>
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We will announce a time for faculty experts to help us process the election today in Georges, and next Wednesday you don’t want to miss Van Jones- he was POWERFUL last night on CNN (either Google his comments or check twitter- lots of people are talking about it). Process is important.</div>
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2017 marks the 50<sup><span style="font-size: xx-small;">th</span></sup> anniversary of King’s last book, “Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community” published that June. He gave a speech with that title to the SCLC on August 16, 1967. Take some time and read it today. </div>
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<br />Walterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00598002014377085817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865526806533723107.post-11056112442357751332016-11-04T00:13:00.001-05:002016-11-04T00:13:12.773-05:00Raise Your PerspectiveMy colleague Dr. Toya Barnes Teamer sent this to me on Thursday (it's now after midnight so technically Friday). Helping me to process where we are, where I am....<br />
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THE DAILY MOTIVATOR<br /> Thursday, November 3, 2016<br /><br /> Raise your perspective<br /> +++++++++++++++++++<br /><br /> Do what you do not for attention or glory. Do what you do because it is good and right and worthwhile.<br /><br /> Live your life not to gain social standing or to collect empty sensations. Live to make each moment more filled with love, care, and goodness than it would have been without you.<br /><br /> Seek positive, beneficial results, yet don't let them define you. See yourself not as a collector of trophies but as an enabler of possibilities.<br /><br /> Let go of any need to prove you're right, or to be praised, or to feel superior. Fill yourself with peace, gratitude, and the love of making a difference.<br /><br /> The world rushes by, its false urgencies shouting, shoving, mostly ignoring the great beauty that is life. Lovingly raise your perspective high enough so you can see more of the beauty and less of the pettiness.<br /><br /> The value of your life today exceeds all you can imagine. Fill it with what matters.<br /><br /> -- Ralph Marston <b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Walterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00598002014377085817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865526806533723107.post-43142649072488023642016-10-30T20:45:00.004-05:002016-10-30T20:45:30.602-05:00Brain Food: Dr. Christopher Emdin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have had a chance over the past few years to participate in a weekly Twitter chat called #HipHopEd. The creator of this chat, Dr. Chris Emdin, recently wrote a book that spoke to me as it describes New Orleans, "For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood (and the rest of y'all too). With school board elections coming up, this was a perfect Brain Food topic.<br />
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Dr. Emdin did not disappoint! He started out with a thesis that school has become the site for the incarceration of the minds of young people. Weaving through examples told in stories, he pointed out how many practices mirror those used to convert Native Americans.<br />
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He challenged notions that all STEM education is good (if they are being trained to be at the bottom of the STEM hierarchy that's not good), and that education is predicated on the underperformance of certain populations.<br />
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My big take away is that we need to make sure young people are engaged, having fun, and in that climate they will learn. I think back at my best high school teachers and it was fun- I try to do the same with my class as well. <br />
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For weeks there was build up to a Dillard vs Xavier softball game, but not the students- the faculty and staff. After being delayed a week due to a wet field, the game happened.</div>
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We spent a few weeks practicing to get ready for the game which was great fun. The game went back and forth until Xavier went up by 8 after 5 innings.<br />
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But over the last two innings we held them and tied the score. The ref then told us the game ended- as a tie, 15-15.<br />
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Great fun by everyone, and the rematch will take place.<br />
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In addition, we hope games like these inspire healthy lifestyles for our faculty and staff.<br />
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Every year we make an effort to visit alums in various cities to give updates on the university. I made my first trips last week with a west coast swing to San Francisco and Los Angeles.<br />
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We hosted about 20 at each event, and we had a great number of fairly recent alums. It is always cool to see folks who graduated since I have been there.<br />
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Our alums are doing great things all across the nation, and these trips help to keep them connected to the university, but also to make sure we know what they're doing so we can tell that story as well.<br />
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The PrezWalterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00598002014377085817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865526806533723107.post-22740422116460605832016-09-17T22:10:00.001-05:002016-09-17T22:10:15.428-05:00Who Won the WeekWhat a great news week for Dillard!<br />
