{"77151":{"#nid":"77151","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Tech to Honor Dr. King","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;has organized its most \u0022ambitious slate of events ever\u0022 this year to commemorate the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The Institute [and sponsors including Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts] has organized an 11-day celebration in honor of the Civil Rights icon. The activities, which include speakers and volunteer days, will begin on Wednesday, Jan. 11, and run through Saturday, Jan. 21. \u0022As the nation celebrates the unveiling of the new monument honoring Dr. King on the Mall in Washington, D.C., it seems quite fitting that, as an academic institution dedicated to excellence in research and education, \u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech\u003C\/strong\u003E should re-dedicate itself in a far more robust way to the enduring values and legacies of this native son,\u0022 Tech said in a release. \u003Cem\u003ESource: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/midtown.patch.com\/articles\/mlk-events-at-tech\u0022\u003EMidtown Patch\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp; January 9, 2012\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27167","created_gmt":"2012-01-10 13:33:32","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 02:25:16","author":"Rebecca Keane","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"RadioBio","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"http:\/\/midtown.patch.com\/articles\/mlk-events-at-tech","dateline":{"date":"2012-01-10T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2012-01-10T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"}],"keywords":[{"id":"2968","name":"civil rights"},{"id":"10810","name":"MLK"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}