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Click on the audio files below to hear Alma students reading quotes about and by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 

Shakaria Kirk '07 quotes Oprah Winfrey during her speech at the groundbreaking ceremonies for the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Philip Himebaugh '07 quotes President Bill Clinton during his speech at the groundbreaking ceremonies for the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Antuan Davis-Featherstone '09 reads an excerpt from "The Drum Major Instinct", a sermon by Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., 1968.

Antuan Davis-Featherstone '09 reads an excerpt from "Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?", 1967.

"The King Holiday celebrates Dr. King’s global vision of the world house, a world whose people and nations had triumphed over poverty, racism, war and violence. The holiday celebrates his vision of ecumenical solidarity, his insistence that all faiths had something meaningful to contribute to building the beloved community."

Excerpted from The Meaning of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday, By Coretta Scott King, The King Center Web site


 

Alma College received a $150,000 grant from the National Science Foundation in August 2009 for research that could eventually lead to the development of more effective drugs to treat and prevent certain kinds of influenza, including human infections of swine and avian flu. "This project provides an opportunity for students to get involved in important laboratory research," says faculty member Jeff Turk, principal investigator.

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Student Profile

Gabby Abrego

Gabby Abrego
Graduation: 2010
Major: POE Cultural Anthropology and Anthropological Linguistics
From: Rochester Hills, Michigan
Interests: Dance, Motown Music, Anthropological Languages

Alma offers many opportunities for students to explore wide-ranging interests. Gabby pursues her lifelong passion for dance as a member of the Alma College Dance Company and the College’s dance honorary society. She has designed a Program of Emphasis around her interests in anthropology.

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