Word: pryor
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When former Sen. David H. Pryor became the director of the Institute of Politics (IOP) in August 2000, he found it “odd” that an institution encouraging political pursuits did not elect its student leaders...
...That’s not what democracy is all about and what we teach people here is democracy,” Pryor says...
...November of that year, Pryor decided it was time to address the decreasing student participation. He suddenly announced that the IOP would dissolve its governing student body and hold open elections—startling its leaders, who were already trying to institute reforms...
...kept hearing from students that they looked at the IOP as a very closed society or a ‘club,’” Pryor says. “I sensed that we had to open it up as much as possible to make everyone feel welcomed...
...Pryor says though there were hurt feelings over the dissolution, the changes were only possible because of strong student support. McCarthy, who was also a member of the old SAC guard, led the interim government and then was elected as the first president under the new structure. Pryor says he believes the restructuring process also gave students a taste of how politics and democracy operate...