125th Anniversary of the Cuban Teachers Expedition of 1900

In celebration of the 125th anniversary of the Cuban Summer School, you are invited to join the Harvard University Archives, in collaboration with the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research, and the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, for a panel discussion commemorating this landmark expedition—when Harvard University welcomed more than 1,200 Cuban educators to a one-of-a-kind summer program.

A reception will follow in the Harvard University Archives’ Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library. Light refreshments will be served.

Welcoming remarks
Virginia Hunt, University Archivist, Harvard University Archives

Panelists
Alejandro de la Fuente, Robert Woods Bliss Professor of Latin American History and Economics; Professor of African and African American Studies and of History; Director, Afro-Latin American Research Institute, Hutchins Center for African and African American Research
Lillian Guerra, Professor of Cuban and Caribbean History, Department of History, University of Florida
Marial Iglesias Utset, Visiting Research Scholar, Afro-Latin American Research Institute, Hutchins Center for African and African American Research

Moderator
Erin Goodman, Executive Director, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs

The event is free and open to the public, but reservations are required as space is limited. The panel will also be available via Zoom for those unable to attend in person; a link will be shared with registrants one week prior to the event.