James Foley Symposium, 2016
The Interdisciplinary Studies Institute hosted a symposium titled “The Task of Witnessing: A Symposium in Honor of James W. Foley” in collaboration with the Journalism Department and the MFA Program for Poets and Writers, University of Massachusetts from September 19-20, 2016.
Chinua Achebe Symposium, 2015
The Interdisciplinary Studies Institute hosted a symposium devoted to the impact of Achebe’s 1975 lecture and its continuing legacy.