Students are the source, strength and raison d'etre of radical activist scholarship. The counselling part of radical activism is equally important. Students will bring to you both private and public grievances. In my experience however, I found that as many faculty and sometimes staff came seeking aid and advice as did students. This is an unpaid and unsung part of the role of the radical activist and should not be set aside as low priority.
People come before anything else.
C. Build a social base in the University and in the Community as soon and as extensive as possible. Faculty Committee work is a good place to establish your credentials as a responsible and dependable voice for affirmative politics. In addition to these groups, for years, I wrote an occasional column in the university newspaper which grounded my credentials as an asset to the life of the university. Bringing it Home. It is easy to be a radical scholar when one focusses upon distant nations or upon other regions in the country.