Dr. Carrie Baptiste grew up in Baldwin, Louisiana, just southwest of New Orleans, in a home of strict but loving religious parents. She chose Southern University for her college career because it was the largest HBCU in the country and not very far from home. It was also a university that she was familiar with as she knew many family members and friends who went there. Southern also had “a great reputation.” Although it was segregated, as were all colleges and universities i