New Book tells story of CU’s Call Me MISTER Program

The story of Clemson University’s Call Me MISTER program is detailed in a new book, “Call Me MISTER: the Re-Emergence of African American Male Teachers in South Carolina.” The program began in 2000 with the goal of placing more African-American males in elementary school classrooms as teachers. Four South Carolina schools, Clemson, Claflin University, Benedict College and Morris College, participated in the program. Call Me MISTER has now expanded to 16 colleges across the state and has been implemented in eight other states. Call Me MISTER director Roy Jones and oral historian and Clemson alumna Aretta Jenkins wrote the book.  The book is available for purchase on Amazon.com and other book retail websites.