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Key takeaways:
- The organization’s yearly MLK symposium volition beryllium held in-person for the archetypal clip since 2020 astatine Hill Auditorium
- The Department of Anesthesiology volition clasp 2 screenings and discussions aboriginal today
- The 33rd yearly Health Sciences Lecture volition beryllium held unrecorded astatine the School of Dentistry’s Kellogg Auditorium
For the archetypal clip successful 3 years, the University of Michigan and Michigan Medicine volition big galore in-person lectures and events successful grant of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
At Michigan Medicine, we proceed to uphold Dr. King’s values and principles of anti-discrimination, civilian rights and equity.
Belonging astatine Michigan Medicine is simply a important constituent to worker and diligent well-being by fostering an situation based connected respect, inclusion and empathy. It is besides the archetypal constituent successful U-M Health’s BASE strategical priorities.
With that successful mind, the enactment is excited to stock the galore opportunities going connected passim the time present successful Ann Arbor.
37th yearly MLK Symposium
The taxable of this year’s yearly MLK symposium is “The (R)evolution of MLK.” As 1 of the largest celebrations of King’s beingness and bequest sponsored by higher education, U-M volition invited folks to Hill Auditorium astatine 10 a.m. with a live watercourse available for those who cannot be successful person.
This year’s symposium volition research King’s activism aft 1964 and volition beryllium discussed by an adept keynote sheet which includes:
- Aletha Maybank, M.D., M.P.H., main wellness equity serviceman and elder vice president of the American Medical Association
- Edward Buckles, first-time manager and champion caller documentary manager victor of The Albert Maysies Award for documentary for Katrina Babies
- Jalen Rose, erstwhile NBA and U-M hoops star, existent ABC/ESPN expert and laminitis of the Jalen Rose Leadership Academy
Following the discussion, U-M prof Scott Piper volition execute chap U-M prof Stephen Rush’s opera earlier the lawsuit concludes with a peculiar show by the Voices of Distinction of Vincent Bohanan’s song, “We Win.”
MasterClass and Anesthesiology to aerial stock peculiar screening
At noon, MasterClass and the Department of Anesthesiology volition contiguous a virtual screening of “Critical Race Theory: American Law and Racism” led by Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw, J.D. An encore screening and presumption is acceptable for 6 p.m.
Crenshaw volition interruption down captious contention theory’s root from Harvard Law School and the pioneering enactment of ineligible student Derrick Bell to today. Learn however it offers a lens to place opportunities for alteration successful instrumentality and society.
The video from MasterClass volition person a facilitated treatment by Kristen Howard, J.D., administrative manager elder of the Office for Health Equity and Inclusion, and Kimberly Ward, M.B.A., DEI administrative specializer for the Department of Anesthesiology. (RSVP here)
33rd yearly Health Sciences MLK Lecture
At 1 p.m., the 33rd yearly MLK Health Sciences Lecture volition beryllium presented by the School of Dentistry, featuring George W. Taylor, D.M.D., M.P.H., Dr.P.H. The 90-minute lecture volition instrumentality spot wrong the Kellogg Auditorium. (RSVP here)
The deans of U-M’s 7 wellness subject schools and colleges sponsor the event.
The 2023 taxable is “The (R)evolution of MLK: from Segregation to Elevation: The Quest for Health Equity.” The keynote lecture volition beryllium delivered by Taylor, who is subordinate dean for diversity, equity and inclusion astatine the University of California-San Francisco, School of Dentistry.
More accusation astir the MLK Symposium and further events astir field tin beryllium recovered astatine mlksymposium.umich.edu.
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