50 Years of Progress and the Challenges that Remain

The College of Arts and Sciences will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s speaking on the campus with a special event on Thursday, March 6, 2014 in Leonard Hall at 6:30 p.m.

The event, 50 Years of Progress and the Challenges that Remain, will feature a faculty panel presentation, student works, and the announcement of scholarship essay
contest winners. The goal of the event is to bring the campus and local community together to celebrate and showcase the work of CAS faculty and students related to issues of civil rights, equality, social change, diversity and equity. Raffle prizes will be awarded and light refreshments served. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the event in open to the public.

 The College of Arts and Sciences takes seriously its responsibility to honor and preserve the history of St. Francis College, said Dean Jeanne Hey. We are delighted to host a special evening to commemorate one of St. Francis' most noteworthy and historic events.

On May 6-7, 1964, the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., traveled to St. Francis College at what is now the University of New England to speak at a civil rights symposium hosted by the college. At the March 6 event, the faculty panel and student essays will analyze the progress that has been made since Martin Luther King Jr.'s visit and the challenges that still remain today. The faculty panel includes:

?alls and Responses: Speech Acts and the Unfinished Business of Civil Rights?br /> Jennifer S. Tuttle, Ph. D.
Professor, Department of English/Women? and Gender Studies Program

?ayard Rustin: Lost Prophet of the Civil Rights Movement?br /> Robert F. Alegre Ph. D.
Assistant Professor, Department of History/Women? and Gender Studies Program

Law and Inequality in a Post-racial United States?br /> Jennifer Denbow Ph. D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science/Women? and Gender Studies Program

Following the faculty panel, the College of Arts and Sciences will be recognizing its
high school essay contest finalists and announcing the winner of the $4,000 scholarship. For more information on the event, please contact Brooks Payette
at bpayette@une.edu or 602-2371.