MLK: Equality and Justice

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The MSU 21st Century Chautauqua Project, supported in part by the Association of American Colleges and Universities, announces a new opportunity for students and faculty in Lyman Briggs College, James Madison College, the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities, the College of Music, and the Honors College. This weekly seminar-like discussion (Chautauqua) will ‘travel’ between these colleges over the fall semester. Approximately 20 students will be selected to participate in the MLK Traveling Chautauqua (MLK/TC). There will be suggested readings, films, and invited guests. Each session will be led by a different person or persons, but the emphasis will be on open conversation and careful reflection.

Last spring 2008 we marked the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination with a colloquium and film focused on his “last campaign.” The MLK/TC is a continuation of this conversation that we hope to sustain throughout the fall 2008 semester, culminating in the annual MLK Day celebration in January 2009.

The issues of equality and justice were integral to the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. They are especially well-suited to a continuing interdisciplinary discussion such as this. They arise in our everyday lives on a local level and they also arise on a global scale. All of the selected students will participate in all of the weekly sessions. Faculty will participate on a rotating basis as invited guests.

MLK Traveling Chautauqua Schedule

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