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MEDIA CONTACT: Frederick Douglass Institute (585) 275-7235 or Sharon Dickman sdickman@rochester.edu
585.275.4128
February 10, 2006
TIME, DATE, AND PLACE: 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, in the Hawkins-Carlson Room of Rush Rhees Library on the University of Rochester's River Campus
ADMISSION: Free and open to the public
Titled "Voices of Haiti," a panel of students born in Haiti and other contributors will offer multiple aspects about the life and culture of Haiti. The event is sponsored by the Frederick Douglass Institute for African and African-American Studies, the Black Student Union, the Department of English, the Department of History, and the Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender and Women's Studies at the University of Rochester.
Among the participants will be Cilas Kemedjio, associate professor of French who teaches Francophone African and Caribbean literatures at the University of Rochester, and Millery Polyné, postdoctoral fellow at the Frederick Douglass Institute and a Haitian-American historian. The event is organized by sophomore Christelle Domercant, a native of Haiti who will introduce the panelists.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact (585) 275-7235 or
The University of Rochester (www.rochester.edu) is one of the nation's leading private universities. Located in Rochester, N.Y., the University gives students exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary study and close collaboration with faculty through its unique cluster-based curriculum. Its College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering is complemented by the Eastman School of Music, Simon School of Business, Warner School of Education, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, and the Memorial Art Gallery.
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