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When I got an email this week saying our men's basketball team was ranked #1, I expected it. We won the conference last year so I knew we were favored. But I was wrong. We are ranked #1 in the nation for all of NAIA! I don't even know how big this really is yet until we check the records. But this is big for us.<br />
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It is part of the larger athletics dominance as our program ranked #1 in conference for use of Twitter and Facebook, and in the top 30 nationally for both social media tools. <br />
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US News rankings don't move me much- I've been a strong critic. But I know some like the bragging rights, especially on the HBCU list. Dillard moved up 2 spots to #12 based on strong alumni giving and improved graduation & retention rates.<br />
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Finally, I did a lot of media this week based on a Washington Post editorial published last Sunday on HBCU enrollment. From NPR to CNN to the NY Times to HBCU Lifestyle to The Chronicle of Higher Education, I had a chance to offer a different narrative- HBCU enrollments growing. And as more data is released there appears to be fairly robust growth throughout the HBCU sector. Sure, there are many factors involved, but unrest on majority campuses is a factor too- maybe bigger than we want to realize.<br />
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It was a good week for Dillard.<br />
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Monthly our university leaders (vice presidents, deans and directors) spend a couple of hours sharing information, looking at big picture issues, and strategizing. One of the conversations over the past few months revolve around the Jeff Selingo book, "There Is Life After College." Jeff spoke here a few years ago.<br />
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One of Jeff's ideas is that only a third of students graduate as sprinters, meaning they are ready to go right into a career or have a path to career through graduate school. In any case it is deliberate. So we gathered and added student leaders to figure out what kinds of unique experiences can we enhance or develop to create more sprinters, and what do we need to do to ensure students don't miss out of experiences and opportunities that will help them become sprinters.<br />
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Our students were very engaged, and provided good ideas to continue this conversation. <br />
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On Thursday we kicked off our faculty staff institute with Dr. Terrell Strayhorn, Professor and Director of the Center for Higher Education Enterprise (CHEE) at The Ohio State University. He is a very accomplished brother- 10 books, dozens of articles, and hundreds of presentations. He spoke to our faculty and staff as well as our student leaders.<br />
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He shared lots of good ideas and thoughts in a moving speech that made people laugh, think, reflect and cry (literally). There were several key themes and ideas that I want us to remember this year:<br />
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1. We must always remember that we are here on purpose, on assignment, and we should make sure we ask ourselves why are we here?<br />
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2. What student are we telling that they are great? (This was actually a nice preview for my speech later that day when I used a Muhammad Ali analogy)<br />
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3. There are 3 things we have to do to raise the confidence of our students:<br />
A. Verbal persuasion<br />
B. Vicarious experiences<br />
C. Mastery experiences<br />
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4. We have to make sure our students can tell their stories- people who can tell their story will always have a job!<br />
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5. It is impossible to be culturally aware without exposure- this is key for liberal arts colleges.<br />
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6. Place matters- we should be intentional to ensure students experience New Orleans as part of their education.<br />
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7. We have to understand that many students bring past educational traumas with them, so we have deal with and help address those traumas.<br />
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8. I love this one- we can be Academic Spotters. We are there attentively to help step in if they can't handle the situation.<br />
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As you can see, not only were the faculty and staff moved, so too were the student leaders. I think after Dr. Strayhorn finished, we were all ready to #DoGoodWork!<br />
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The PrezWalterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00598002014377085817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865526806533723107.post-24284550176850013172016-07-07T19:33:00.000-05:002016-07-07T19:33:20.686-05:00Shame on UL System Day 9 (Last update)Progress. It only took nine days after announcing the search is open to actually post the "qualifications" to be president of Grambling State University. So this is better:<br />
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But as I've said, really no need to act like this is a real, legitimate, intentional search. I know they know what a real search looks like. It looks like this:<br />
