UIC Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration Week
Each year the University of Illinois at Chicago joins the nation in honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Join us from January 17-21 for UIC's Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration Week 2023 and take part in a variety of commemorative events, which includes A Critical Conversation with Michelle Alexander, MLK Challenge 2023, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Legacy & Book Ban Legacy, Honor our MLK Scholars, and MLK Book Club.
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“People fail to get along because they fear each other; they fear each other because they don’t know each other; they don’t know each other because they have not communicated with each other.”
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Please join us for this year’s events. These events are open to our UIC students, faculty, staff, families, alumni, and UIC community. For events streamed live, ASL and real-time captions will be provided. For access information, contact Accessible@uic.edu or (312) 725-2793.
Contact: StudentInvolvement@uic.edu or (312) 725-2793
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MLK Challenge 2022
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Legacy & Book Ban Legislation
A Critical Conversation with Michelle Alexander
MLK Book Club 2022: The New Jim Crow
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Speakers
- Professor Ibram X. Kendi (2021)
- Angela Rye (2020)
- Kendrich Sampson (2019)
- Michael Eric Dyson (2018)
- Melissa Harris-Perry (2017)
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2020-2021
The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Program Committee would like to recognize and congratulate the 2020-2021 Dr. Martin Luther King Scholarship recipients. Unchanged: The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Program Committee would like to recognize and congratulate the 2020-2021 Dr. Martin Luther King Scholarship recipients.
The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship program was established in 1985 at UIC to recognize underrepresented students who have demonstrated high academic achievement and have shown a commitment to civil rights and social justice through community service. In an effort to keep Dr. Martin L. King, Jr.’s dream alive, these meritorious and/or monetary awards are given to undergraduates, graduates and professional students.
Introducing the 2020-2021 Dr. MLK Scholarship recipients:
Mehreen Ali | College of Engineering, Bioengineering
Esmeralda Beltran | College of Nursing, Nursing
Hannah Bonecutter | College of Public Health, Policy and Administration
Victoria Dorris | College of Engineering, Industrial Engineering
Mayra Fajardo | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Psychology and Criminal, Law and Justice
Sean Flynn | College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, Public Policy
Glenance Green | Graduate College, Policy Studies Urban Education
Cydnee Harris | College of Pharmacy
Jeremy Huckleby | College of Medicine
Reniell Iniguez | College of Medicine
Sabrina Jamal-Eddine | College of Nursing
Keeayla Jones | Jane Addams College of Social Work
Jaewan Lee | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Anthropology
Renae Mijares Encinas | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Gender and Women’s Studies
Jessica Perez | College of Nursing, Nursing
Mahi Singh | College of Medicine
Siva Sreedhar | College of Engineering, Chemical Engineering
Abigail Suleman | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Chemistry
Matthew Swalek | College of Education, Human Development and Learning
Snehitha Talugula | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Neuroscience
Kawana Tharps | College of Nursing, DNP Nursing Practice
Aman Tineh | Applied Health Sciences, Kinesiology
Maliek Wade | College of Engineering, Computer Science
Cynthia Watson | Graduate College, Urban Education Leadership
Mona Zubi | College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, Public Policy