MLK Program History

The Martin Luther King Jr. Program (MLK) is the oldest and longest existing program serving primarily students of color on the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities campus. The program has changed over the past 40 years but the goal to ensure students of color have access to the all academic resources on campus has remained the same. The MLK Program was created after the landmark Morrill Hall take over by a group of African American students who were seeking equity of programming, faculty, classes and other services. Through this historical event, set on the heels of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., our program was established.

Today, the Martin Luther King Jr. Program is primarily an academic advising community housed in the College of Liberal Arts (CLA). Our mission is to provide equal and holistic academic advising to students interested in being advised in an environment that embraces and fosters multiculturalism. We currently serve a majority of the students of color in CLA.