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And this:<br />
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And this:<br />
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They didn't even use a non-search search during the current process for the system president:<br />
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Real talk: The decision has been made and really that's OK- it is within the board's powers. I am going to do whatever I can to help the new president be successful because Grambling has to be successful. A strong GSU is good for Dillard and all HBCUs. <br />
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The problem with a play search though is the ULS board has set themselves up for scrutiny if a stronger, eminently qualified candidate than the one they've selected decides to apply & challenge the process. With an open process everyone will get to see resumes and then compare to the job description (which is why in my op ed I suggested just selecting without a search if you have someone already). <br />
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This will be a great case study for grad students and researchers studying HBCUs!<br />
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The Prez<br />
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<br />Walterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00598002014377085817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865526806533723107.post-35481992514334492332016-07-04T14:51:00.000-05:002016-07-04T14:51:05.617-05:00Shame on UL System Day 6Hopefully tomorrow, after the holiday, we can fix this. Reminder- here is the Grambling search page:<br />
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Here is the Northwestern State search, conducted in the Spring of 2014:<br />
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Meeting and public forum. Search firm. Search committee (included alumni, faculty, staff and student reps). They hired a TERRIFIC president (I love him).<br />
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Why won't they give Grambling the same consideration? Why not wait a year and really figure out what's wrong at Grambling so they can hire the best fit.<br />
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The PrezWalterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00598002014377085817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865526806533723107.post-70583997312808408112016-06-30T22:58:00.001-05:002016-06-30T22:58:12.312-05:00Shame on UL System Day 2Ok- they added a little to the Grambling presidential search page:<br />
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But still no job description, no desired characteristics or skills, etc. Basically, anyone is qualified to lead Grambling. We don't care!<br />
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Again, let's compare another school in the system. This is the page from the 2013 Nicholls State presidential search:<br />
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Real search. Real process. Must mean that Grambling isn't seen as real....<br />
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The PrezWalterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00598002014377085817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865526806533723107.post-82479812232051576532016-06-29T13:06:00.001-05:002016-06-29T13:07:15.546-05:00UL System's Presidential Search Process- One Way for HBCU, Another for PWII have a scathing editorial coming out on Sunday in the Monroe LA News Star regarding the proposed search process for Grambling State University. The University of Louisiana System apparently has one process for its 8 predominantly white institutions when selecting a new president, and a trifling process for its only HBCU.<br />
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The president of Grambling State resigned last week. Today, the system announced the position is open for applications and they hope to meet finalists next month. They even set up a website:<br />
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That's it. No links. No job description. No overview of Grambling State. One page and an email address. You can find more detail applying for a job at Starbucks!<br />
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Contrast that to the recently completed search for a new president at the University of New Orleans. Here is the search website:<br />
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Detailed information about the University. The process for selecting the next president. A profile. Members of the committee. 12 links for more information. The new president who was the provost is AWESOME! Yet he was vetted by a thorough process that was done quickly. I would argue Grambling needs more time to address the campus culture but a process is warranted.<br />
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All Grambling alums and friends of Grambling should begin to FLOOD the UL system with calls, letters and e-mails demanding that they conduct a serious search for an institution in need of great leadership. This bold display of disrespect should not be allowed without swift and strong responses.<br />
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The PrezWalterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00598002014377085817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865526806533723107.post-69252225297546737022016-05-25T22:01:00.000-05:002016-05-25T22:13:16.918-05:00In Amite, NO BEARDS ALLOWED (except when in the field): The hypocrisy of the Andrew Jones saga<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Andrew Jones, #3, pictured in full beard during this past basketball season.</i></span></div>
