November 22, 2017

Grappling With the Past

Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison, Robert F. Goheen Professor in the Humanities, Emeritus, delivered the keynote address last week at Princeton University’s Princeton & Slavery Project Symposium investigating the University’s historical engagement with the institution of slavery. Morrison, left, was introduced by U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith, the Roger S. Berlind ’52 Professor of the Humanities Director and Professor of Creative Writing. Following the speech, the University renamed West College Morrison Hall, in Morrison’s honor. (Photo Courtesy of Princeton University, Office of Communications, Denise Applewhite)