Martin Luther King Jr.

  • Headshot of Dr. Martha Dawson. Text reads: Beyond Diversity: Achieving organization excellence through a conceptual lens

    NBNA president to deliver Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Lecture Jan. 17

    Martha A. Dawson, DNP, RN, FACHE, president of the National Black Nurses Association, will present the 21st annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Lecture on Monday, Jan. 17, noon-1 p.m. CST. Co-sponsored by the Vanderbilt School of Nursing and Vanderbilt School of Medicine, this year’s MLK Day lecture will be… Read More

    Jan. 5, 2022

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    "Making 'Good Trouble'" is topic of Martin Luther King, Jr. lecture hosted by VUSM and VUSN

    Martha A. Dawson, DNP, RN, FACHE, president of the National Black Nurses Association, will present the 21st annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Lecture on Monday, Jan. 17, noon-1 p.m. CST. Co-sponsored by the Vanderbilt School of Nursing and Vanderbilt School of Medicine, this year’s MLK Day lecture will be… Read More

    Jan. 11, 2021

  • Vanderbilt Martin Luther King Jr. Award winners and guest speaker Phyllis Sharps hold plaques, while Dr. Andre Churchwell and Dean Linda Norman flank them

    VUSN faculty Hudson and Starks honored with MLK Award at annual lecture

    Two Vanderbilt School of Nursing faculty received the annual Martin Luther King Jr. award presented by VUSN and Vanderbilt University School of Medicine during the 2020 MLK Commemorative Lecture on Monday. Assistant Professors Tamika Hudson, DNP, MSN’12, and Jannyse Starks, DNP’11, MSN,’09 were honored for their work with the Community Action Poverty Simulation, which helps students, faculty, staff and community leaders experience life in poverty through a planned simulation. School of Medicine Assistant Professor Adriana Bialostozky, MD, was also honored, receiving the MLK award for her work in providing culturally competent care in pediatrics. Read More

    Jan. 23, 2020

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    Nominations due for VU's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award

    Martha A. Dawson, DNP, RN, FACHE, president of the National Black Nurses Association, will present the 21st annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Lecture on Monday, Jan. 17, noon-1 p.m. CST. Co-sponsored by the Vanderbilt School of Nursing and Vanderbilt School of Medicine, this year’s MLK Day lecture will be… Read More

    Jan. 4, 2017