Press release:
Columbia University professor and Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Eric Foner, Ph.D., will deliver the keynote address at Genesee Community College's first-ever Scholar's Symposium at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, March 29.
In the Stuart Steiner Theatre on the GCC Batavia Campus, One College Road, Batavia, Foner will discuss his latest book, "Gateway to Freedom: The Hidden History of the Underground Railroad." The event is free and open to the public.
Foner, named the DeWitt Clinton Professor of History, specializes in the Civil War and Reconstruction, slavery and 19th Century America. He is one of only two persons to serve as president of the Organization of American Historians, American Historical Association and Society of American Historians. He has also been the curator of several museum exhibitions, including the prize-winning, "A House Divided: America in the Age of Lincoln," at the Chicago Historical Society. His book, "The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery" won the Pulitzer, Bancroft and Lincoln prizes for 2011.
The Genesee Community College Undergraduate Research & Creative Activities (CURCA) Committee is presenting the premier Scholar's Symposium in celebration of inquiry and scholarship. Students, faculty, staff and community leaders and friends will be sharing and demonstrating scholarly achievements in all disciplines through presentations, poster exhibits and performance.
For specific information about the event, contact Director of English, Communications and Media Arts JoNelle Toriseva via e-mail: jrtoriseva@genesee.edu or by phone at (585) 343-0055, ext. 6627.
