Toni Morrison Society Celebrates Morrison's Legacy at Cornell
Four-day event celebrates 70 years of Toni Morrison’s Cornell legacy
This article was reprinted from the Cornell Chronicle
Written by Kathy Hovis in the College of Arts and Sciences
It has been 70 years since novelist, editor and literary critic Toni Morrison earned a master of arts degree at Cornell, in 1955, with a thesis on Virginia Woolf’s and William Faulker’s treatment of the alienated.
A four-day event featuring films, panels, workshops, the unveiling of two murals and other activities will celebrate the 70th anniversary of her degree, life and work. “Toni Morrison: Literature and Public Life” will take place Sept. 18-21.
The symposium is free and open to the public; registration is required and is open until Sept. 8. Visit the Toni Morrison Collective website to register.
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>>September 18-21,2025
Toni Morrison Collective Symposium
"Toni Morrison: Literature and Public Life"
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