Jan
23
2025

The 35th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Brunch

11:00 a.m.

Hepburn Hall - Gothic Lounge
MLK STATUE SUNNY SKIES

PROGRAM

  1. Welcome: Andrés Acebo, Interim President of NJCU
  2. Opening Remarks/Introduction of Keynote Speaker: Dr. Jonelle Knox, Assistant Provost for  Student Success & Retention, NJCU
  3. Keynote Speaker: Dr. Larry Johnson, President of Stella and Charles Guttman Community College (CUNY)
  4. Student Scholarship Awards, Lewis Spears, Ed.M., Director of the Lee Hagan Africana Studies Center
  5. Closing Remarks, Dr. Jermaine McCalpin, Chair, African & African American Studies Department, NJCU; Associate Professor and Genocide Scholar
LARRY JOHNSON HEADSHOT

KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Dr. Larry D. Johnson Jr. has served as the second president of the Stella and Charles Guttman Community College-CUNY since July 2021. Prior to joining Guttman, Johnson served as the first Black president of Phoenix College—a first in the college’s 100-year history. He has also served as provost, department chair, and a full-time faculty at two and four-year institutions. Dr. Johnson is a fierce advocate for fostering diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in higher education.

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