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Author and activist Samina Ali will deliver the keynote address at the 2019 Diversity Conference.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Samina Ali, an author, activist, and cultural commentator, will be the keynote speaker for the University\u2019s 2019 Diversity Conference<\/a> on Monday, April 8.<\/p>\n

The annual event begins at 9 a.m. at Strong Auditorium and is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n

Ali\u2019s debut novel, Madras on Rainy Days<\/em>,<\/a> was the winner of France\u2019s prestigious Prix du Premier Roman Etranger Award and a finalist for the PEN\/Hemingway Award in fiction. The book details a young woman\u2019s arranged marriage and political awakening and was partly inspired by Ali\u2019s real-life experience growing up in Hyderabad, India, and St. Paul, Minnesota.<\/p>\n

At the heart of Ali\u2019s work is her belief in personal narrative as a vital force for achieving women\u2019s individual and political freedom, and the power of new and traditional media as platforms for social transformation.<\/p>\n

A regular contributor to the Huffington Post<\/em> and Daily Beast<\/em>, Ali also has written for the New York Times <\/em>and San Francisco Chronicle.<\/em><\/p>\n

The objective of the day-long conference is for the University community and the Greater Rochester community to engage with diversity-related topics.\u00a0This year\u2019s theme is \u201cfinding the courage to lead.\u201d<\/p>\n

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