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The following is a letter I sent to Tangipahoa Schools Superintendent Mark Kolwe and their school board. <br />
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">26 May 2016</span><br />
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Dear Superintendent Kolwe,</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Last night, I watched “The Nightly Show” with Larry Wilmore. In the first
segment, he discussed the case of Andrew Jones at Amite High School. Living in
New Orleans, I was already aware of the case, but I watched Wilmore present the
absurdity of this situation to the nation. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For the past week, this case has been a
national embarrassment to the school, the parish, and the entire state. For me,
it represents a tremendous lack of judgment and a colossal failure of
leadership. It also exposed blatant hypocrisy present in your school system. </span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">So, I began to research this situation more closely and I want to present
my findings. My hope is that you will issue a public apology to Mr. Jones and
his family. Additionally, since this once in a lifetime event was ruined
because of what appears to have been an ego contest with an 18 year old, I recommend
that you offer restitution to him in the form of a scholarship for college.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">In your letter, which appears in the <i>Amite Tangi Digest</i>, you
write:</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The Tangipahoa Parish School Board Student
Dress Code Policy states that “beards will not be allowed.” As Superintendent,
I am obligated to ensure that all Board policies are followed.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Indeed, the </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://www.tangischools.org/cms/lib3/LA01001731/Centricity/Domain/64/2015-16%20Parent%20Student%20Handbook.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Student & Parent
Handbook</span></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> explicitly states
this on page 8 under Student Dress Code, item #1 under dress code regulations
grades 4-12. On page 9, it then describes how dress code violations will be
handled, with the first violation resulting in a notice to parents and students
(essentially a warning), and a subsequent violation resulting in a one day
suspension due to disrespect of authority.</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Jones and his family contend that he has worn a beard all year, and that
he shaved part of it before the ceremony. I tend to agree with them, not
because I know them, but by this story in the Hammond Star recapping the
basketball season found here: </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://www.hammondstar.com/sports/season-in-review-amite-warriors-district---a/article_ad9875c6-12e2-11e6-932f-47ef2c0ac71f.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.hammondstar.com/sports/season-in-review-amite-warriors-district---a/article_ad9875c6-12e2-11e6-932f-47ef2c0ac71f.html</span></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">). </span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The picture shows a young man, wearing a #3 on his jersey, who looks like
Andrew Jones to me, with the fuller beard as he has described. I then checked
the roster for the Amite Warriors and confirmed that Andrew Jones wore #3. (</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/amite-warriors-(amite,la)/basketball/roster.htm)" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/amite-warriors-(amite,la)/basketball/roster.htm)</span></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">. </span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">So the question is, why would you wait until graduation, after he has
completed all requirements to graduate and will no longer attend the school, to
finally enforce a policy that has been unenforced for an entire year? More
specifically, why would you punish your top student, 4.0 grade point average,
and three-sport athlete with academic and athletic scholarships to Southeastern
Louisiana University, on the very last day of his formal association with Amite
High School?</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Yes, you are obliged to ensure the policies are followed. But policies
were ignored during the football season. He was allowed to play football
against Bogalusa in October, where the </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://www.amitetoday.com/high-school-sports/amite-loses-bogalusa-three-game-skid" target="_blank"><i><span style="color: blue;">Amite Tangi Digest</span></i></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> reported, “This would help set up a scoring
drive that resulted in Walker hitting Andrew Jones for a 33-yard touchdown
reception.” He was still playing in November, as the team played against Port
Barre, </span><a href="http://theadvocate.com/sports/preps/13955360-123/amite-cruises-past-port-barre" target="_blank"><i><span style="color: blue;">The Advocate</span></i></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> wrote “A fumbled punt snap gave Amite the
ball at the Port Barre 39, and Walker drilled Andrew Jones with a 39-yard
touchdown pass that made it 40-0.” He wore a full beard, in plain view, all
through basketball season in the spring.</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The height of the hypocrisy is that you personally made a case for an
exception to a rule in the name of fairness for students. In late November, a
fight between Amite and Bogalusa resulted in Amite being removed from the football
playoffs for violating the Louisiana High School Athletic Association rule that
players are automatically suspended for the next game if they leave the bench
