Lincoln University will launch a new lecture series - the "Droppin' Knowledge Lincoln University Lecture Series" - with Tuesday's appearance by Michael Eric Dyson, an author and scholar considered by some as one of the nation's most influential public intellectuals.
Dyson will be in the Martin Luther King Hall's Thomas D. Pawley Theatre at 6:30 p.m.
The event is open to the public, and admission is free.
Dyson has been listed by Ebony magazine as one of the 150 most powerful African Americans.
His works have provoked national conversations on race and class, including "Reflecting Black: African American Cultural Criticism," "Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster" and "Is Bill Cosby Right? Or Has the Black Middle Class Lost Its Mind?"
Dyson's 1994 work, "Making Malcolm: The Myth and Meaning of Malcolm X," is considered one of the most important African-American works of the 20th century.
His "I May Not Get There with You: The True Martin Luther King Jr." is written to unveil the true radical nature of a man whom most remember, or are taught to see, as the ultimate peacemaker.
Said Sewell, LU's new vice president for Academic Affairs and Provost, developed the Droppin' Knowledge series, to bring "engaging" speakers to the campus and community.