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9th Annual Shasha Seminar, April 8–10, 2011
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Wesleyan University invites you to the ninth annual Shasha Seminar for Human Concerns, an educational forum for Wesleyan alumni, parents, students, and friends that provides an opportunity to explore issues of global concern in a small seminar environment. This year the seminar will address the many histories of race.
Keynote speaker
![[Nell Irvin Painter]](http://www.wesleyan.edu/alumni/shasha/archive/2011/assets/images/speaker_painter.jpg)
Nell Irvin Painter is the Edwards Professor of American History, Emerita, at Princeton University, and the author of seven books, including Soujourner Truth, Standing at Armageddon, and The History of White People. She has served as president of the Organization of American Historians and the Southern Historical Association and is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In addition to her scholarly life, Nell Painter received a BFA degree in painting from the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers–the State University of New Jersey in 2009. She is currently an MFA student in painting at the Rhode Island School of Design and will graduate in June of this year.
About the Seminar
Endowed by James J. Shasha ’50 P’82 GP’14, the Shasha Seminar for Human Concerns supports lifelong learning and encourages participants to expand their knowledge and perspectives on significant issues.
