40th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

February 5, 2014

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All members of the MIT community are invited to attend events to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Visit the MLK Jr. Student Installation in Memorial Lobby in Building 10 from Feb. 05 to 14.
Attend the MLK Jr. Leadership Awards Ceremony honoring the service of members of the MIT community on Thursday Feb. 05 at 4 p.m. in Bush Room
Engage with others community members at the MLK Jr. Celebration Breakfast program with keynote speaker Michael Eric Dyson on Thursday Feb. 06 at 7:30 a.m. in Morss Hall

For more information and to register for the breakfast visit: http://web.mit.edu/mlking/

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