RSVP and join the First-Year Academic Engagement team for a day of learning after the Racial Equity Summit to hear from Common Text Author, Dr. Nnedi Okorafor. We encourage first-year students to attend, and welcome all other students, faculty, staff, and alumni whether you have read Binti or not!

3:30 – 4:30 pm: Join us for food and drinks before the start of the program! Elliott Bay Book Company will be present for book sales.

4:30 – 5:30 pm: Dr. Okorafor is joined by Dr. Saheed Adejumobi (History Dept.), Dr. Yen-Lin Han (Mechanical Engineering Dept.), and Dr. Hilary Hawley (English Dept.) for a panel discussion centered around themes from Binti and Dr. Okorafor’s latest book, Death of the Author.

5:30 – 6:00 pm: Dr. Okorafor will sign books!

This event is co-sponsored by the following partners: 

• African and African American Studies Program 
• Alumni Engagement 
• College of Arts and Sciences 
• College of Science and Engineering 
• Elliot Bay Book Company 
• English Department 
• History Department 
• Matteo Ricci Institute 
• Mechanical Engineering Department 
• Office of Diversity and Inclusion 
• Orientation Programs