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Charlie Nelms

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Charlie Nelms is a person of the soil. The fifth of eleven children born to subsistence farming parents who struggled to make a living on their little 40-acre farm in the Arkansas Delta, Charlie decided as a young boy picking cotton that education was the best route for escaping the dehumanizing effects of poverty and racism, which defined life for most Southern Blacks during the 1950s and 60s. With the constant encouragement and support of his parents, teachers, and mentors, he graduated high school and enrolled at Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical & Normal College, an historically black college in Pine Bluff, Arkansas where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Agronomy and Chemistry. He earned both his master’s and doctorate in Hig Charlie Nelms is a person of the soil. The fifth of eleven children born to subsistence farming parents who struggled to make a living on their little 40-acre farm in the Arkansas Delta, Charlie decided as a young boy picking cotton that education was the best route for escaping the dehumanizing effects of poverty and racism, which defined life for most Southern Blacks during the 1950s and 60s. With the constant encouragement and support of his parents, teachers, and mentors, he graduated high school and enrolled at Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical & Normal College, an historically black college in Pine Bluff, Arkansas where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Agronomy and Chemistry. He earned both his master’s and doctorate in Higher Education and Student Affairs from Indiana University. With a fellowship from the Ford Foundation, Charlie spent two years as a doctoral fellow in Higher Education at Columbia University’s Teachers College.

A nationally recognized leader in higher education, Charlie has held numerous leadership positions in the academy, including chancellor at Indiana University East, University of Michigan-Flint, and North Carolina Central University. He also served as a vice president of the Indiana University system, a position from which he retired in 2007.

A philanthropist, HBCU advocate, mentor, and motivational speaker, Charlie serves on the board of numerous professional and community organizations committed to achieving higher levels of equity for historically disenfranchised peoples. Each year, more than two-dozen undergraduate students at four universities are recipients of scholarships from the Charlie and Jeanetta Scholarship Endowment. Charlie is one of the founders of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities Millennium Leadership Initiative, established to identify and mentor future university leaders.

In “retirement,” Charlie is a higher education consultant specializing in improving student retention and graduation rates, and strengthening governance and leadership effectiveness at HBCUs ...more

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	From Cotton Fields to University Leadership: All Eyes on Charlie, A Memoir (Well House Books) by Charlie Nelms (Goodreads Author), Walter Kimbrough (Foreword) 4.57 avg rating — 21 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Models of Success How Historically Black Colleges and Universities Survive the Economic Recession it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“The best time to start is now.”
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“Hope is what drives winter from the soul.”
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“Without a permanent fuel source your light will go out.”
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“Hope is what drives winter from the soul.

Do something that makes you happy.

Education is the engine of opportunity.

Vision without focus is a mere illusion.

Don’t confuse who you are with what you do.

Without a permanent fuel source your light will go out.

Don’t allow anyone to be responsible for your failure.

The best time to start is now.”
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