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SUMMARY:Mary Dana Hinton: Malcolm Lester Lectures
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Mary Dana Hinton\, president of Hollins University in Roanoke\, Virginia\, will deliver the sixth annual Malcolm Lester Phi Beta Kappa Lectures on Liberal Arts and Public Life March 21-22 in the Presidents Dining Room on the Macon campus on the theme “Discovering Where Love Leads.” \n“Leading from the Margins”: Thursday\, March 21\, at 11:00 a.m.\nPresident Hinton will share her journey of becoming a college president\, a journey marked by marginalization\, and how and why being from the margins has supported and encouraged her leadership and what it can do for yours. \n“From the Margins to the Heart”: Thursday\, March 21\, at 6:00 p.m.\, followed by a book signing of Leading from the Margins\nLearn about President Hinton’s evolution from leading from the margins with transformational inclusion as the center point to leading from the heart. \n“Where Love Leads”: Friday\, March 22\, at 11:15 a.m.\nExplore why and how love can be an effective leadership strategy and how to apply that strategy in your daily life. \nThe lectures are free and open to the public. \nAn active and respected proponent of the liberal arts and inclusion\, President Hilton’s most recent book Leading from the Margins is based on her TedX Talk of the same name. The lecture series will expand from President Hinton’s story of development in Leading from the Margins to establish her leadership philosophy and examine the crucial role of a liberal arts foundation in a life of leadership and service. She is also the author of The Commercial Church: Black Churches and The New Religious Marketplace in America and a frequent op-ed contributor across higher education publications. She is a member of the board of directors for InterFaith America\, Mount Saint Mary’s University\, The Teagle Foundation and the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities\, where she is the vice chair. She is a Commissioner on the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) Council on Higher Education as a Strategic Asset and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. President Hinton is also the author of The Commercial Church: Black Churches and The New Religious Marketplace in America and a frequent op-ed contributor across higher education publications. She is a member of the board of directors for InterFaith America\, Mount Saint Mary’s University\, The Teagle Foundation and the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities\, where she is the vice chair. She is a Commissioner on the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) Council on Higher Education as a Strategic Asset and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
URL:https://events.mercer.edu/event/mary-dana-hinton-malcolm-lester-lectures/
LOCATION:Presidents Dining Room\, 1501 Mercer University Drive\, Macon\, 31207
CATEGORIES:Academics
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ORGANIZER;CN="David%20Davis":MAILTO:davis_da@mercer.edu
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