University of New England

Both lectures are free and open to the public. 
 
Prof. Chomsky is chair of the Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics at MIT and the seminal proponent of what is now a widely accepted scientific theory of human language development and grammar acquisition.

Dr. Anderson is an osteopathic physician, college professor and administrator, and is the first African-American to serve as president of the American Osteopathic Association. He received an honorary degree from UNE’s College of Osteopathic Medicine at its commencement in 1992, at which he was also the featured speaker.

Other Events

No Dogs or Irish Allowed
Thursday, January 26, noon, Sutton Lounge,
Decary Hall, Biddeford Campus
In the spirit of Martin Luther King, who wrote in his Letter from Birmingham Jail: "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,” join us for a discussion of the Irish American Experience, when signs such as  “Help Wanted, Irish Need Not Apply” were commonly hung at places of employment and the rules of boarding houses included No Dogs or Irish Allowed.” A panel comprised of members of the UNE community and a representative from the Maine Irish Heritage Center will illustrate the struggle for civil rights for people of Irish heritage through excerpts from a documentary film, through family stories, and through group discussion.

Days of Service
January 16 –31
By volunteering to serve, we honor Dr. King’s legacy of service to others, joining with citizens from all walks of life, backgrounds and beliefs to meet our community’s most basic needs. Often, a single day of service can grow into an ongoing habit of service to one’s community.

On January 24-25, UNE will team up with Volunteers of America Northern New England to sponsor the MLK, Jr. READ IN at local after-school programs. Contact jmeserve@une.edu for this and other service opportunities available during our Days of Service.

African Drumming and Dance
with Kwabena Owasu & Crew
Thursday, February 2, 7 p.m., Campus Center
Multipurpose Rooms, Biddeford Campus
This evening’s Black History Month event will feature Kwabena Owasu & Crew performing African drumming and dance. Kwabena is a native of Ghana.

Documentary Film: The Untold
Story of Emmett Louis Till
Friday, February 3, 8 p.m. Parker Pavilion,
Westbrook College Campus
In 1955, 14-year-old Emmett Till was taken from is uncle’s house in Mississippi, beaten beyond recognition, tortured, murdered and thrown into the Tallahatchie River, all for supposedly whistling at a white woman. His attackers were acquitted in under an hour by an all-white jury. His mother insisted on an open casket at his funeral to show the brutality of his attack which produced so much outrage that this is considered the touchstone event in the American Civil Rights Movement.

Due to the efforts of the directors of this film, this case has been reopened with new testimony and information that, of the people involved, five are still live and still subject to prosecution.

Black History Jeopardy
Thursday, February 23, 7 p.m. Ludcke
Auditorium, Westbrook College Campus
A computer high tech game show, much like "Jeopardy ” and “Who Wants to be a Millionaire.”  Only UNE students may compete, but the public is invited to observe.

A Day in the Life of St. Francis
College, January 1964
January 17 –29, ongoing, Campus Center,
Biddeford Campus
What was the popular music of the day? What was going on in the world? How much did milk, bread, or a new car cost? What was campus life like? The Campus Center presents a snapshot of the day Martin Luther King, Jr. visited St. Francis College. Go back in time and experience a day in January 1964.

All events are free and open to the public.

For more information, view a pdf of the MLK celebration poster.

(Press release issued Jan. 5, 2006)