What is it About a Mountain Top? An Activist Legacy of Mentoring and Scholarship
Runtime - 56 minutes
 
Thomas Parham, Ph.D. presents at the 2010 Teachers College Annual Winter Roundtable at Columbia University.

2010 Janet E Helms Award recipient for Mentoring and Scholarship. Dr. Parham uses a mountaintop as a metaphor that influenced the vision of Dr. King's dream, inspired biblical scripture, and framed his own legacy of research & scholarship, mentoring, and social activism. This address reflects Parham's belief that mountaintop locations provide a clarity of vision and possibility that help people navigate their way through the challenges and adversities in life. Parham then challenges the audience to find their personal mountaintop, as he lays out the six assumptions that have guided his mentoring and scholarship activities throughout his professional career.