Since Wilson's appointment came in July, Haynes developed much of this year's conference. But Wilson says he would like people to leave this year's conference with the confidence that the Obama administration cares about Black colleges, and with the optimism that the relationship between the U.S. government and Black colleges will improve.
Says Wilson, "One threat facing Black colleges might be the lack of candor. The fact that there is such reluctance to talk about or to hear anybody talk about our deepest challenges. I'm not sure that we are going to advance if we don't confront some of the things that we know are going on. We cannot thrive until we fully past the test of survival."
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