DIGITAL EVENT: Register for the virtual program at http://wichita.edu/diversitylectureseries 

Wichita's very own local author, Mark E. McCormick writes and shares from the heart about the lives of ordinary and not-so-ordinary people across the nation and in Wichita in the 2020-2021 WSU Reads Book, Some Were Paupers, Some Were Kings: Dispatches from Kansas. He talks about social, political and personal issues regarding history and current events, in addition to sharing his journey in Kansas.

Mark E. McCormick joined the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Kansas in April 2018 as the Director of Strategic Communications. Previously, he served as the Executive Director of the Kansas African American Museum in Wichita, Kansas.

Mark is a New York Times best-selling author with over 20 years of experience as a reporter, editor, and columnist. He serves as a trustee at the University of Kansas School of Journalism and has served as a Professional in Residence at the University of Oklahoma.

He is the proud recipient of over 20 industry and community awards, including three gold medals from the Kansas City Press Club. In 2015, Mark co-authored African Americans of Wichita and in 2017, he published Some Were Paupers, Some Were Kings: Dispatches from Kansas.

Register to attend this event!
In order to attend this Diversity Lecture Series, you must register for the event. Go to http://wichita.edu/diversitylectureseries to register for this virtual program.

Upon registering, you will receive a confirmation that you are attending this event. For security purposes, our office will send you the link to the livestream as the date gets closer.

Please note that this event requires access to a fast internet connection, a computer / laptop / tablet with sound and the ability to access a web browser.

For more information, contact the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at 316-978-3034.