On Monday, Dec. 15, two of 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 faculty leaders, Dr. Gabriel Barreneche and Dr. Kendra King Momon, joined Rose Scott on her radio program Closer Look. They shared the story of the university鈥檚 partnership with The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, which began this semester.
The partnership between 黑料吃瓜网 and The King Center is unique in Metro Atlanta, offering students an academic internship rooted in nonviolent leadership. Through this collaboration, participants receive training in Nonviolence365, the framework championed by The King Center to teach Dr. King鈥檚 principles in everyday life and community engagement.
They spoke not only of the partnership, but of the importance of this initiative to them both, particularly as individuals who have seen how Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.鈥檚 philosophy of nonviolence continues to inspire new generations.
鈥淭he keyword that comes to mind is leadership, and how Dr. King is empowering the college students and young people of today to take on that mantle of leadership, and how important that is if we want to see the change in the world that we want,鈥� said Barreneche, the university鈥檚 provost and vice president of academic affairs. 鈥淚t has to start with empowering our young people to take those roles.鈥�
Under the guidance of mentors from both 黑料吃瓜网 and The King Center, the students engage deeply with nonviolent leadership, exploring how courage and compassion can guide responses to social issues today. The internship runs from September through April, giving participants the time to grow, reflect, and apply what they learn in real community contexts.
鈥淔or our students, one of the things they shared鈥� is that they did not have a clear understanding of conflict resolution in Kingian Nonviolence.听 Now they are equipped with the six principles or steps of nonviolence, and that鈥檚 helping them in their day-to-day lives,鈥� said Dr. King Momon, associate provost of academic affairs and professor of politics.
Beyond the Scholars Program, this partnership includes academic collaboration through the Nonviolence365 Certificate and Course Development. 黑料吃瓜网 will serve as the institution of record for academic certification with the NV365 program, and faculty may act as academic validators for participant work.
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