Foreword by Dr. Walter M. Kimbrough
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. "I'll Fly Away"
2. How I Got Over
3. Tacks and Splinters
4. College Bound
5. From Dairy-hand to Bookstore Clerk
6. Everything Before Us
7. Boot Camp
8. "If I Had a Hammer"
9. Holding Fast
10. This Spinning Top
11. Full Circle
Charlie Nelms, a native of the Arkansas Delta, has devoted his
life to equalizing opportunities for disenfranchised peoples. He is
currently a senior scholar at the American Association of State
Colleges and Universities and a Center Scholar at the Center for
Postsecondary Research, Indiana University School of Education, as
well as retired Chancellor, North Carolina Central University, and
IU Vice President for Institutional Development and Student Affairs
Emeritus. In retirement, he works with historically Black colleges
and universities to strengthen leadership and governance.
Dr. Walter M. Kimbrough is president of Dillard University in New
Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Kimbrough holds degrees from the University
of Georgia, Miami University of Ohio, and Georgia State University.
He has been recognized for his research on historically black
colleges and universities, African American men in college, and
fraternaties and sororities. In 2010 he was named as part of the
Ebony Magazine Power 100 list and in 2013 he became one of NBC
News/The Griot.com's 100 African Americans making history
today.
"Far too often we meet leaders and forget their journeys to
leadership. We forget the struggles, the stumbles, the surprises,
and the enormous amount of hard work they put in, amidst twists and
turns along the journey. Charlie Nelms has written an autobiography
that is authentic, humble, and serves as an example for those
leaders who will follow him. His voice, honesty, humor, and
compassion shine through his life story."—Dr. Marybeth Gasman,
Director, Penn Center for Minority-Serving Institutions, author of
Educating a Diverse Nation: Lessons from Minority-Serving
Institutions
"I have called Charlie Nelms a friend for almost 40 years. In his
memoir, the realities of his life take on the qualities of a good
docudrama, providing the back story to the development of a
remarkable educational leader. His is "the examined life," filled
with honesty, humor, and humility. While this is uniquely Charlie's
story, it is a story that will lift the hearts of many and inspire
future generations of leaders."—Betty J. Overton, Director,
National Forum on Higher Education for the Public Good
"In the tradition of Booker Washington and Benjamin Mays, Charlie
Nelms tells his riveting story from share croppers' son in rural
Arkansas to university president. His memoir is a testament to the
power of aspiration, character and education to overcome poverty
and adversity. At a time when young people ask if college matters,
Nelms' testimony is proof that university education remains an
engine of social mobility and personal transformation. "—Michael L.
Lomax, President & CEO, United Negro College Fund (UNCF)
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