Dear English majors and minors, I'm excited to announce our first speaker for the English Majors Seminar Series on Decolonizing the Curriculum! Shanna Benjamin, Associate Professor of English at Grinnell College will give a short talk and Q&A on Thursday, November 12 from 12:15- 1:30 pm. Zoom link is here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88234573515 Professor Benjamin will be discussing her forthcoming biography of Nellie McKay, who was a prominent and trailblazing scholar of African American literature. McKay also received her BA in English from our department in 1969, and Professor Benjamin will be sharing some of that history. Please attend this exciting lecture about Nellie McKay and her very cool Queens College English Department connection! You can read a bit about her in advance of the talk in the obituary published by The New York Times here: https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/28/us/nellie-y-mckay-who-championed-black-wr... A flyer that you're welcome to circulate is attached. I hope to see you there! Best, Karen