PRINCETON SCHOLAR AND AUTHOR EDDIE GLAUDE TO DELIVER KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT LOYOLA’S JANUARY 17th, 2008 MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., CONVOCATION

Eddie Glaude, Princeton University's William S. Tod Professor of Religion and African-American Studies, will deliver “Race, Religion and Changing Demographics,” the keynote address of Loyola College in Maryland’s 15^th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation, on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008.   The Convocation begins at 7 p.m. in McGuire Hall on the College’s North Charles Street campus and will be followed by a question-and-answer session, book signing and reception. The event is free and open to the public, but tickets are required.

Glaude is the author of Exodus! Religion, Race and Nation in Early 19^th Century Black America, recipient of the Modern Language Association’s William Sanders Scarborough Book Prize for outstanding scholarly study of black cultural life and/or literature.  He is the editor of Is it Nation Time? Contemporary Essays on Black Power and Black Nationalism and co-editor of African-American Religious Thought: An Anthology.

Glaude’s most recent book, In a Shade of Blue, makes an impassioned plea for Black America to address social problems with a focus on future potential, rather than past ideals.

“Dr. Eddie Glaude is among a select cadre of young, keen-minded culture watchers who believe in the democratic process, citizen participation, respect and the common good,” says Dr. Martha L. Wharton, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs and Diversity, which sponsors the annual Convocation. “It is my hope that the evening leaves people wanting more engagement and information about the relationship between religious practice and the politics and social/cultural health of the African-American community, given declarations of our decline in numbers and influence in the American market and culture.”

Glaude holds a Bachelor’s degree from Morehouse College, a Master’s degree in African-American history from Temple University and a Master’s and Doctorate in Religion from Princeton. He is also a founding member and senior fellow of The Jamestown Project, a collective of scholars and activists who promote civic engagement, the generation of new ideas, and the cultivation of new leaders to pursue effective public policy. Prior to his appointment at Princeton, he taught Religion and African-American Studies at Bowdoin College in Maine and Religion at Amherst College in Massachusetts.

The Convocation and reception are sponsored by Loyola’s Office of Academic Affairs and Diversity. Free overflow parking is available at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen with shuttle service to and from the College. An hourly fee lot is available on the Jenkins (Visitors) parking lot.  For more information and to receive complimentary tickets, please call 410-617-5757 or click here to register on-line.