#BlackLivesMatter leader one of the lecturers this fall in new YDS leadership program | Notes from the Quad

Excited to announce that DeRay Mckesson of ‪#‎BlackLivesMatter‬ is one of the lecturers this fall as YDS launches our new for-credit leadership program. U.S. Senator Chris Coons ’92 M.A.R. and Old South Church senior minister Nancy Taylor ’81 M.Div. also guest lecturing!

#BlackLivesMatter leader one of the lecturers this fall in new YDS leadership program | Notes from the Quad: "With lecturers including a leading voice of the #BlackLivesMatter movement, a United States senator, and the senior minister of the venerable church that had the Boston marathon bombing virtually on its doorstep, YDS is launching its new program in Transformational Leadership for Church and Society this fall.

The program—one of the first major steps in the implementation of the school’s new strategic plan—aims to impart leadership skills and inspiration to students at YDS and across the university. The one-credit courses (for which Yale registration is required) revolve around two-day weekend interactions with the guest lecturers; students will do extensive preparatory readings and then write papers following the weekend events."

In addition to giving lectures for the course each of the guest lecturers will do a public event on the Friday evening in Marquand Chapel at YDS.