Martin Luther King Jr.

January 18, 2018

MLK lecture celebrates values of diversity, inclusion

André Churchwell, MD, greeted those gathered in Light Hall for Monday’s Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Lecture with a reminder that his father, Robert, gave the first such lecture at Vanderbilt 17 years ago.

By Kathy Whitney

January 15, 2018

Martin Luther King Jr. Morning Tribute features choir, calls for unity, Churchwell solo on “Go Down, Moses.”

“This is an important day in the context of what’s going on in our country,” said André Churchwell, MD, chief diversity officer for VUMC.

By Wayne Wood

December 13, 2017

Nominate faculty and staff for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award

The annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award will be presented Monday, Jan. 15, to a faculty or staff member in the School of Medicine, School of Nursing or Vanderbilt University Medical Center who emulates the principles of King through their work.

By VUMC News and Communications

January 19, 2017

MLK lecturer sees teamwork as crucial to health care diversity

David Gordon, M.D., dean of the University of Akron College of Health Professions, gave the 2017 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Lecture on Monday at Vanderbilt, touching on the theme of teamwork as it relates to health care diversity.

By Kathy Whitney

January 21, 2016

MLK lecturer highlights the power of perseverance

As a child in Africa, Rita Adeniran, DNP, R.N., had never heard of Martin Luther King Jr.

By Jessica Pasley

January 22, 2015

Lecture honors King’s message of hope, unity

Vanderbilt University Medical Center staff, faculty, students and guests packed 208 Light Hall Monday to honor the life and legacy of the late Civil Rights activist Martin Luther King Jr.