Africana studies professor to participate in arts symposium

Akin Ogundiran, chair of the Department of Africana Studies, will be a presenter for “The Arts in Global Africa” being held at the Mint Museum Randolph on Saturday, Nov. 15.

This symposium, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., will feature talks by leading scholars in African art. In addition to Ogundiran, presenters will be Herbert Cole, professor emeritus, University of California at Santa Barbara; Henry Drewal from the University of Wisconsin-Madison; Cecile Fromont, University of Chicago; and Victoria Rovine of UNC-Chapel Hill.

Admission is free; preregistration is required via the Web or call Alexandra Olivares at 704-337-2107.