CACE 2025

Our annual Conference on African American and African Diasporic Cultures and Experiences brings national and international speakers, community partners, and showcases student and alumni participation.

Established in 1989 with the first conference taking place in 1990, CACE brings national and international speakers and showcases student participation from UNCG majors, minors, and alumni who often go on to careers in leadership and advocacy. Community partners include area educators, librarians, farmers, artists, musicians, environmentalists, preservationists, museums, and partner colleges and universities. Keynote speakers have included Annette Gordon-Reed, bell hooks, Michael Eric Dyson, Cornel West, and Lenora Fulani.

February 17 – 20, 2025

Global Ecologies: Growing the World We Want

The 35^th annual CACE 2025 addressed Global Ecologies: Growing the World We Want. Academic conference papers, non-traditional presentations, artist exhibits and performances address the many aspects of global ecology, including arts, humanities, and stem-related imaginings of global networks, experiences, and futures. Presentations, roundtables, and readings discuss established and emergent experiences pertaining to belief, understanding, and activism in African American, African, and African Diasporic Communities.

Made possible by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

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