Chinua Achebe, Internationally Acclaimed Writer, Discusses Diversity and Literature in UMass Boston Forum Series

Part of Inauguration Activities Celebrating Chancellor Gora and UMass Boston

What: Distinguished Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe, author of Things Fall Apart and other works which have shaped modern African literature, will participate in the university forum "Diversity Through Literature: A Conversation with Chinua Achebe." The event is one of more than thirty inaugural-related forums, lectures, concerts, harbor tours, and gallery exhibits held throughout September and October in honor of Chancellor Jo Ann Gora. Dr. Gora will be officially installed as the sixth chancellor of UMass Boston in an inauguration ceremony to be held on September 27. The full schedule is available on www.umb.edu/inauguration.

Who: Chinua Achebe is the author of five novels, A Man of the People, Anthills of the Savannah, Arrow of God, No Longer at Ease, and Things Fall Apart, as well as a book of short stories, children's books, a book of poetry, and many literary and critical essays. He is the Charles Stevenson Professor of Languages and Literature at Bard College.

When: Thursday, September 26
4:00 - 5:30 p.m.

Where: Lipke Auditorium
Science Center, 2nd floor
100 Morrissey Boulevard

UMass Boston is a rich community that prides itself on excellence in teaching, scholarship, research, and public service. The university was established in 1964 to bring to the citizens of Greater Boston and Eastern Massachusetts the benefits of a major public university. UMass Boston has an enrollment of approximately 13,348 students and offers the BA, the BS, the MA, the MBA, the MS, the EdD, and the PhD. The university's institutes and centers conduct groundbreaking research in areas of public policy; labor; women in politics; African-American, Latino, and Asian issues; and environmental concerns.

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