Reckoning with Entangled Histories:
Higher Education and Slavery

American higher education institutions have a long, complex history with slavery that shouldn’t be ignored. Reckoning with these historical ties—from slave-owning namesakes to the enslaved laborers who constructed campus buildings—generates difficult questions for colleges and universities:

• How do we honor those who were enslaved?
• How do we recognize our role in the history of slavery as a means of learning from the past to guide our future?

In this symposium, four institutions will share their approaches to these complicated questions and how they’re continuing the conversation around the legacy of slavery on their campuses.

Learning Outcomes

1. Explain the challenges of formally honoring the enslaved and recognizing their historical contributions to an established institution.
2. Describe ways in which you can initiate a conversation around sensitive issues such as race or justice at your institution.
3. Outline at least one successful planning approach for engaging diverse campus organizations in an institutionally restorative process.
4. Identify key campus players and their roles in creating the atmosphere essential to promoting positive outcomes around sensitive planning issues.

Brought to you by the SCUP Mid-Atlantic region.

Featured Speakers

Fanchon (Chon) Glover

Chief Diversity OfficerCollege of William and Mary

Amber Hall

Senior Project ManagerCollege of William and Mary

Samuel Hayes

Chief Facilities OfficerCollege of William and Mary

Ben Carton

Associate Professor of African HistoryGeorge Mason University

Wendi Manuel Scott

Professor of Integrative Studies and HistoryGeorge Mason University

Cathy Pinskey

Capital Program DirectorGeorge Mason University

Dereck J. Rovaris, Sr.

Vice President for Equity and Strategic InitiativesSt. Mary's College of Maryland

Maurice Schlesinger

Senior Project ManagerSt. Mary's College of Maryland

Louis Nelson

Professor of Architectural HistoryUniversity of Virginia

Alice Raucher

Architect for the UniversityUniversity of Virginia

Stephanie Wolfgang

Senior AssociatePerkins&Will

Mid Atlantic Symposium Sponsor

Registration

Deadlines

*Cancellations must be made in writing and may be submitted by email to your registration team registration@scup.org by 11/01/2022. Refunds are subject to a processing fee – 10% of the total purchase. No-shows are not eligible for a refund, and funds committed by purchase order must be paid in full by the first day of the event. Refunds will be issued within 30 days of received written notification.

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