African American Higher Ed Goals Addressed in Johns Twitter Interview - Higher Education: As executive director for the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African-Americans, David Johns often utilizes social media to promote awareness and dialogue about how to achieve success in higher education.
“We need to ensure that all Black children know they can go to college [and] expect to graduate from college,” tweeted Johns during an hour-long Twitter interview on Thursday afternoon.
Johns fielded questions about issues facing African-Americans in the classroom, such as, “should the focus be on problems with AA students or changing the environment around them?” He responded that environment matters. Part of addressing student issues is addressing the surroundings in which they learn.
The interview was part of TTG Partners Twitter chat series that spotlight hot topics and trends in higher education, especially as they relate to matters of diversity and equality.
“We’re looking at engaging the community that we have on Twitter that will spark people’s conversations and thinking in a new direction,” said Tia T. Gordon, founder and CEO of TTG Partners, a communications company.
