Naropa University President Stuart Lord Speaks About
Human Rights at Boulder’s Celebration of MLK Day

Monday, January 18, 2010
Human Rights: Beyond Civil Rights
2010 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration
Keynote Speech by Naropa University President Dr. Stuart Lord
2:45 p.m., Boulder High School

BOULDER, Colo. (January 11, 2010)—The City of Boulder presents “Human Rights: Beyond Civil Rights,” a celebration commemorating this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Naropa University President Stuart C. Lord will deliver the keynote speech at 2:45 p.m. at Boulder High School.

Commenting about his participation in the event, Stuart Lord says, “I would like to commend the city and all of our sponsors for coming together to honor Dr. King’s work and how it impacts the lives of our Boulder community. I am honored to speak at this year’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration and hope to a take broader look at what Martin Luther King Jr. stood for and how that translates into the 21st century.”

A nationally recognized expert in service learning, multicultural and spiritual education, and leadership and ethics, Dr. Stuart C. Lord became the fifth president of Naropa University on July 1, 2009.

Dr. Lord has a BA from Texas Christian University (’82). He holds Master of Divinity (‘86) and Master of Theology (’87) degrees from Princeton Theological Seminary and a Doctor of Ministry with a specialization in multicultural education from United Theological Seminary (’93). At Dartmouth College, Dr. Lord served as associate provost (‘00 to ’09), interim vice president for institutional diversity (‘06–07) and Virginia Rice Kelsey ‘61S Dean of the Tucker Foundation (‘00–‘08). As associate provost, Dr. Lord worked on initiatives for institutional planning within the Provost Division to enhance staff development, retention and recruitment in support of diversity.

Dr. Lord oversaw Project Bangladesh, a student-led initiative with the goal of building an orphanage in Charfassion, Bangladesh. While Dr. Lord was dean of the William Jewett Tucker Foundation, it emerged as one of the nation’s leading on-campus civic service and spiritual life centers. As Dean Dr. Lord restructured the administrative backbone of the foundation, defined a new strategic direction, increased annual giving by more than 800 percent and oversaw a tripling of the endowment.

Dr. Lord’s co-development of Summer Enrichment at Dartmouth Program (SEAD) resulted in a program that brought students from under-resourced high schools throughout the country to Dartmouth for intensive academics, service learning and college preparation. Appointed as Dartmouth’s interim vice president for institutional diversity and equity (‘07–‘08), Dr. Lord provided campus leadership on issues of equity, diversity and equality.

Prior to joining Dartmouth, Dr. Lord worked at DePauw University where he served as university chaplain (‘88–‘95), associate dean of academic affairs and director of volunteer programs (‘95–‘97), professor of ethics and leadership (‘93– ‘00), director of the Bonner Scholar Program (‘93–‘00), founder and executive director of the Hartman Center for Civic Education and Leadership (‘95–‘00) and associate dean of DePauw University (‘97– ‘00). Dr. Lord served as executive director of the ‘97 President’s Summit for America’s Future.

Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association, Naropa University is a private, nonprofit, nonsectarian liberal arts institution dedicated to advancing contemplative education. This approach to learning integrates the best of Eastern and Western educational traditions, helping students know themselves more deeply and engage constructively with others. The university comprises a four-year undergraduate college and graduate programs in the arts, education, environmental leadership, psychology and religious studies.

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