Dr. Osundare, considered by many to be the greatest living Nigerian poet, arrived at Franklin Pierce College after a short stay in Birmingham, Alabama. He and his wife, Kame, lost nearly everything in Hurricane Katrina and barely escaped the floodwaters. They were rescued by boat and were staying with friends when Franklin Pierce College extended the offer to teach for a semester. Dr. Osundare received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Franklin Pierce in 2001. He will serve as guest lecturer and poet-in-resident for the fall term.

Most students on campus and in the broader Monadnock community have given generously to help meet the material needs of Gulf Coast students and Dr. Osundare.

The Rindge Faculty Federation donated $4,000 to assist in covering the cost of students’ textbooks, and a trustee has contributed $10,000 to help meet needs for clothes, academic supplies and other required items. “People continue to ask what they can do to help,” President Hagerty said. “I am proud that our institution has responded with such generosity.”

Anyone who would like to contribute can send a check, made out to Franklin Pierce College with a reference to “Katrina Scholarship Fund,” to Franklin Pierce College, College Relations Department, 20 College Road, Rindge, NH, 03461. Donations can also be sent online.

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