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The 35th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Brunch
11:00 a.m.
PROGRAM
- Welcome: Andrés Acebo, Interim President of NJCU
- Opening Remarks/Introduction of Keynote Speaker: Dr. Jonelle Knox, Assistant Provost for Student Success & Retention, NJCU
- Keynote Speaker: Dr. Larry Johnson, President of Stella and Charles Guttman Community College (CUNY)
- Student Scholarship Awards, Lewis Spears, Ed.M., Director of the Lee Hagan Africana Studies Center
- Closing Remarks, Dr. Jermaine McCalpin, Chair, African & African American Studies Department, NJCU; Associate Professor and Genocide Scholar
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.