Overview

• King is enrolled as a senior in remote U.S. and Latin American history courses this fall, picking up the history major she left 60 years ago.
• She collaborates one-on-one with professors to design a flexible schedule around her East Coast travel and business commitments.
• Through Cal State LA’s Prison Graduation Initiative, King earns credit by mentoring incarcerated students via virtual discussions.
• Faculty say her firsthand insights—from the 1973 Battle of the Sexes to her Title IX advocacy—bring unmatched context to historical study.
• King uses social media and public engagements to champion lifelong learning and underscore history’s power in driving social change.