The Governor appointed these people. After ten years, we had younger, more liberal and fewer middle class white males on the Board. I ceased having trouble with the Board. One can't do much to change the ownership and political hegemony of banks, companies, and old boy networks but there are ways to minimize one's vulnerability and neutralize that animosity with support from within the university and community. B. Tend to the teaching and counseling parts of your academic life .
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.