area during an altercation. In fact, you sued because you felt the decision was
too harsh. In an </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://theadvocate.com/news/14163793-123/lhsaa-rejects-amites-appeal-school" target="_blank"><i><span style="color: blue;">Advocate</span></i></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> article, it reads “Taking away the
opportunity for senior players to continue their quest for a state title was
also deemed unfair by the Tangipahoa contingent.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">At a school where only 36% of the students go to college within a year,
where 80% of them are Black, and the average ACT is below 16, you are more willing
to fight for students to participate in athletics than you are for an athlete who
shows academic accomplishment to give his valedictory address at his only high
school graduation. </span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">This facial hair rule, one that was not enforced all year long, is now non-negotiable
at the very end of the year. Again referencing the handbook, page 10 explains
discipline and indicates that administrators will “implement the Student Code
of Conduct in a fair and consistent manner” (#3), “implement Board policy in a
fair and consistent manner” (#7), and “use professional judgment to prevent
minor incidents from becoming major challenges” (#5). There is nothing fair or
consistent in the implementation of this rule, and now this minor incident has
become a national embarrassment.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The interim principal, and you as superintendent, failed on these
responsibilities. However, if you are willing to exercise leadership, you can
work to make amends to Andrew Jones and his family. Here are my suggestions:</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.</span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">A public apology should be issued to Andrew Jones
and his family. It is still okay to say “I’m sorry” and “We made a mistake.”</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Work within the local community to find a venue for
Andrew to give his commencement address. He should still be afforded that
opportunity.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Some form of restitution would be appropriate in the
form of a scholarship to assist with his first year of college. That moment has
passed and cannot be relived, but a scholarship would serve as a tangible
expression of regret.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Please understand that these actions display a, hopefully unconscious,
bias that allows you to advocate for Black students on the field or court, but
to be punitive when it comes to academics. The vast majority of them will never
be professional athletes, but they can use their athletic ability to pay for
college. And so when you have a true scholar athlete like Andrew, he must be
celebrated profusely so that he becomes a role model for others to follow.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">It is my hope that you will rectify this situation as best as possible.</span><br />
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Sincerely,<br />
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Walter M. Kimbrough, Ph.D.</div>
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Yesterday I spent the day with a unique group of HBCU presidents. We are generally early 50s and younger, have children under 18, maintain an active social media presence, and have working spouses. Two years ago I noticed that there was a shift happening in the HBCU presidency. From 2004 to 2014, about 15 new HBCU presidencies were given to people under 50, approximately twice as many as there were from 1994 to 2004. <br />
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These younger presidents were also beginning in a social media era, with Facebook starting in 2004, Twitter in 2006, and Instagram in 2010. So it made sense for us to have an informal network of peers to discuss issues from family balance, to being seen sometimes as the kids in higher ed leadership, as well as the issues that all presidents face. Our initial meeting was a dinner during the HBCU Week conference in September of 2014 and the idea was to do a one day summer retreat, which we held in New Orleans last summer. We had a dinner as well this past September, and our retreat yesterday.<br />
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Currently, 22 of the 78 four year HBCUs are led by presidents who are in their early 50s or younger, so I think it is fair to say we have a movement. Just in the past 2 weeks two younger presidents were named at West Virginia State and Texas Southern Universities. So our group has great potential in helping to shift the narrative about HBCUs.<br />
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<b>Yesterday we were hosted by Florida Memorial University led by President Roslyn Clark Artis</b>. Seven presidents attended, as well as <b>Dr. Lorenzo Esters from USA Funds</b> which sponsored our summer meeting this year. A lot of the work that USA Funds is doing is important for HBCUs, and we actually have an opportunity to lead in efforts to improve student success.<br />
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I'm really excited about the networking and support that occurs during the year with this group. We generally have had about 12-15 people attend the fall dinner, and hope to have the summer meeting grow as well.<br />
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I want people to know that HBCU presidents are working together to leverage collective ideas and initiatives to strengthen our sector. Younger presidents have an opportunity to impact this sector for several decades, and we're committed to work collectively to change not only the narrative but the reality of HBCUs.<br />
