Event

Professor Lee Cassanelli is retiring from the University of Pennsylvania this Spring after a half century of service. To celebrate his dedication to his students—both graduate and undergraduate—and to his academic field, some former students are organizing this commemorative event. Please join us to celebrate-- for either the symposium, the reception, or both!

Schedule

8:30am Coffee

9:00am Welcome (Lee)

9:30-10:50am Panel I: The Horn of Africa

Lacy Feigh, Princeton

Mohamud Mohammed, Penn

Iman Mohammed, University of Minnesota

James De Lorenzi, CUNY John Jay

11:00-12:20pm Panel II: Beyond Africa

Scott Reese, Northern Arizona

Alaine Hutson, Huston-Tillotson University

Paraska Tolan-Szkilnik, Cornell

Katie Hickerson, University of Chicago

12:30-1:30pm Lunch

1:30-2:50pm Panel III: African Studies

Sarah Van Beurden, Ohio State University

Jonathan Glassman, Northwestern

Tshepo Masango Cheri, University of Houston

Yaari Felber-Seligman, CUNY City College

3:00-3:40pm Panel IV: Outside the Academy

Nikki Kalbing, U.S. Department of Commerce

Caitlin Collis, The Luminos Fund, Toronto

4:00-4:40pm Undergraduate Tributes/Roundtable

5-6:30pm Reception