ATLANTA — A Georgia professor is getting lots of praise after a photo surfaced of him holding a student's baby in class.
In tweet that has been retweeted over 40,000 times, a sweet picture shows Morehouse professor Dr. Nathan Alexander lecturing at the whiteboard with an infant strapped to his chest.
Students wrote that a student could't find a babysitter and brought his daughter to class. Alexander stepped right in so that the student could take good notes.
Student came to class today with his child due to no babysitter or anybody to watch her while he was in class.
— TheOriginal™ (@Original_Vaughn) March 1, 2019
My professor NATHAN ALEXANDER said “I’ll hold her so you can take good notes!” #HBCU #morehouse #Respect pic.twitter.com/oogIqetseS
Students identified the dad as Wayne Hayer and praised him for getting to class despite the slight, albeit adorable, obstacle.
A cousin of Hayer's chimed in on his Facebook page:
"This is my cousin Wayne’s daughter. I salute my cuz for taking fatherhood to heart, being a good husband and still hustling to make your dreams come true. I am proud of you. Don’t let the negative comment deter you! Show your daughter how it’s done."
Morehouse lists Alexander as a professor of Mathematics Education, Statistical and Mathematical Modeling, Social Networks and Graphs.
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