The Mona Academic Conference 2007 takes place from Friday, August 31 to Sunday, September 2 under the theme “Freedom: Retrospective and Prospective.” The Conference officially begins with an Opening Ceremony on Friday, August 31 at 6:00 pm at the Undercroft, UWI Mona. The keynote address will be delivered by Professor Ruth Simmons, President of Brown University.

Professor Simmons was appointed as a professor of Comparative Literature and of African Studies. She is the recipient of several honours such as the President’ s Award from the United Negro College Fund (2001), Fulbright Lifetime Achievement Medal (2002) and Eleanor Roosevelt Val-Kill Medal (2004).

The event continues over two days with panel discussions and presentations in the Social Sciences Lecture Theatre, UWI, Mona beginning at 9 am daily.

Registration fee is J$500 per day, and students with identification cards J$250 per day. For further information on the Conference interested individuals are invited to visit the website at: http://www.mona.uwi.edu/conferences/2007/monaconf/ or contact Jennifer Clarke by telephone at: 702-4241or e-mail: jennifer.clarke@uwimona.edu.jm.