Northwestern Events Calendar

Jan
23
2017

Campus Observance: MLK Keynote Speaker Dr. Mae Jemison

When: Monday, January 23, 2017
6:00 PM - 7:15 PM CT

Where: Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, 50 Arts Circle Drive , Evanston, IL 60208 map it

Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students

Cost: Free

Contact: Theresa M Bratanch   (847) 467-5197

Group: Diversity and Inclusion

Category: Multicultural & Diversity

Description:

Join us for this University-wide observance featuring music and performances by Northwestern student groups and a keynote address Dr. Mae Jemison, physician and astronaut, Dr. Jemison was the first woman of color in the world to go into space and is a member of the National Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Medicine. The keynote address will be followed by a conversation with Dr. Darlene Clark Hine, pioneering scholar of African American women's history. Dr. Hine is a Board of Trustees Professor of African American Studies and a professor of history at Northwestern University. Sign language interpreted event.

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