UNC Story Archive recording with Chris Clemmons3 items
Date Deposited: 2021-09-21
Collection: UNC Story Archive (70096)
Collection Number: 70096
Finding Aid: https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/70096/
During a remote recording session Chris Clemmons (Class of 1988), a transfer student and first-generation college graduate from a four-year university, shares how he was “stunned and excited” when he received his admission letter to UNC after being waitlisted. Clemmons describes how different Carolina was to his previous college experience, saying ... Read more
During a remote recording session Chris Clemmons (Class of 1988), a transfer student and first-generation college graduate from a four-year university, shares how he was “stunned and excited” when he received his admission letter to UNC after being waitlisted. Clemmons describes how different Carolina was to his previous college experience, saying “there was this feeling of excellence and competitiveness that I was not used to, and in all honesty, I was beginning to wonder if I'd made the right decision”. The encouragement of Dr. Craig Allen Smith reinforced that Clemmons belonged at Carolina; “his encouragement and belief in me propelled me” and “as an adult, I've tried to remember that just believing in someone can sometimes make all the difference for them”. His education in the Political Science department, as well as two of his favorite classes- “Contemporary Latin American Prose” and “The Black Experience”- really “helped me to look at problems and opportunities with a critical eye". Chris Clemmons is proud that his family continues to attend UNC, the “University of the People”.Read less