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^^This is good stuff.
And of course taking the model and adapting to meet your particular needs is always the challenge. I am a literary and cultural scholar, so I see evidence of this throughout the field.
For instance African American Studies programs/departments were models for the formation of other Ethnic Studies programs/departments; however, there are ways that what works in African American Studies does not and can not address the needs of other Ethnic Groups, so those programs have evolved to better suit their constituencies.
But that process takes a lot of time. The fact that these conversations are being had means that you are moving in the right direction. And, as L.O.C.K. pointed out, BGLOs did not emerge fully grown in the years they were founded. Our orgs have decades that have gone into this process of developing a unique culture--and they are continuing to evolve even now.
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