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Mr. Gerald Hector welcomes Nationally Recognized Leader in Higher Education, Dr. Charlie Nelms. Charlie’s eminent career includes serving as chancellor at Indiana University East, the University of Michigan-Flint, and North Carolina Central University (NCCU). During his tenure as chancellor of NCCU, U.S. News & World Report ranked it as one of the best public HBCUs in the nation for three consecutive years. Charlie has received numerous national accolades for his higher education leadership, including prestigious fellowships from the Ford Foundation and the American Council on Education. In addition, he has been widely recognized for tackling issues beyond academia in our communities-at-large. In 2012, President Obama honored him with the MLK Drum Major for Service Award for helping to address the most pressing needs in our nation. Charlie is a highly sought guest speaker, panelist, and commentator at various events, radio programs and podcasts. For five years, he was a Huffington Post blogger, where