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The PrezWalterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00598002014377085817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865526806533723107.post-50151820491698334152016-04-10T23:14:00.001-05:002016-04-10T23:16:14.862-05:00Listen to Lawrence Ross as he heads to Dillard<a href="https://twitter.com/du1869/status/719368440796946432">Listen to Lawrence Ross as he heads to Dillard</a><a href="https://twitter.com/du1869/status/719368440796946432"></a>Walterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00598002014377085817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865526806533723107.post-19730403396841168362016-04-03T22:26:00.002-05:002016-04-03T22:26:28.831-05:00Dr. Cecil Wayne Cone (1937 - 2016)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I just learned yesterday of the passing of Dr. Cecil Wayne Cone. I met Dr. Cone when I was president of Philander Smith College as he was an alum. He is the brother of Dr. James Cone, father of Black liberation theology. Cecil Cone was a theologian in his own right, including author of "Identity Crisis in Black Theology."<br />
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I heard him preach a couple of times. One of the times he used the topic, "The Cross, the Lynching Tree, and the Electric Chair." Talk about a sermon on justice starting with Jesus, going through slavery and Jim Crow and then today's prison industrial complex. He also had a pendant that incorporated all three elements. <br />
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Dr. Cone was a past president of Edward Waters College, so maybe that was one reason we connected (as well as being Alphas). But he always sent me a letter every December with a sizeable gift to the college- without fail.<br />
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Dr. Cecil Cone was one of the legends of Philander Smith College. I hope current students will learn about his legacy.<br />
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The PrezWalterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00598002014377085817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865526806533723107.post-12305589666335994332016-04-01T23:08:00.003-05:002016-04-01T23:08:55.935-05:00Taylor Bell, Hip Hop and EthicsOne of the assignments of my class, Hip Hop, Sex, Gender and Ethical Behavior, is the writing of an op ed. We focused this semester on how lyrics are being used in court cases against rappers. We had a special Skype lecture from Dr. Erik Nielson of Richmond. He was awesome.<br />
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We spent time discussing the case of Taylor Bell, a high school student in Mississippi who was disciplined for rap lyrics. I am not sure how many people knew about the case but recently the Supreme Court declined to hear it. I wrote a piece of this case that I want to share (showing my class that I also did the assignment I asked them to do). But they did a great job with their editorials.<br />
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The Prez<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Taylor Bell, Hip Hop, and Ethics</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It was quite common for college presidents in the 18</span><sup><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
and 19</span><sup><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> centuries to teach a course, usually on ethics. As a 21</span><sup><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">st</span></sup><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
century president, I like teaching ethics too, but to make the course relevant
today, my class is called “Hip Hop, Sex, Gender, and Ethical Behavior.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We just completed looking at hip hop and the law, and this
year had a chance to follow the Taylor Bell case from Itawamba County,
Mississippi. Recently, the Supreme Court denied the appeal to hear Bell’s case.
As you may know, Bell was the high school student who made a rap song about
alleged sexual harassment by coaches. The nature of the lyrics, which included
profanity and allusions to violence, caused Bell to be suspended and spend
several weeks in an alternative school.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">One of our assignments was to look at some of hip hop’s
biggest stars who have had legal issues, and argue the ethics of using their
lyrics in court. After having a guest lecture from Dr. Erik Nielson who penned
an amicus brief with several hip hop stars, we engaged in debate.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">As I listened to my students and thought about the Bell
case, I was even more convinced that using Bell’s lyrics to suspend him was
wrong. First, there was never an argument made about Bell’s character. In legal
cases where rap lyrics have been presented as evidence of character or past
behavior, there was never a case made that Bell had discipline issues, arrests,
or violent incidents. So the assertion by coaches that they “feared” for their
safety seems baseless. Ice-T rapped about being a “Cop Killer,” but never
arrested for threatening the police, and in fact, has played a detective for
over a decade. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Bell’s art was inspired by life; his life never imitated his
art.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Second, the character of the school board is questionable.
This is the same school district in 2010 that attempted to cancel a prom to
prevent lesbian student from bringing her girlfriend. They were sued, and lost.
