OACS Excited to Contribute to MLK Day
OACS is excited to contribute to campus-wide events during Vanderbilt’s commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day by:
A) Hosting the MLK Weekend of Service
B) Erika Larson will facilitate guided reflection on the relationship between service to the community and MLK’s legacy of working to better our nation
C) Dr. Clive Mentzel will host the following teach-in
South African Campuses in Colour
This teach-in will focus on racial issues on South African Campuses, the dynamics between students of varying color, symbolism and reality, what real transformation means and how South African students mobilize to make transformation a reality after centuries of apartheid. The session will utilize real-life case studies and reflection on current events in academic settings to delve into comparative social change in a country ravaged and traumatized by the ongoing effects of centuries of discriminatory practices in comparable institutional settings. The primary objective of this session is to provide greater understanding of the experiences of black students to perhaps improve the university goal of a more inclusive campus culture.
