Back in the Day: Perspectives on the Black Community at Wesleyan

Black alumni from different generations will discuss their perspectives on being black at Wesleyan. Seminar participants will be invited to explore the differences and commonalities of the black experience and to inquire into its educational impact on students from diverse backgrounds.

Moderator: Granderson L. Hale ’73, Vice President and General Manager, Premier Financial Group 

Presenters: Edgar F. Beckham ’58, Senior Fellow of the Association of American Colleges and Universities, former Program Officer of the Ford Foundation, and Wesleyan Dean of the College Emeritus; Alford A. Young, Jr. ’88, Assistant Professor of Sociology and African American Studies, University of Michigan; Hope Hill ’74, Associate Professor of Psychology, Howard University

Sponsored by the Wesleyan Black Alumni Council in celebration of its 20th anniversary