News

Robert Spano '84 will talk about the "State of the Art" in a discussion moderated by Conservatory Dean Andrea Kalyn.

The longtime NPR cohost will talk about her Race Card Project and America's conversation about race and identity.

Acclaimed novelist Gary Shteyngart ’95 delivers Convocation talk and shares excerpts from his memoir Little Failure .

Alumna and folk musician Rhiannon Giddens leads a concert that explores old and new songs of protest and resistance in America.

This year’s Africana Unity and Celebration Month features a performance of Harriet Tubman: When I Crossed That Line to Freedom , a convocation led by founding member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops Rhiannon Giddens ’00, and the symposium Complicated Relationships: Mary Church Terrell’s Legacy for 21st Century Activists.

Stevenson is a leader in the movement against mass incarceration and an advocate for fair treatment in the criminal justice system.

The 2014-15 Convocation Series continues with a talk by former U.S. Surgeon General and preventative care advocate Dr. Regina Benjamin.

The convocation series presents free, public discussions by some of the country’s most prominent thinkers.

A group of students teamed up to create the History Lessons Project, a public story sharing effort and art installation that coincided with the recent convocation talk by United States Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey.