[Mitworld] Roland Martin, Susan Hockfield, Khalea Robinson, Pierre Fuller at MLK Breakfast Celebration

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MIT World Newsletter

Volume 10, Number 34 |  March 18, 2011

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Excellence is a Shared Path: Working Together for Justice and the Quality of Life
February 9, 2011

Exploring the past opens up new perspectives on the present and offers ways of navigating a challenging 
future, these speakers suggest, in a call to action on the occasion of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday. 


http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/883

Speakers:
Dr. Susan Hockfield
MIT President
Professor of Neuroscience

Roland Martin
Journalist and CNN contributor


Event Host:
MIT Annual Breakfast Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

"There’s a capacity to change the direction of the country, 
and world, if only people would accept the strong level of leadership that resides in them right now. "
-Roland Martin

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Excellence is a Shared Path: Student Remarks
February 9, 2011

In their remarks honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., two students strike the 
theme of collaboration. They touch on the importance of humility and listening to one’s inner voice 
while pursuing a shared vision of justice and equality.

http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/882

Speakers:
Khalea Robinson
'11, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Pierre Fuller SM '09
Ph.D. candidate, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering


Event Host:
MIT Annual Breakfast Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

"The truth is that the academic elite are not the sole proprietors of solutions to the world’s problems, 
and that the wealthy few do not own the key to eradicating poverty. We must humble our hearts. "
-Pierre Fuller

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In The Pipeline:

Energy Education Showcase: How MIT is Preparing Students for New Challenges

Presented By:
Margaret MacVicar Faculty Fellows Program

Speaker:
Vladimir Bulovic
 Robert Jaffe
Donald Lessard
Leon Glicksman


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