Daniel Dawes: 2023 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration
Daniel Dawes, J.D., App State’s 2023 Martin Luther King Jr. speaker, will give a presentation at the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts. Dawes is a widely respected healthcare and public health leader, health equity and policy expert, educator and researcher who currently serves as Senior Vice President of Global Health and Executive Director of the Global Health Equity Institute at Meharry Medical College. He also will serve as the founding dean of the future School of Global Public Health at Meharry Medical College, the first school of public health at a historically black institution.
Dawes has dedicated his career to understanding the root causes of racial health disparities, building awareness and advocating for racial health equity.
About Appalachian State University
As a premier public institution, Appalachian State University prepares students to lead purposeful lives. App State is one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina System, with a national reputation for innovative teaching and opening access to a high-quality, affordable education for all. The university enrolls more than 21,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and 80 graduate majors at its Boone and Hickory campuses and through App State Online. Learn more at https://www.appstate.edu.
