The 1856 Project Inaugural Symposium
On February 1st, 2023, The 1856 Project will hold its inaugural symposium at the Adele H. Stamp Student Union on the University of Maryland College Park campus. The event is free of charge and open to the public.
For more information contact: 1856umdproject@umd.edu
Inaugural Symposium Schedule
February 1, 2023 | Adele H. Stamp Student Union
12:30pm - Registration Opens (Atrium)
1:00pm - Session 1: The 1856 Project in Context
- Welcome and Opening Remarks: Dr. Darryll J. Pines, President, University of Maryland
- Keynote Presentation: Mary Elliott, Museum Specialist, National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Moderator: Dr. Adriene Lim, Dean of Libraries, University of Maryland
2:00pm - Session 2: Researching Slavery and the University
- Summer Research Initiative
- Lakeland Community Heritage Project
- Joint Q&A
- Moderator: Dr. Stephanie Shonekan, Dean, College of Arts and Humanities, University of Maryland
3:00pm - Session 3: Slavery, its Legacies, and Public History: The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
- Riversdale House Museum
- Ridgeley Rosenwald School
- Joint Q&A
- Moderator: Maya Davis, Director, Riversdale House Museum
4:00pm - Session 4: Universities Studying Slavery at Maryland Colleges and Universities
- Community College of Baltimore County
- Johns Hopkins University
- Loyola University Maryland
- Towson University
- Joint Q&A
- Moderator: Dr. Georgina Dodge, Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion, University of Maryland
4:50pm - Closing Remarks
- Dr. Jennifer King Rice, Senior Vice President and Provost, University of Maryland
5:00pm - Session 5: Networking Reception (Grand Ballroom Lounge)
6:00pm - Black History Month Opening Reception (Nyumburu Cultural Center)
The 1856 Project Stickers
Header Image: Man with shovel next to tree surrounded by a wire breeding cage, undated, Department of Entomology records, Accession 886a, Box 1, Item 266, https://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/43803