National studies show that up to 50 percent struggle with food insecurity, which can impact their ability to stay in school and succeed academically. However, thanks to the Margaret Taylor Blalock Student Resource Center, MCC students are getting a helping hand to meet their basic needs.
Ninety-eight Meridian Community College students were installed as new members of the Nu Upsilon chapter of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) during a ceremony held in the McCain Theater.
Rosa Parks took her seat. Jackie Robinson stepped up to the plate. Jesse Jackson raised his voice. These iconic figures--and many more--came to life as part of "The Meeting," an interactive production that highlighted MCC's Black History Month's theme of Education, Liberation, and the Future We Create.
As MCC's Humanities Teacher of the Year, Thompson presented her talk, "Stories that Save Us: Teaching Elie Wiesel and the Holocaust," focusing on Wiesel's lesser-known story The Watch, and its impact on students.
As part of the honor, Amanda Thompson will present the talk, "Stories that Save Us: Teaching Elie Wiesel and the Holocaust," on Friday, Feb. 21, at 9:30 a.m. in McCain Theater on the MCC campus.
