CSU Faculty Voice: More Racism at CSU

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

More Racism at CSU

I was discussing with one of my classes the recent protests surrounding the presidential search process. I asked them what problems they saw at CSU that most needed to be corrected. One student complained that when she forgot to bring her student ID with her, she was not allowed in the library to do work she needed to do (she is perceived as young and black). I pointed out that, in the time since the new library opened, I have never once been asked for an ID when entering the library (people think I am old and white).

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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.