34th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation
Beloved Community The World House: The Interrelatedness of All Things January 19, 2026
34th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation
Beloved Community
The World House: The Interrelatedness of All Things
January 19, 2026
9:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Each year, Saint Michael’s College honors the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr and his vision of Beloved Community through programming, activities, and music. The theme of our 2026 convocation is The World House: the Interrelatedness of All Things, inspired by the last book written by Dr. King: Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? Dr. King envisioned the world as one home in which “we must learn somehow to live with each other in peace.” The 2026 MLK, Jr. Convocation programming will focus on race and environmental justice in our world house.
Last Year's Featured Events
Sending Sisterhood: Building Benevolent Beloved Communities through the United States Postal Service
Tuesday, January 21 - 2:45 to 3:50 p.m.
Pamela N. Walker, PhD, Assistant Professor of History, University of Vermont
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Martin Luther King, Jr., Yesterday and Today: Walk Together Children, Don’t Ya Get Weary
Tuesday, January 21 - 4 to 5:30 p.m.
Rev. Dr. Shaun Whitehead, University Chaplain, Saint Lawrence University
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Annual Sutherland Lecture Series - Radical Empathy: Taking Action/Bridging Divides
Wednesday, January 22 - 4 p.m.
Terri Givens, Professor of Political Science, University of British Columbia
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Beloved Community
Saint Michael's College works to cultivate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s vision of a “beloved community” by setting expectations for our community.
Learn more about our campus partners:
Division of Edmundite Mission | Center for Student Diversity, Empowerment, and Community | Diversity Coalition
Institute for Equity and Justice | Institute for Global Engagement | Mobilization of Volunteer Efforts