BE's recent ranking of FAMU as the best college/university for Black students is a very welcomed and well deserved acheivement for the University. After all we've been through the past two years, this bit of great news is just what the doctor ordered.
Hopefully this shot in the arm is a signal of things to come. Further, let's hope that it will raise our profile to attract an outstanding pool of candidates to take us to the next level --the best college/university in America for any student.
The Tallahassee Democrat wrote a nice editorial today recognizing our most recent honor.
Please remember God Bless Castell that this recognition is based on the 2003-04 School Year. This is the results of the previous Gainous and Humphries administrations. Cheers go out to them!!! Please keep this in the proper prospective.
ReplyDeleteIt will be VERY interesting to see if Dr. Bryant graciously acknowledges this, as well. (And let's not forget the contributions of Dr. Henry Lewis, who was the first FAMU president to ever get financial aid checks to students in a timely manner.) We will all learn a lot about Dr. Bryant's TRUE character when we see how she handles this very public celebration. If she takes the slightest credit for it, she has absolutely no conscience, credibility, or reason to be respected. On the other hand, she could actually do something that for the first time every would make this rattler admit that there is some small amount of decency and professionalism hidden somewhere deep in her soul.
ReplyDeleteWhat does this kind of ranking mean?
ReplyDeleteIf the Top Ten had excluded FAMU on the basis of its present troubles, everybody here would have said the rankings were bogus.
Perhaps they still are.
It may be bogus but it helps out our National perception and perception is reality.
ReplyDeleteIf you look at how BE determined FAMU to be No.1 you'd see that the ranking means nothing. It's a social scale, meaning they interviewed administrators on social and academic life to come up with their rankings. What do administrators know about this stuff? Nothing. How can FAMU be ranked high on a "social scale" when it has a 46% drop out rate?
ReplyDeleteAny good/positive news reported nationally is a plus after the damaged and deterioration we have suffered.
ReplyDeleteA special congratulations to all of the faculty, staff and students that made this a reality. It's because of their hard work and efforts we should be thankful for this title. This is where the praise should be placed.
Day in and day out, they have done their jobs in some of the most demeaning working environments and have come out on top of this one.
Great job faculty, students and staff you deserve this. God bless you and may your burdens be lightened in the days to come.
I'm glad to finally see a headline that says something positive about the school--and I teach there--but what does this ranking mean? The faculty is treated worse than dirt. I've been a faculty member for twelve years and I know what I'm talking about. The ranking makes for great headlkine news, but anyone who knows a thing or two about "rankings" knows that this one here doesn't amount to a lot, in view of the fact that the school is in such turmoil. Black Enterprise needs to talk to the "right" people, instead of making a determination based on a few people and statistics. I understand that a representative from BE will visit the school shortly. I bet CVB & Co. will make sure that the red carpet is rolled out for these people, and I 'm certain that they won't be allowed to talk to Dr. Bill Tucker. If they ever get that chance, they'l snatch that ranking back and give it to some school that's much more deserving. Don't let them see a Tallahassee Democrat headline. Speaking of headlines, today's Tallahassee Democrat very vaguely acknowledges the accolade, but if you notice, it stears away from being specific about anything in particular. Let the Black Enterprise people come talk to the faculty and see how swiftly they change their tune. I ain' hatin' on my school, either. I'm just telling it like it is.
ReplyDeleteSucks to be at FAMU now, but we'll take it.
ReplyDeleteI would rather have 1,000 high achievers with a chance of graduating, than 3000 mediocre students with no chance graduating.
ReplyDeleteQuality will trump quantity anyday.