The Leadership Center identifies and recruits scholars involved in significant research and writing on leadership issues pertinent to the mission of the Center. The Scholars-in-Residence program brings scholars and public intellectuals to the campus, providing them the opportunity for concentrated work on research projects that serve as a resource for instruction, development, publication and training.
Since AY 2010-2011, Ambassador Andrew Young has served as distinguished scholar-in-residence. He joined Dr. Preston King who has been with the Center since 2003. Ambassador Young will conduct public lectures, participate in academic programs, forums or workshops and serve as a critical resource on his areas of expertise. In addition, Dr. Jochen Fried, Andrea King, Esq. and Dr. R. Drew Smith are serving as scholars-in-residence. Former scholars-in-residence include: C.B. Hackworth, Dr. Melvinia Turner King, Dr. Patricia Mitchell, Dr. Carter Savage and Dr. Joycelynn Wilson.
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| Ambassador Andrew Young | Andrea Young, Esq. |
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| Dr. Preston King | Dr. Carter Savage |
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| Dr. R. Drew Smith | Dr. Jochen Fried |
"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."
Martin Luther King, Jr.
"Whatever you do, strive to do it so well that no man living and no man dead, and no man yet to be born can do it any better."
Benjamin Elijah Mays
"A Dream is the bearer of a new possibility, the enlarged horizon, the great hope."
Howard Thurman
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."
Martin Luther King, Jr.
"It is not what you keep, but what you give that makes you happy."
Benjamin Elijah Mays
"Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive."
Howard Thurman
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
Martin Luther King, Jr.
"As we face the unpredictable future, have faith that man and God will assist us all the way."
Benjamin Elijah Mays
"At the core of life is a hard purposefulness, a determination to live."
Howard Thurman
"Ultimately a great nation is a compassionate nation. No individual or nation can be great if it does not have a concern for the least of these."
Martin Luther King, Jr.
