The Martin Luther King Jr. Dayof Dialogue takes place Monday, January 16. The event will begin with a performance by the a cappella group Cornerstones, followed by remarks from President S. Georgia Nugent and a dramatic reading from the King speech "Our God is Marching On" by Jonathan E. Tazewell, Thomas S. Turgeon Professor of Drama. An interdisciplinary faculty panel, moderated by Christian Martinez-Canchola '12, will be followed by questions from the audience.

A creative "student-response" competition carries the theme of "Beyond Peacemaking: A Liberal Arts Response to King on Poverty and Civil Rights." Students have been asked to submit essays, poetry and works of art, music or performance on that theme. Prizes for three entries judged best will be awarded during the event. All activities bellow wll be held in the Gund Gallery Community Foundation Theater unless otherwise noted.