Boston’s Cultural Continuities & Changes Since 1630 September 7, 2006

Boston’s Cultural Continuities & Changes Since 1630

A Panel Discussion
Sponsored by the Boston Public Library and The Partnership of the Historic Bostons

6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
in the Rabb Lecture Hall, Boston Public Library

Boston has been influenced by many waves of immigrants over the centuries. The panelists will reflect on the ways that each cultural group has contributed to the development of a distinctive Boston culture.

Welcome & Introduction of panalists by
Bernard Margolis, President of the Boston Public Library

Panel Moderator:
Sherry H. Penney, Professor of Leadership
College of Management & Founding Director, Center For Collaborative Leadership
1988-2000- Chancellor & Professor of American Studies/Women's Studies, UMass Boston 1995- President (interim) University of Massachusetts System
l982-1988- Vice Chancellor, Academic Programs, Policy and Planning, SUNY
1986/87- President (acting) SUNY Plattsburgh
1976 to 1982- Associate Provost, Yale University

Panelists:
John Winthrop Sears, Former Boston City Councilor and M.D.C. Commissioner
Byron Rushing, Massachusetts State Representative, Ninth Suffolk, and Historian
Sam Yoon, Boston City Councilor, At-Large
Robert J. Allison, Chair of the History Department, Suffolk University

Official Website: http://www.historicbostons.com/charterday/2006charterday.html