Keynote Address by Souleymane Bachir Diagne Director, Institute of African Studies, Columbia University, “Disrupting Area Studies” Speakers Debora Heard Doctoral Candidate, University of Chicago “Teaching Ancient Saharan and Nile Valley Populations” Shayla L. Monroe Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University, “Teaching Human-Animal Environments” Liz Matsushita Visiting Assistant Professor, Reed College, “Music as Teaching Method for Trans-Saharan Histories” Live Music Performance TBA The Teachers' Workshop is free. All educators and lifelong learners are welcome. K-12 teachers will be given priority and are eligible to apply for a $500 Curriculum Development grant and up to $400 travel grant | 