Thursday, January 22 6:00 p.m., Room 114, Furman Hall “Social Responsibility in an Age of Scarcity: Realizing Economic Justice at Vanderbilt Today” The Reverend James Lawson and invited guests Panel moderated by Eli Feghali, co-founder of Vanderbilt Students of...
6:00 p.m., keynote/candlelight vigil, Benton Chapel 5:00 p.m., reception, Tillett Lounge “Votes, Voices, and Victory: How far have we come?” Charles McDew, Chairman, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) 1961—1964 Introduction by The Reverend James Lawson...
4:10 p.m., Room 241, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center/MRL Bldg, Peabody Campus “Making Progress Happen for People with Disabilities—Past, Present, and Future” Robert Silverstein, J.D., Director, Center for the Study and Advancement of Disability Policy; Principal, Powers...
7:00 p.m., Flynn Auditorium Vanderbilt University Law School “Was Reverend King [Un]Patriotic?: Examining American Patriotism in Light of Religious Difference, Prophetic Preaching, and Party Alliance” Lewis Baldwin, Professor of Religious Studies; Forrest Harris,...
Thursday, January 15 Noon, Flynn Auditorium Vanderbilt University Law School Melvin Oliver, Professor of Sociology and Dean of Social Sciences, College of Letters and Science, University of California, Santa Barbara Dean Oliver will address the ways in which the...