2023 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
CMU Community Events
Keynote Speaker Majora Carter
February 25, 2023, from 5 - 6:15 p.m. in Rangos Ballroom, Second Floor, Cohon University Center
Majora Carter is a MacArthur Fellow, Peabody Award-winning broadcaster, real estate developer and urban revitalization strategy consultant. She is responsible for the creation of numerous economic development, technology inclusion and green-infrastructure projects, policies and job training and placement systems. Ms. Carter is quoted on the walls of the Smithsonian Museum of African-American History and Culture: "Nobody should have to move out of their neighborhood to live in a better one” — which is also the subtitle of her 2022 book, “Reclaiming Your Community.”
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Birthday Celebration
January 17 at 12:30 p.m.
In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday, the Office of the Vice Provost of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and the Center for Student Diversity & Inclusion invite the entire campus community to join us for a special birthday celebration. Stop by a convenient campus location to celebrate the life of Dr. King with us by participating in a small service project and having a sweet treat in his honor. Various Locations Across Campus: Cohon University Center, Mellon Institute, Tepper Quad, CFA Building, ANSYS Hall, Baker Hall, Hamburg Hall, Gates/Hillman Centers. Registration is not required.
MLK Interfaith Breakfast
January 27 at 8:30 a.m. in Rangos, CUC
Every year, members of the Carnegie Mellon community are invited to an informal breakfast with campus and community interfaith leaders, followed by fellowship and conversation about the life and legacy of Dr. King through the lens of faith, activism, and social justice.
Black Futures Summit Featured Speaker “An Evening with Harold Green”
February 8 at 5:30 p.m. in the Cohon University Center
Harold Green is an ever-evolving artist whose vibrant storytelling and passionate, lyrical delivery captivates audiences domestically and internationally. Using poetry as his central art form, Green is a highly sought-after speaker, bandleader, and event producer. Q&A and dessert reception to follow.
CAUSE Lecture with Dr. Destin Jenkins
February 10 at 3:30 p.m.
Dr. Destin Jenkins is a historian of democracy and capitalism in post-Reconstruction America. He is currently an assistant professor of history at Stanford University. He is the author of The Bonds of Inequality: Debt and the Making of the American City (The University of Chicago).