Lehman College and Hostos Community College
Schedules for October 10 and October 11
(Click on a writer's name to read an excerpt of his or her work.)
Wednesday October 10: Hostos Campus
Writers:
Schedule:
- 10:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Welcome Brunch (President’s Conference Room)
- College Administration, Relevant Faculty, Student Representatives
- Writers will be addressed by:
- College Provost, Dr. Carmen Coballes-Vega and
- Carlos Sanabria, Chairperson Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program
- 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. Moderated Panel Discussion
“The Role of the Writer in Contemporary Caribbean Society and Its Diaspora”
- Three Caribbean Studies classes will attend
- 2:00 p.m. to 2:50 Informal Coffee Hour with Hostos Spanish Club
For more information about the Hostos events, please contact Soldanela Rivera Lopez (srlopez@hostos.cuny.edu; 718-518-6872), or Odalys Diaz (odiaz@hostos.cuny.edu; 718-518-4309).
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Thursday October 11: Lehman Campus
Writers:
Schedule:
- 9am: breakfast in Multimedia Center conference room (B-75); meet and greet with President Fernandez and administrators.
- 9:30-10:45: writers meet with LAC/PRS 214
- 11-12:15: break (lunch for authors in Green Room 11:30)
- *12:30-1:45: Festival de la Palabra panel in Lovinger Theatre (open to the public)
"Writing Across Genres and Oceans: the Evolution of Fiction and Nonfiction Writing for English and Spanish-speaking Audiences"
- Introduction by Dr. Anny Morrobel-Sosa, Provost and Sr. Vice President for Academic Affairs
- Moderated by Professors Teresita Levy (Latin American and Puerto Rican Studies) and Daniel Fernandez (Languages and Literatures)
- 2:00-2:45: writers meet with HIS 212 class
For more information about the Lehman events, please contact Prof. Terrence Cheng (terrence.cheng@lehman.cuny.edu; 718-960-7403), or Yeara Milton (yeara.milton@lehman.cuny.edu; 718-960-7963).
See the full Festival schedule here.