{"product_id":"their-stories-our-stories-four-presidents-of-huston-tillotson-university-paperback","title":"Their Stories, Our Stories: Four Presidents of Huston-Tillotson University - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRosalee Martin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHuston-Tillotson University is a merged Historically\u003cbr\u003eBlack College\/University (HBCU) in Austin (established as Huston-Tillotson\u003cbr\u003eCollege in 1952). Its roots lie in Tillotson College (established in 1875) and\u003cbr\u003eSamuel Huston College (1877). \u003ci\u003eTheir Stories, Our Stories: Four Presidents of\u003cbr\u003eHuston-Tillotson University\u003c\/i\u003e is the first comprehensive book covering\u003cbr\u003ethe period of 1965-2022, the administrations of the four presidents.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNo person is better suited to chronicle this history\u003cbr\u003ethan Rosalee Martin. Upon her retirement after fifty years of service to the\u003cbr\u003euniversity, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett said, \"You have preserved the\u003cbr\u003ehistory of this institution and become part of it yourself.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTheir Stories, Our Stories\u003c\/i\u003e captures\u003cbr\u003eDr. Martin's fifty years, which overlapped with four university presidents from\u003cbr\u003ethe Civil Rights era to the present. Our story starts with the third president\u003cbr\u003eof the institution. Dr. John Q. Taylor King Sr. came up through the ranks from\u003cbr\u003estudent to teacher, dean, and president at age 44. Dr. Joseph T. McMillan Jr.\u003cbr\u003erose to the presidency from being a member of the Board of Trustees. He brought\u003cbr\u003emuch chaos to HT, resulting in his downfall. Dr. Larry Earvin came to HT during\u003cbr\u003ea time when the institution's reaffirmation was being threatened. Dr. Colette\u003cbr\u003ePierce-Burnette, the first woman to lead HT, was a STEM proponent for all\u003cbr\u003estudents, especially women. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough Dr. Martin's\u003cbr\u003emeticulous biographical and institutional narrative, readers will learn the\u003cbr\u003enuts and bolts of university life, its trials and triumphs, and its struggles\u003cbr\u003eand successes.\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 31, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53480049869107,"sku":"9781682832325","price":43.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/their-stories-our-stories-four-presidents-of-huston-tillotson-university-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}