MLK Symposium
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January 13, 2020
Medical professor to discuss diversity in dermatology
Nada Elbuluk, dermatologist and University of Southern California assistant professor of dermatology, will discuss the history of diversity of dermatology and the current national landscape.
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January 13, 2020
Artist to discuss his works inspired by the public square
Artist Cullen Washington Jr. will discuss his most recent collection of abstract paintings was inspired by the “agora,” or the public gathering spaces in ancient Greece that gave birth to democracy.
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January 13, 2020
Student-led teach-in will explore issues of racism, oppression
University of Michigan students are invited to explore issues around racism during a unique workshop, led by their peers, as part of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium. The Anti-Racism Teach-In, organized by the Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs, will take place at 1 p.m. Jan. 25 in Room 3000 of the Michigan… -
December 17, 2019
Political activist Angela Davis to keynote MLK Symposium
Activist, educator and author Angela Davis will deliver the 33rd annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium keynote memorial lecture Jan. 20.
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October 29, 2019
2020 MLK Symposium’s theme is ‘The (Mis) Education of US’
To commemorate the legacy of civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., the 2020 MLK Symposium will focus on the complexities associated with diversity and highlighting the diversity within marginalized communities.
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January 21, 2019
MLK Symposium speakers explore resistance, unraveling injustice
Julia Putnam and Tim Wise discussed ways to resist oppressive systems, the misremembering of American history, and how education can help unravel injustice at the 2019 MLK Symposium keynote.
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January 14, 2019
2019 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium
An index of stories from the Record’s special section on the 2019 MLK Symposium.
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January 14, 2019
Ford School discussion, photo exhibit to highlight impact of deportation
Two Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy events will explore the recent deportation of Ann Arbor mother Lourdes Salazar Bautista and the impact of current U.S. immigration policy. Bautista, the mother of three children, left Mexico in 1997 to join her husband in the U.S., and the couple eventually bought a house in Ann… -
January 14, 2019
Jacquelyn Taylor to deliver Health Sciences Lecture
Jacquelyn Taylor, a New York University professor who studies factors contributing to health disparities, will deliver the 29th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Health Sciences Lecture.
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January 14, 2019
MLK Symposium keynote to feature Julia Putnam, Tim Wise
Author and educator Tim Wise and Detroit school principal and writer Julia Putnam will deliver the 33rd annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium memorial keynote lecture.
