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Upcoming events provide opportunities to develop business leadership skills, recognize Hispanic and Black Catholics and veterans, remember Kristallnacht and learn about the Ohio Innocence Project, plus tips for applying to law school.

Lynton Scotland, a 1984 graduate and member of the University of Dayton board of trustees, was named one of Savoy Magazine’s Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America, an annual list recognizing leading African-Americans in business and industry.

Terri Freeman, University of Dayton alumna and president of the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel, will speak at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 12, in the Kennedy Union ballroom on campus as part of events during April to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

In an op-ed for Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, President Eric F. Spina wrote remembering the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Black history and civil rights shouldn’t be just a middle of January, month of February or April 4 thing, we should recognize, commemorate and celebrate Black history daily.

University of Dayton alumnus William Tweed and his wife, Jan, have donated $1.5 million to endow a Flyer Promise scholarship as part of a new program that removes financial barriers for high-achieving underrepresented students at partner high schools.

University of Dayton President Eric F. Spina will serve on the inaugural CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion Presidents' Circle, which will work to create lasting change on college campuses around the country.

The University of Dayton Office of Diversity and Inclusion has launched a new website to communicate its ongoing efforts, initiatives and programming to promote diversity, equity and inclusion throughout the University.

An international cast of civil rights, race, immigration and human rights experts will convene at the University of Dayton Nov. 8-10 for the Social Practice of Human Rights?conference.

The University of Dayton will hold its annual 2017 Creating Inclusive Community Conference from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, in the Jesse Philips Humanities Center.

Music, rare books, Marian research, ArtsLIVE, business development among upcoming activities.