MLK Week: Keynote and Discussion

We are excited to welcome Dr. Michael A. Baston, president of Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C), as our keynote speaker. Dr. Baston is an in-demand speaker on the role of higher education in moving the needle on equity and justice in America.

In addition to his presidencies, Dr. Baston is known as a national leader, including his role as a national Guided Pathways and Equity Transfer Initiative coach for the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC).

The Keynote will be presented as a discussion moderated by BW's CJ Harkness, with questions created to reflect on the 2025 MLK Week theme, "Where do we go from here: Chaos or Community?"

Sponsored by the Center for Inclusion and Enduring Questions: The Mark Collier Lecture Series.

About MLK Week

The annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration features a range of events and programs to bring awareness to the goals, ideals and dreams of the late civil rights leader. 

VIEW THE full MLK Week schedule

The 35th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration is sponsored by Baldwin Wallace University in conjunction with the Berea community and the Campus/Community MLK Week Committee 2025.

All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.

For more information, call the Center for Inclusion at (440) 826-2395.