Parent Talk Live
Dr. Gus T. Ridgel
First of All: The University Missouri-Columbia
Dr. Mike Robinson, host of Parent Talk Live discussed the ongoing student protest at the University Missouri- Columbia (Mizzou) with Dr. Gus T. Ridgel. Dr. Ridgel is one the first students to gain admission to the University Missouri-Columbia. Dr. Ridgel is a resident of Popular Bluff, Missouri and attended Lincoln University an HBCU in Jefferson City, Missouri where he graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in business administration.
Over the past several days, the world witness a student protest at the University Missouri-Columbia that resulted in the resignation of Tim Wolfe, President of the University of Missouri system and Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin over their handling of several on and off campus racial incidents. The protest was led by student group known as ConcernedStudent1950. The group selected its name in honor of the first admissions of African American students to the University Missouri-Columbia.
According to Jeffery Carter, a graduate of Kentucky State University “Mr. Ridgel was not only the first African American to break the racial barriers and complete the Graduate Program at the University of Missouri at Columbia he asked to do it in half the time because his Military GI Bill was running out so he became the first student of any color to complete the program in half the time ! He was a classmate of my mother’s at Lincoln University in Jefferson City Mo.! He broke the racial barriers and then set the standard that you can complete a Graduate Program in half the Time ! A True Scholastic Legend Indeed!”
Over the past several days, the world witness a student protest at the University Missouri-Columbia that resulted in the resignation of Tim Wolfe, President of the University of Missouri system and Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin over their handling of several on and off campus racial incidents. The protest was led by student group known as ConcernedStudent1950. The group selected its name in honor of the first admissions of African American students to the University Missouri-Columbia.
According to Jeffery Carter, a graduate of Kentucky State University “Mr. Ridgel was not only the first African American to break the racial barriers and complete the Graduate Program at the University of Missouri at Columbia he asked to do it in half the time because his Military GI Bill was running out so he became the first student of any color to complete the program in half the time ! He was a classmate of my mother’s at Lincoln University in Jefferson City Mo.! He broke the racial barriers and then set the standard that you can complete a Graduate Program in half the Time ! A True Scholastic Legend Indeed!”