Martin Luther King Jr. Week
An annual campus community gathering to honor the life and legacy of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. through questioning, learning, discussion, community engagement and art.
Bucknell's Martin Luther King Jr. Week brings various artists, activists, community partners, and scholars to campus to engage our community in a conversation about Dr. King's vision, legacy and philosophies with regard to current struggles.
Events during this week include several performances, lectures, workshops, and discussions designed to raise awareness, encourage conversations and empower participants to enact individual and collective change.
MLK Week 2025
Learning to Action: Movement Toward Just Communities
Dr. King consistently referred to the three interconnected evils of the world: racism, poverty and militarism. This year’s MLK theme, Learning to Action: Movement Toward Just Communities, is a call to the community to actively engage in listening, (self) reflection, learning and action toward social justice. In a time of unrest and conflict, how can our local community of Bucknellians and our neighbors take up King’s call to better understand our words and practices as the work of transformation toward beloved community and justice? In an effort to learn how to take action that brings greater social justice, our keynote speaker will be Judy Richardson, formerly a student leader at Swarthmore who was an original participant in Freedom Summer (1963) and a member of SNCC, and currently a filmmaker and social justice educator/activist.
Please note that the Artists’ Books for Equity: Artists and Authors Advocating for Just Communities exhibit is on display from the beginning of MLK Week 2025 to April 1.
The exhibit can be found on the Main Floor of the Bertrand Library, in the Special Collections Exhibit Area (Lower Level 1) and is accessible during Bertrand's hours of operations.
2025 MLK Week Committee Members
- Cymone Fourshey, co-chair, professor of history and international relations and director of the Griot Institute
- Kurt Nelson, co-chair, director of Religious & Spiritual Life
- Malika Ali '26
- Chris Brown, director of the Center for Access and Success
- Adam Burgos, assistant professor of philosophy
- Hillary De La Cruz '27
- Sarah Farbo, associate director of community engaged leadership, learning & research
- Juliana Fedorko '25
- Katherine Furlong, dean of Library Services
- Theo Hopper, Assistant Teaching Professor of Biomedical Engineering
- Kelly Knox, associate professor of dance
- Michelle Lauver, programs manager, Griot Institute
- Brent Papson, director of campus activities and student media
- Marcus Scales, director of Multicultural Student Services
- Anna Vaughn Stewart, Assistant Director of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs
- Nisan Trotter, philanthropic engagement manager, principal gifts
- Eline Vermeulen, associate athletic director, student-athlete enrichment
- Natasha Wilson, senior associate director of athletics
Previous MLK Week Themes
To access an MLK Week video or audio recording you will be asked to log in with your Bucknell credentials. If you are interested in seeing a video, but do not have Bucknell credentials, please email griot@bucknell.edu with your request.