Bob Fuller x Youngest US University President x Rankism, the Dignity Movement, Making Race history and being kind

1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Bob Fuller x Youngest US University President x Rankism, the Dignity Movement, Making Race history and being kind Bob Fuller was the youngest (age 34) University president in US history at Oberlin&nbsp;College. He earned a Ph.D in Physics at 23. Although we're fifty years apart in age, we agree we're kindred spirits. &nbsp; We talked about what it means to become a somebody (Rankism) and then fall from grace (shame). After leaving the presidency at Oberlin, Bob became what he calls a "nobody." The phone stopped ringing. No one wanted to have lunch. Bob told me that as occassional nobodies, we must stand up and realize we have nothing to&nbsp;lose except for the shame that got us there in the first place.&nbsp; &nbsp; Then President Jimmy Carter called. Then the USSR. Then Werner Erhard. Life is constantly in ebb and flow.&nbsp; &nbsp; I loved the story of how Bob made history not only as the youngest president, but then pushed his board to vote 6-to-4 to authorize the first black head of athletics in history. &nbsp; Bob is in his 70s now, and the conversation and stories&nbsp;of the life he's lived is simply extraordinary.&nbsp; &nbsp; Enjoy Bob as much as I did. Jake. &nbsp; Bob Fuller: "Dealing with racism at the college athletic level felt like war. I thought that if we didn't win this thing, we won't win as a country." &nbsp; The Jake Sasseville Show&nbsp;is co-executive produced by Vivienne Kelly and Gregory Stutzer. Produced by Michael Howard Nathanson. Associate Producers Kodi Seaton, Topher Keene and Max Mogensen (c) &nbsp;2015 Profoundly Human All Rights Reserved The Jake Sasseville Show https://thejakesassevilleshow.libsyn.com/thejakesassevilleshow <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/3335518/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/8286165