1) Omohundro Institute/Lemon Project Post-Doc position: This two year fellowship is for a scholar working in the history of institutions and economies of oppression, with a preference for higher education and slavery. The fellow will participate in and contribute to the Lemon Project, will be an important part of the OI and WM community, and will develop and teach a Lemon Project course.The fellowship is funded by gifts in honor of the OI’s previous director, Ronald Hoffman. The posting is here. https://jobs.wm.edu/postings/29887 2) 8th Annual Lemon Project Spring Symposium (Keynote Speaker: Nikki Giovanni) Registration: https://forms.wm.edu/form/view/34470 In Collaboration with the 50-Year Commemoration of African Americans in Residence 2018 Call for Proposals Individual papers or panels of 3 or 4 are welcome Desegregating Higher Education in Virginia: William and Mary in Historical Context March 16th - 17th,2018 About Us “The Lemon Project is a multifaceted and dynamic attempt to rectify wrongs perpetrated against African Americans by the College through action or inaction. An ongoing endeavor, this program will focus on contributing to and encouraging scholarship on the 324-year relationship between African Americans and the College, and building bridges between the College and Williamsburg and Greater Tidewater area.” For more information www.wm.edu/lemonproject<http://www.wm.edu/lemonproject> The 50-Year Commemoration of African Americans in Residence recognizes and celebrates that “Black students, faculty, staff and administrators have made and continue to make considerable contributions to William & Mary and have been instrumental in helping the university build on the legacy of the three women being honored this year as well as earlier Black students who were admitted but not residential.” For more information http://www.wm.edu/sites/50/building_on_the_legacy/index.php Call for Proposals During the 2017-2018 academic year, William & Mary commemorates 50 years of African Americans in Residence. As a result, The Lemon Project: A Journey of Reconciliation and the 50-Year Commemoration of African Americans in Residence Committee are teaming up for “Desegregating Higher Education in Virginia: William and Mary in Historical Context.” As the first three women to live on campus at William & Mary were moving in, other colleges and universities in Virginia and elsewhere were experiencing similar change. What were their stories? What was their process? How did they keep moving forward? This symposium seeks to provide scholars, non-scholars, community members, students, and others a platform from which to share their research or their lived experiences on these chaotic and revolutionary times that opened doors and minds. We seek papers that address and confront topics surrounding the desegregation of higher education in Virginia from both historical and modern perspectives. We encourage presenters to engage a wide range of methodologies and fields, such as American Studies, anthropology, history, oral history, government, and gender studies. Possible topics include but are not limited to: The Negro Education Grants, social justice, the impact of desegregation on historically black colleges and universities, developing infrastructure for a more diverse student body, student activism, student life, NAACP Legal Defense Fund and Higher Education, response of the administration, on campus what’s next? Submissions Cover Sheet Please include a cover sheet with the following information: Name; Email; Phone Institutional Affiliation Professional Title Indicate whether you are a/an: Undergraduate Student, Graduate Student, Law Student, Community Member, Faculty, Staff, Administrator Proposal Please send a single document (Word or PDF) that includes the following: 250-300 word double-spaced description, including a title, brief summary, and discussion of how your project relates to the symposium’s theme. Brief bio (no more than 200 words) Submit a cover sheet and proposal to: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> no later than January 5, 2018 Questions: email [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Terry L.. Meyers, Chancellor Professor of English, Emeritus, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg Virginia 23187 http://wmpeople.wm.edu/site/page/tlmeye/ http://www.ecologyfund.com/ecology/_ecology.html ———————————————————————————————————————————————————— Have we got a college? Have we got a football team?....Well, we can't afford both. Tomorrow we start tearing down the college. --Groucho Marx, in "Horse Feathers." ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html This list is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).