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.
David McRae and Lee Youngblood toured MCC's Workforce Development Center seeing how the College prepares students for in-demand careers in fields like diesel mechanics, welding, industrial maintenance, and more.
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.
James Carter is a motivational speaker, published author, and mentor who is also the founder and executive director of the Carter Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to serving youth in Meridian, Hattiesburg, and West Alabama.
The voices of Crestwood Elementary School students filled the McCain Theater as they sang songs setting the tone for MCC's Black History Month program, "Education, Liberation, and the Future We Create."
