Next Friday, November 18th, 2011, Edwidge Danticat will be honored at the 2011 Langston Hughes Festival to be held at City College/CUNY. In the morning, the College will hold a symposium in her honor, featuring the Panel Discussion:

HAITI IN THE AGE OF DANTICAT
11:00 am —1:00 pm
Shepard Hall — 250

PANELISTS
DR. RÉGINE LATORTUE, Brooklyn College, CUNY
DR. MARIA RICE BELLAMY, College of Staten Island, CUNY
DR. KAIAMA L. GLOVER, Barnard College, Columbia University
DR. JEAN YVES PLAISIR, Borough of ManhattanCommunity College, CUNY
DR. MILLERY POLYNÉ, Gallatin School of Individualized Study, New York University

In the evening, the president of the College, President Lisa S. Coico, will present Danticat with the Langston Hughes Festival medal. 

The Langston Hughes Medal is awarded to highly distinguished writers from throughout the African American diaspora for their distinguished contributions to the arts and letters. Among past recipients of this award are James Baldwin, Gwendolyn Brooks, Toni Cade Bambara, Paule Marshall, Toni Morrison, Ralph W. Ellison, Alice Walker, Maya Angelou, August Wilson, Chinua Achebe, Derek Walcott, and Octavia Butler.

Please RSVP to reserve your place by calling 212-650-6353, or emailing lhf@ccny.cuny.edu.