featuring panelists Dr. Boyd Cothran (York University), Dr. Martin Rizzo-Martinez (University of California, Santa Cruz), Dr. Olivia Chilcote (San Diego State University), and graduate student Jodi-Ann Francis (City College of New York)

OCTOBER 2, 2026 | 11AM–12 PM Pacific Time

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GRADUATE STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Jodi-Ann Francis

Jodi-Ann Francis is an interdisciplinary graduate student in Creative Nonfiction at The City College of New York, where her research and writing explore land stewardship, philosophy, and aging among the Maroons of Jamaica. Her work has received support from the Bronx Council on the Arts, the New York Council of the Arts, the Highlights Foundation, and the McCormack Writing Center.