Martin Luther King Jr. Week

An annual campus community gathering to honor the life and legacy of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. through learning, discussion, community engagement and art.

MLK

Bucknell's​ ​Martin​ ​Luther​ ​King​ ​Jr.​ ​Week​ ​brings​ ​various​ ​scholars​ ​to​ ​campus​​ ​to​ engage​ ​our​ ​community​ ​in​ ​a​ ​conversation​ ​about​ ​Dr.​ ​King's​ ​legacy​ ​and philosophies​ ​with​ ​regard​ ​to​ ​current​ ​struggles.

Events during this week include several performances, lectures and discussions designed to raise awareness and empower participants to enact individual and collective change.

Sustaining Social Movements

MLK Week 2024: Sustaining Social Movements

This January the MLK Week Committee invites the Bucknell community to gather to ponder not only the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. but also those around him, who collectively made a sustained movement possible. Drawing connections between King's movement and various social movements of his era as well as those that followed, the MLK Week Committee at Bucknell has created several forums for the community to discuss the commitment necessary for individuals and societies to aspire to social justice in the context of pervasive injustice.

    Where do we go from here: chaos or community? We are now faced with the fact that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history there is such a thing as being too late.

    Martin​ ​Luther​ ​King ​Jr.

    Ongoing Community Conversations

    The Bucknell Division of Equity & Inclusive Excellence is committed to creating a community that respects dialogue. Our goal is to have courageous spaces where we can engage and follow up on topics where our experiences, knowledge or perspectives might diverge and we hope to create additional opportunities for facilitated community conversations and processing circles. The first of these will take place on Friday, Jan. 26, from 2 to 4 p.m., and will serve as a space for us to continue dialogue throughout the semester and beyond.

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    2023-24 MLK Week Committee Members

    • Cymone Fourshey, co-chair, professor of history and international relations
    • Kurt Nelson, co-chair, director of religious & spiritual life
    • Andre Bramhan, residential education community director
    • Adam Burgos, assistant professor of philosophy
    • Hillary De La Cruz '27, BSG MLK Committee
    • Sarah Farbo, assistant director of community-based & engaged service learning
    • Chrissy Findlay, associate dean of admissions, athletics and transfer students
    • Missy Gutkowski, assistant dean for experiential learning, Freeman College of Management
    • Ninah Jackson '25
    • Kelly Knox, associate professor of dance
    • Michelle Lauver, programs manager, Griot Institute
    • Colin Michna '26
    • Brent Papson, director of campus activities and student media
    • Leah Rakhlin '25
    • Javeon Robinson '27, BSG MLK Committee
    • Marcus Scales, director of multicultural student services
    • Jocelyne Scott, director of equity & inclusive excellence
    • Nisan Trotter, philanthropic engagement manager, principal gifts
    • Aaron Trumino, student-athlete enrichment post-grad fellow
    • Eline Vermeulen, assistant athletic director of student-athlete enrichment
    • Ibrahim Ware '24

    Previous MLK Week Themes

    See available recordings

    To access an MLK Week video or audio recording you will be asked to log in with your Bucknell credentials. If you are interested in seeing a video, but do not have Bucknell credentials, please email griot@bucknell.edu with your request.

    Contact Details

    Griot Institute for the Study of Black Lives & Cultures