2022 Universities Studying Slavery Spring Symposium

As members of the consortium all WashU students, staff, faculty and administrators are invited to attend the Universities Studying Slavery Spring Symposium, March 30 - April 2, 2022, in Greensboro and Winston-Salem, NC, hosted by Guilford College and Wake Forest University. March 31st,  will be held in Greensboro and April 1st, will be in Winston-Salem. The conference will feature tours of historic sites in the region, including the Old Salem’s Hidden Town Project, Salem College and Academy, Blandwood's Thomas Day Exhibit, the International Civil Rights Museum, and the Black is Beautiful exhibit at Reynolda House. They anticipate that this will be primarily an in-person meeting with some hybrid and virtual events, however, will be assessing the COVID situation and make changes accordingly.  Please refer to local Institution policies on COVID. Guilford College - Wake Forest Univesity

Anticipated themes include:

• In what ways are local communities partnering with public and historic sites?
• New methods for teaching hard histories
• Universities engaging communities around slavery
• The legacy of slavery and the politics of philanthropy

To register for the Symposium, click here.