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SUMMARY:NPR's Eric Deggans to speak at MLK Community Breakfast
DESCRIPTION:Eric Deggans\, NPR’s TV critic and media analyst\, will be the featured speaker at this year’s MLK Community Breakfast\, with a talk titled “Building Bridges Not Walls: Decoding the Media’s Confusing Coverage of Race\, Gender & Culture.” The event will be Friday\, Jan. 12\, 2024\, in the Melvin and Dollie Younts Conference Center on Furman University’s campus. The breakfast begins at 8 a.m. with the program following at 8:30 a.m. \nThe event is an annual opportunity for the community to join Furman students\, faculty and staff to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Tickets ($50 per person\, $400 for a table of eight) are available here. Proceeds support the Joseph Vaughn Scholarships at Furman. \nDeggans\, a journalist for more than 30 years\, is the author of “Race-Baiter: How the Media Wields Dangerous Words to Divide a Nation.” The book looks at how prejudice\, racism and sexism fuel elements of modern media. \nDeggans teaches classes on race\, media\, reporting and writing as an adjunct instructor at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy and Indiana University’s Media School. He is a member of the National Advisory Board for the Poynter Institute for Media Studies and chair of the Media Monitoring Committee for the National Association of Black Journalists. From 2017 to 2022\, he served as a media analyst/contributor for MSNBC and NBC News\, and\, in August 2013\, he guest-hosted CNN’s media analysis show Reliable Sources several times. \nIn 2019\, Deggans served as the first African American chairman of the board of educators\, journalists and media experts who select the George Foster Peabody Awards for excellence in electronic media. His one-year tenure as chair capped a total six years he served on the board of jurors. \nThe MLK Breakfast also features comments by Furman University President Elizabeth Davis\, Pastor Reggie Garrett ’98 from Jubilee Baptist Church\, Furman student and Furman NCAA Chapter President Miles Baker ’24\, a musical selection by Cameron Mitchell ’25\, Coordinator of Outreach and Access and Furman Libraries Diversity Coordinator Robyn Andrews\, and Furman’s Director of Community Relations and State Representative Chandra Dillard. \nThe MLK Breakfast at Furman is one of several events honoring King. Other activities include: \n– MLK Day of Reflection and Service sponsored by the Heller Service Corps at Furman\, Monday\, Jan. 15\, 10 a.m. Contact nancy.cooper@furman.edu.\n– Furman and Alpha Phi Alpha will host the Martin Luther King Jr. Youth Program and Rudolph Gordon College Fair. Saturday\, Feb. 3\, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Trone Student Center at Furman. Contact mlkfair@alphagreenville.org or 864-441-9067.\n– The Joseph Vaughn Oratorical Contest is on Saturday\, Feb. 17\, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Wade Hampton High School. Contact jvoc@alphagreenville.org or 864-441-9067. \nFor more information\, please contact Clinton Colmenares at 919-548-6493.
URL:https://whosonthemove.com/event/nprs-eric-deggans-to-speak-at-mlk-community-breakfast/
LOCATION:Melvin and Dollie Younts Conference Center\, 3300 Poinsett Hwy\, Greenville\, SC\, 29613
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SUMMARY:Best-selling education author Eddie R. Cole to speak at MLK Breakfast
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.\, Furman University will host best-selling author and UCLA professor Eddie R. Cole\, who will speak at the MLK Community Breakfast on Friday\, Jan. 13\, at 8 a.m. in the Melvin and Dollie Younts Conference Center on campus. \nThe public is invited to attend. Tickets are $50 per person or $400 for a table of eight. Proceeds from the event fund a scholarship honoring Joseph A. Vaughn\, the first African American to enroll at Furman. \nCole is associate professor of higher education and organizational change at UCLA. His talk draws from his book about college presidents’ historic role in shaping racial policies and practices both inside and outside of the educational sphere. \n“The Campus Color Line: College Presidents and the Struggle for Black Freedom\,” (Princeton University Press\, 2020) is described as “groundbreaking\,” “essential” and “required reading” by reviewers including The New York Times’ Ibram X. Kendi\, who dubbed the book “a stunning and ambitious origins story… embedded with breathtaking narratives recovered from meticulous research.” \nCole’s work has been featured in The Washington Post\, Los Angeles Times\, and The Chronicle of Higher Education. He has appeared as a commentator on BBC World News and C-Span’s “Book TV.” \nIn 2021 and 2022\, Cole was named by Education Week as one of “the top university-based scholars in the U.S. who did the most to shape educational practice and policy.” He received the 2018 Early Career Award from the Association for the Study of Higher Education\, and in 2017\, he was recognized by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation as a professor poised “to play a significant role in shaping American higher education.” \nCole is a recipient of the 2015 National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship\, one of the most prestigious awards for scholars working in critical areas of education research. \nA full schedule of the program follows: \n2023 MLK Community Breakfast\nMelvin and Dollie Younts Conference Center\nJan. 13\, 2023\n8 a.m. Breakfast/8:30 a.m. Program \nWelcome\, Elizabeth Davis\, Furman president\nInvocation\, Stacey Mills\, pastor\, Mountain View Baptist Church\, executive director\, REEM\nMusical selection\, Furman University Gospel Ensemble\nOccasion\, Jada Walker ’24\, president\, Furman News Channel\, vice president\, First Gen\, treasurer\, Furman Chapter NAACP\nIntroduction of speaker\, Cynthia King\, associate dean\, Diversity\, Equity and Inclusive Excellence\, professor\, communication studies\nKeynote speaker\, Eddie Cole\, associate professor\, higher education and organizational change\, UCLA\nAcknowledgements\, Chandra Dillard\, director\, community relations\nSending forth\, Melanie C. Gordon\, assistant university chaplain\nMusical selection\, Furman Singers \nFor more information or to register\, visit: https://alumni.furman.edu/MLK2023. Furman faculty\, staff and students may contact the Furman Alumni office to register at 864-294-3464\, and alumni@furman.edu. For media inquiries\, please contact Clinton Colmenares in the News and Media Strategy office at 919-548-6493\, and clinton.colmenares@furman.edu.
URL:https://whosonthemove.com/event/best-selling-education-author-eddie-r-cole-to-speak-at-mlk-breakfast/
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