CSU Faculty Voice: A Shout Out To A Colleague

Sunday, September 4, 2016

A Shout Out To A Colleague

So when I hear from the apologists for failure that the media is against CSU and only has negative stories, I usually have some reaction about the institution doing something that would generate a negative story in the first place.

I much prefer seeing my colleagues portrayed in a positive light. To wit the following video clip of Dr. Kelly Harris from the Chicago Tribune website. Nice job Kelly. And to think we once had a president who wanted to eliminate African American Studies. Fortunately for the university, faculty like Kelly Harris are working to keep us afloat.

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Thanks to Haki Madhabuti

"1. He/she must be a scholar of national note, with significant peer review publications and books in his or her field. There must be no doubt as to his/her standing in the community of scholars. This would also include a history of the candidate’s participation in the appropriate professional organizations.

2. He/she must have served with distinction as the administrative head of a major unit within an institution of higher learning or at the important position of Provost and/or Dean. Of course, prior service at the presidential level is preferred.

3. He/she must have a documented history of raising significant monies from the private and public sectors. At most major and research one universities it is not unusual to expect the president to come with a plan to raise in excess of half a billion dollars or more in the first few years.

4. The prospective president must have a consensus buy-in from the faculty, students, administration and staff, therefore, arriving with a unity mandate to lead by joining a University community that has bought into his or her vision for the future."

From an open letter to the CSU Community, 2009.