Martin Luther King, Jr. demonstrated [the butterfly] effect in the social and political realms: for if ever one man’s life–and life’s work–changed an entire society irreversibly, it was his life.
CHARLES M. VEST - MIT President 1990-2004
MIT welcomes six new MLK Visiting Professors and Scholars
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2019-2020 MLK Visiting Professors and Scholars
Rhonda Y. Williams
John L. Seigenthaler Chair in American History, Vanderbilt University
Jamie C. Macbeth
Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Smith College
Tina Opie
Associate Professor in the Management Division, Babson College
Benjamin McDonald
Postdoctoral Associate at The Swager Group, MIT
Kasso Akochayé Okoudjou
Professor of Mathematics, University of Maryland
Matthew Schumaker
Composer and music instructor at University of California, Berkeley
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MLK Visiting Scholars Program
Program Mission:
- honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- recognize outstanding scholars
- support innovative research, teaching and service
- promote diversity at the Institute
- enrich members of the MIT community
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WED 12 FEB- MIT 46th Annual MLK Celebration
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20 JAN 2020: MIT closes to commemorate the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr.
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3 Questions: Prof. Kenda Mutongi on Africa, women, power — and human decency
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