Join a special lunchtime event celebrating the achievements of the first cohort of CAAAS Fellows and featuring a keynote address from scholar Rachel Elizabeth Harding.

The event will take place on March 10, from noon to 2 p.m. in the Center for British and Irish Studies at Norlin Library. Registration is required.

About Rachel Elizabeth Harding: Harding is a poet, historian, and scholar of Afro-Atlantic diaspora religion and is an associate professor emeritus and former chair of the Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of Colorado Denver. Harding writes about religion, creativity and social justice in the experience of communities of African descent in the US and Brazil.

Harding’s honors include a Colorado Black Roundtable Civil Rights Award, a Cave Canem Poetry Fellowship, the Sterling Brown Distinguished Visiting Professorship at Williams College, the Rosa Parks Award from the University of Colorado Denver, and an honorary doctorate from the Starr-King School for the Ministry.

About the CAAAS Fellowship: a collaboration between the University Libraries and the CAAAS, the fellowship supports graduate students conducting research and creative work in African, African American, and African diaspora studies. Fellows receive funding for travel, access to unique collections, and dedicated librarian support to advance their scholarship.