He, along with faculty, hope that students take advantage of his stay. I hope students had the opportunity to sit down, lunch, talk or just have a cup of coffee with him. I feel I have a better understanding of people in general. I don't think my attitude has changed from his visit because I consider myself open-minded to everyone.
People bring energy to any event.
Sears has made visits to other campuses including Northwestern, Penn State, the University of Michigan and Bucknell. He has written five book chapters, essays, articles and scholarly papers. His educational background comes from graduating summa cum laude at Southern Illinois University, earning a masters from UW-Madison in political science and fulfilling his Ph.D. in sociology and education from Indiana University. I was more disturbed by the Oprah appearance than the Robertson lambasting. It's dancing with a mask and communicating without communicating.