My guess is that the shenanigans surrounding this event, including the staging
of a “fake prom” for the student in question to attend, one that also happened
to host the 2 disabled students, shows a penchant for discrimination. It would
have been great had someone filed ADA charges as well for excluding disabled
students.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The final point is that this case shows how the school board
marginalizes female students. The news these days is full of stories of
teachers having inappropriate and sometimes illegal sexual engagement with
students. In fact, in 2009 an Itawamba high school coach was arrested (and
fired) for sending sexually explicit material to a student via text. The board
never denied or in fact expressed concern about the allegations. Their response
was simply the lyrics were vulgar and threatening, and that Bell should have
presented his concerns another way. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Higher education is scrutinized for Title IV violations,
particularly the lack of investigation. The law does not require allegations to
be presented in any particular form. Once the board was aware of the
allegations, they had a duty to investigate. I have not been able to determine
if this was done. I would encourage interested persons to file a Freedom of
Information Act request for their board minutes to determine if this was done,
because if not, they have violated the law, something that Bell never did. And
given the fact they have had a documented Title IX violation from 2009, can the
school board show they have implemented training for all employees to prevent
allegations like these?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I understand the need for order in high school, and agree
the song caused a disruption. But the disruption was not due to violent lyrics;
it was a “here we go again” moment with coaches and female students. The
question is would Bell have been disciplined if no violence or profanity were
used in his song?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">In the end, the real tragedy is that they missed a teachable
moment. Administrators of the school district took the lazy way out- they
wielded power to punish. Problem solved. And yet they could have engaged all
students in discussions about what free speech is and is not, and what limits
might apply and in what cases. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">But most of the education is needed for the administrators.
With some estimating that white are 70% of hip hop consumers, the actions of
the school board show the consequences of a generation gap and lack of cultural
competence. The irony is that hip hop is the best vehicle to educate both
groups in the areas where they need more information.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">This is what we do in my class, teach students how to be
ethical, critical thinkers that can tackle issues like this and help provide greater
meaning for all. Seems like the Itawamba County leaders need to enroll next fall.</span></div>
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On Monday I was a featured speaker for the NASPA conference in Indianapolis. So for back to back weeks I had a chance to speak at the 2 major student affairs conferences- this was a great honor.<br />
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While I was traveling my friend Dee-1 came by Dillard to talk to students about student loan debt. He has the hottest viral video right now, "Sallie Mae Back," about paying back those student loans! One of the things people don't know is that if they default on their loan the institution gets dinged for it. Too many defaulters jeopardizes the school (which I don't think is fair- no one punishes car dealers when buyers default. But I guess they can always reclaim the car...)<br />
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Our men's basketball team had a great run this year. We won 22 games this year- more than the past 5 years combined. We won our conference tournament, and our first round NAIA game. So not bad. But with no seniors, expectations are high for next year. We won't sneak up on anyone anymore...<br />
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Students had some spring break experiences. Waiting to get pictures from a social justice trip, but some pre-law students heard closing arguments in Judge Reese's court. We are launching a mock trial team and Judge Reese is our coach (BIG COUP!)</div>
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And our pre-law advisor took some students with her on Friday night as she was the speaker for the Loyola Black Law Student Association dinner.<br />
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Finally, our Louisiana UMC bishop, Cynthia Harvey, spoke at chapel tonight. Really good message about this time from Palm Sunday to Easter. Great quote: "I'm not called to institutional preservation. I'm called to transform the world."<br />
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Getting ready for a new week, with the highlight being Tuesday's Honors Day Convocation (always one of my favorite events each year).<br />
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Our local UNCF Mayor's masked ball was last night. Dr. Michael Lomax, president of UNCF (and the 5th president of Dillard) was on hand for a record breaking $1.7M raised (and counting).<br />
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On Thursday for our Freshman convocation Shaun King, activist and writer, spoke with our students about being engaged in justice. He did convocation presentation, lunch, then open discussion. I know it was good because he was to meet with the afternoon group for only an hour and he went over 90 minutes with them (so I gave up my time!) He'll be coming back.<br />
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Mara Brock Akil, creator of the popular BET series "Being Mary Jane" spoke for Brain Food on Tuesday. What a great role model for students (for us all), and she gave great advice about how to place yourself in a position to chase your dreams.<br />
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And of course, last Sunday. We went into Xavier's house, and on their floor cut down the nets as the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference champions! Now on to the NAIA tournament which for us starts Thursday.<br />
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