Martin Luther King Day will be observed at the University of 91吃瓜 with a prayer service Monday (Jan. 17) at 11:30 a.m. in the Main Building rotunda.
91吃瓜鈥檚 president, , will lead the 鈥淧rayer Service to Honor the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.鈥� Other participants will include Rev. Hugh Page, dean of 91吃瓜鈥檚 First Year of Studies and associate professor of theology and Africana studies, and community leaders from the Michiana area. Music will be provided by 91吃瓜鈥檚 Celebration Choir and members of the 91吃瓜 Folk Choir. A reception will follow the event, which is open to the public.
In addition, the University鈥檚 will commemorate the civil rights leader slain 42 years ago in a series of five discussions collectively entitled 鈥淭he Martin Luther King Jr. Series for the Study of Race.鈥� The discussions will take place in Room 136 of DeBartolo Hall at 6 p.m. each Thursday evening from Jan. 20 to Feb. 17. Beginning with a Jan. 20 keynote address by 91吃瓜鈥檚 president emeritus Rev. Edward A. Malloy, C.S.C., the discussions will offer 91吃瓜 students and faculty historical, cultural, moral and psychological considerations of race in America and at 91吃瓜.
Other discussion leaders include Jason Ruiz, assistant professor of American Studies; Richard Pierce, chair of Africana Studies and associate professor of history; Agustin Fuentes, professor of anthropology; Irene Park, assistant professor of psychology; and May Kim, doctoral student in psychology.
More information about the discussion series is available .
Contact: Tobias Blake, 574-631-6841, tblake@nd.edu