17 Sep Does Missouri President Ouster Offer Lessons To Universities Grappling With A Racist Past? [from The Conversation]
In the wake of the resignation of University of Missouri System President Tim Wolfe, much is being written about the power of collective action among student groups to affect positive change on their campuses.
The Black Lives Matter movement has demonstrated the same. Young people are bringing to light issues in overlooked communities across the country.
I’m forced to think about not only the histories of protests at American colleges and universities, in general, but specifically about the campus where I attend school as a graduate student in South Carolina: Clemson University.
Similar to the University of Missouri, we are proud to call ourselves the Tigers. We also pride ourselves on our competitive football traditions. Ours is the number one ranked football team in the country. I also imagine we have similar issues with regard to the events that led the Missouri students to organize for change on their campus.
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