A New Dawn: (Re)Defining the Future When a new dawn reveals a landscape dotted with obstacles, the time has come for sober reflection, for assessment of our methods and anticipating pitfalls. Stumbling and groping through the wilderness finally must be replaced by a planned, organized and orderly march.
- Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
NPR photo of Fadai Chideya Featured Event - February 28 7th Annual Black History Month Celebration & Scholarship Brunch feat. Farai Chideya
10:30am–1:00pm @ UC San Diego Faculty Club
UC San Diego will hold it annual celebration of Black History Month with this traditional event which includes a tasty soul food brunch, keynote address by Farai Chideya (noted author and journalist), local gospel choirs, a Silent Auction with proceeds benefiting undergraduate scholarships at UCSD, and recognition of outstanding student scholars. This is always a sell-out event so purchase your tickets now!
Featured Event - February 26 Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka
Coons, Barracoons & Barack: History in Remedial Spin
7:30pm @ Price Center Ballroom West
Lifelong human rights activist and the first African awarded a Nobel Prize for Literature Wole Soyinka delivers a keynote address focusing on Africa and the influences coming out of the continent.