WFHB Bloomington Community Radio
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Last week we began our conversation with university administrator and higher education diversity pioneer Charlie Nelms. The second half of our chat reveals many of the internal traits and characteristics that allowed Nelms to thrive in the world of academia after growing up on a subsistence farm without electricity in Arkansas when Jim Crow laws still were on the books. Eight of his ten siblings went on to earn advanced degrees. They all learned to love reading at an early age and all were encouraged by their parents to become whatever they wanted to be.
Host Michael Glab goes one-on-one with Bloomington’s most fascinating people every Thursday at 5:30pm. Tune in for a bonus feature, Big Talk Extra, every Monday on the Daily Local News at 5:00pm for added chat from the previous week’s show.
