Wednesday, Jan. 23

Law School Mock Congressional Debate*
6-7:30 p.m., Law School, Wesemann Hall

Topic: Affirmative Action in Higher Education
Hosted by current Valparaiso Law School students 

Thursday, Jan. 24

Valparaiso University Law School 
MLK speaker*
Karen Freeman-Wilson, Mayor of Gary, Indiana
4 p.m., Law School, Wesemann Hall

On December 31, 2011, Karen Freeman-Wilson became the first woman to lead Gary and the first African-American female mayor in the State of Indiana.

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FOCUS SESSION I  1:15–2:15 p.m.

The King You Never Knew: Memory, Reality, and the Legacy of MLK, Jr.
Presenter: Professor Heath Carter, Department of History, Valparaiso University 
Harre Union: Brown and Gold Room 264A

What Do Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr. Have in Common? (The Power of Nonviolent Resistance Revisited)
Presenters: Jane Bello-Brunson, Office of Multicultural Programs and Valpo Student Organizations, including AAA, BSO, LIVE,and Alliance 
Harre Union: Brown and Gold Room 264B

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