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"as assistant coach at Arkansas Baptist College."

Sheese.

"Sheese" What's the problem with that? I doubt Williamson needs the money and he's part owner of a retail clothing store in Little Rock. Under President Fritz Hill Arkansas Baptist is moving toward a larger student body and higher academic standards.
Having Corliss Williamson on campus helping Charles Ripley with the basketball team can only help the college's profile.

A very good way to give back to the AR Baptist College and the community.

Good Move for Corliss! All the time it isn't about the fame and or money, it's giving to one that need the help. Thanks Corliss. I know you will be greatly appreciated at Arkansas Baptist College! Go! President Hill.

I often see Corliss playing basketball at the Little Rock Athletic Club. He's still in great form and such a genuinely nice guy.

He had a great career and maximized his talent.

It is good to have Corliss back in the city; he'll be an asset to LR and Arkansas Baptist.

fitz hill is making some moves in the athletic department at that college. from everything i have heard of him he is a wonderful person and will do nothing but help the students. he may be the best college president in the state.

Does anyone see the potential for conflict and even major campus unrest here?

The Big Nasty and Arkansas Baptist. Can they even do the Big Nasty there? I don't even think they can do the little nasty there, well not with any clothing off and one foot on the floor at all times certainly.

This poses some PR problems that I just wouldn't want to have on my plate. They'll be some transfers to John Brown which is ratcheted up a notch on the Jesus is Lord and nicknames protocal compliance criteria

He'll need a new nickname for sure at Arkansas Baptist. For Sure. Just no way it will fit anymore with his new position.

According to one of the news accounts, an athlete from Arkansas Baptist (Kevin Hubbard) was apprehended as an accomplice to the killing that happened outside Juanita's in May. Corliss just might be a positive influence for many of the athletes. I wish him well at AB.

My mother graduated from Arkansas Batist College while raising my 5 brothers and sister on her own. As the oldest, I remember going to basketball games with fellow Arkansas Baptist Students who volunteered to babysit while my mother attended class. I can remember the pride and spirit that many of the students had for their team even though the weren't (Razorbacks) or a Division I team.

Arkansas Baptist has taken a lot of heat over the years for academic excellence (some of which I'm sure has to do with it's majority black enrollment) but I can assure you that the alums of the institution repect the value of the education they received.

I salute Corliss and all others who have taken a stance to give back to this institution. I can only hope that a young person 25 years later, like myself, can look back with pride in the efforts to support a institution that is a staple in the Little Rock African-American Community,