In the Andover tradition of “taking the day on,” we are pleased to offer several workshop opportunities for faculty, staff, and administrators on Monday, January 20, 2025, during our 36th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration.

MLK Day Keynote Speaker: Rachel Howzell Hall, the critically acclaimed author and Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist for And Now She’s Gone, will be the keynote speaker for Martin Luther King Jr. Day at 9 a.m. in Cochran Chapel.

A past member of the board of directors for Mystery Writers of America and a featured writer on NPR’s acclaimed Crime in the City series and the National Endowment for the Arts weekly podcast, Howzell Hall writes mysteries and crime novels depicting the Black experience in Los Angeles.

MLK Student Scholar Presentation: Myth-Busting Autism Art: Challenging Stereotypes in Creativity & Expression
Presenter: Heyon Choi ‘25

“Siempre Nos Ignoran: The Failures of the Massachusetts Public School System in Immigrant Latino Communities.”
CAMD Scholar Inti Stephenson Castro ’25
7 p.m. Kemper Auditorium