MLK Week

An annual celebration of the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., Salve Regina’s MLK Week examines the history of the civil rights movement and the impact of systemic racism and persistent racial disparities locally and nationally. Through education, dialogue and community engagement and service, MLK Week seeks to advance committed action around the critical concerns of the Sisters of Mercy, particularly anti-racism and nonviolence, and further the mercy, Catholic mission of the University.

2025 MLK Week Events

Planning Committee

Amy Cady

Marsara Dunbar

Sophia Dupree

Roona Fararah

Shania Fenton

Victoria Johnson

Theresa Ladrigan-Whelpley (co-chair)

Tony LoPresti

Jim Ludes

Holly Moore

Sami Nassim (co-chair)

Tim Neary

Joyce Nsalambi

Kelly Powers

Olivia Seymour

Nyla White (co-chair)

Sponsors

Black Student Union

Center for Community Engagement and Service

Inclusive Reading Club

McAuley Institute for Mercy Education

McKillop Library

Mercy Center for Spiritual Life

Multicultural Student Organization

Office of Mission Integration

Office of Multicultural Programs and Retention

Office of the President

Office of Student Engagement

Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy

Presidential Commission on Equity and Inclusion