2023 Conference

ABWHE 2023 National Conference

Name: ABWHE 2023 National Conference
Start: 2023-10-11T00:00:00-04:00
End: 2023-10-13T15:00:00-04:00
Location: Philadelphia

Wed, Oct 11

Philadelphia

Forty-five Years of Reflections: Unlimited Lessons for the Future

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Time & Location

Oct 11, 2023, 12:00 AM EDT – Oct 13, 2023, 3:00 PM EDT

Philadelphia, 3549 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA

About the Event

Visit the Conference Website to learn more: https://2023abwheconference.my.canva.site/

The Association of Black Women in Higher Education is excited to invite you to the 2023 national conference in Philadelphia, PA! Registration and the Call for Conference Proposals will open soon. Please watch this event page for more details. We hope that you'll join us for this amazing conference full of sisterhood and scholarship!

Register Now and lock in the special Early Bird added benefit: a one-year ABWHE membership (July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024): https://www.jotform.com/form/231007097258152

The Call for Proposals is now open, and you may submit proposals until June 17, 2023: https://form.jotform.com/230864814801153

To reserve your hotel room through the ABWHE conference block, please click here: https://www.marriott.com/event.../reservation-link.mi...

Interested in Presenting? Click here to submit a proposal. Hotel: Sheraton University City 3549 Chestnut St, Philadelphia. Reserve your room with a group rate by 8/31 Click Here Interested in Vending at our National Conference? Submit a vendor registration application by Friday, September 15, 2023.

In honor of ABWHE's 45th anniversary, please consider sponsoring the national conference - in part or in total - in increments of $450.00.

Your gift of $45,000 will cover all conference costs.

A gift of $4,500 will pay for one keynote session including meals.

A gift of $450 will enable a college/university student to attend the conference for free!

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Keynote Speakers

Allison Dorsey, PhD

Dr. Allison Dorsey:
"Allison Dorsey, Ph.D., Professor Emerita of History at Swarthmore College, previously served on the faculty of Hamilton College and Oberlin College. Dr. Dorsey also served as a Research Fellow at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project at Stanford University. In 2006, she completed an NEH Summer Seminar on the Black Freedom Struggle at Harvard University. In addition to numerous invited lectures and presentations, Dr. Dorsey has also taught the history of Reconstruction-era black freedmen in two NEH Landmarks in American History Workshops sponsored by the Georgia Historical Society in Savannah and an NEH Summer Seminar organized by University of South Carolina Beaufort. Her academic interests include the history of African Americans, the 20th-century civil rights movement, African American film, and food history.

Dr. Dorsey is the author of “'We’ve Taken Old Gods and given them New Names': The Spirit of Sankofa in Daughters of the Dust,” published in Writing History with Lightening: Cinematic Representations of Nineteenth Century America (Louisiana State University Press, 2019); "The great cry of our people is land! Black Settlement and Community Development on Ossabaw Island, Georgia, 1865-1900," published in The Atlantic World and African American Life and Culture in the Georgia Lowcountry (University of Georgia Press, 2010); "Black History is American History: Teaching African American History in the 21st Century," Journal of American History (2007); To Build Our Lives Together: Community Formation in Black Atlanta, 1875-1906 (University of Georgia Press, 2004); and "'white girls' and 'STRONG BLACK WOMEN': Reflections of a Decade of Teaching at PWIs," published in Feminist Pedagogies for the 21st Century (Palgrave Macmillan Press, 2002).

Dr. Dorsey was Founding Director of the Swarthmore Summer Scholars Program (S3P) from 2014 to 2017. Dr. Dorsey has returned to research on black freedmen along the Georgia seacoast.

Dr. Dorsey received her M.A. and her Ph.D. in American History from the University of California, Irvine. She and her husband of forty years, Brian Ward, make their home in Swarthmore."
(https://www.swarthmore.edu/profile/allison-dorsey)

Andrea Lawful-Sanders

Andrea Lawful-Sanders
"Hailing from the beautiful island of Jamaica, Andrea Lawful-Sanders imparts the warmth, strength, and vibrancy of her Caribbean roots into every client, student, mentee, and audience that she serves across the country. For nearly three decades, her life’s work in Education, Advocacy, Consulting, and Communications have reflected the belief that “it takes a village” to develop both children and adults into the best version of themselves.
Her tenacious efforts have refined the lives and work of countless individuals, organizations and corporations, and she continues to gain momentum in this mission. Her commitment to producing tangible, measurable results that impact society for the better has earned her the title of Impact Investor. This also led to the creation of “ALawfulTruth,” a website and public persona that inspires positive change through no-holds-barred dialogue, transparent storytelling and plenty of humor.

“Muva Diva,” as she is affectionately called, was birthed out of the expressed desire from her social media audience to live a life of passion while confronting the hard truths in between where they are and where they aspire to be…and to do so with her assistance.

As the mother of two successful young men, wife of one nerd, and a woman who lives life fearlessly no matter what is thrown her way with unending rewards to show for her bravery, Andrea is here to pass on all the wisdom from her roots, while balancing the scales of past lessons and future happiness. Connect with Andrea on social media by liking the ALAwfulTruth Facebook page, her website, www.alawfultruth.com or email info@alawfultruth.com to book Andrea for your event keynote, diversity and inclusion training, personal coaching needs, and more." (https://wurdradio.com/members/andrea-lawful-sanders/)