Calendar Event
UVM Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
2024 Keynote with Dr. Damon A. Williams
"Creating a Beloved Community"
The University of Vermont presents the 2024 MLK Keynote, Creating a Beloved Community with Dr. Damon A. Williams on January 25 at 4pm. Visionary and inspirational leader, and Dr. Wiliams is one of the nation¿s most recognized experts in strategic diversity leadership, youth development, corporate responsibility, and organizational change.
Dr. Damon A. Williams is a visionary and inspirational leader, and one of the nation¿s recognized experts in strategic diversity leadership, youth development, corporate responsibility, and organizational change.
For four years, he led a $250M social impact portfolio for the world¿s largest youth development company, the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, representing the interests of nearly 4M diverse youth and teens as Senior Vice President for Programs and Chief Education Officer.
One of the original architects of the Inclusive Excellence concept in American higher education, he is author of the best-selling Strategic Diversity Leadership and the Chief Diversity Officer, he is a global thought leader having worked with more than 1,000 colleges and universities, Fortune 100 companies, foundations, and government agencies, as keynote speaker, strategist, educator, and social impact leader.
As the University of Michigan celebrates her 200-year anniversary, he was recently awarded the Bicentennial Leadership Award, a one-time honor given to 20 trailblazing alumni, who exemplify the best of the academic and leadership values of the Universities 200,000 living alumni.
He is currently chief catalyst for the Center for Strategic Diversity Leadership & Social Innovation and a Senior Scholar and Innovation Fellow at the Wisconsin Equity, and Inclusion (Wei) Laboratory of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he previously served as Associate Vice Chancellor and inaugural Chief Diversity, Equity, and Educational Achievement Officer.
Dr. Williams received his PhD
For more information, contact UVM Division of Diversity, Equ at 802-656-8426 or diversity@uvm.edu.