• Summer/Fall.06: Visiting Scholar, University of Puerto Rico/Rio Piedras, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales -- Social Sciences Research Center (CIS)/Centro de Investigaciones Sociales.

November 14-17, 2006 Bogazici University, Istanbul-National Association of Ethnic Studies. Paper to be delivered entitled: “Religion At Work in the World: How the Sacred Writings of Christianity, Islam, and the Baha’i Faith Command Peace-Making and Peace-Keeping “

• Spring.06: China, visiting lecturer - Dalian University, May 24, 2006. Also delivering lectures May 19-30 at China Academy of Social Sciences, Central Academy of Fine Arts, School of Arts Tsinghua University, National Women's Activity Center, Beijing Arts Festival.

• Spring.06: Digital Video Conference, May 8, 2006. Women's Studies Program and US Embassy in Liberia.

Past news:

• winter.02: Gallery opening - "A Traveller's Narrative" March 8-31, 2002, at the Piano Craft Gallery, 791 Tremont Street, Boston, MA. Opening reception: March 8, 2002, 6-8 PM. Gallery Hours: Fridays, 6-8 PM, Saturdays and Sundays, 12-5PM. Closing Reception: Sunday, March 31, 12-5 at the Piano Factory. Click here for exhibit flyer.

• spring.02: Public lecture as part of the Lowell Lecture Series: "Be-bop to B-boys: Blood Memories, Youth, and the Preservation of Black Culture in the Twentieth Century," March 24, 2002, 2:00PM. At the Lexington, MA Museum of Our National Heritage. Contact: Alice Promisel at apromisel@monh.org.

• spring.02: Conference address at NAES (National Association of Ethnic Studies): "The Future of Ethnic Studies: Uniting Our Joint Missions Beyond 2002," April 5, 2002, Sutton Place Hotel, Vancouver, Canada. Contact: Robyne M. Worsley at naesi@asu.edu.

• summer.02: Chautauqua Lecture Series: "Linking Spiritual Enterprise and Micro-Enterprise Development in the Arts in Africa," at the Chautauqua Institution in Chatauqa, New York, June 23, 2002. Contact: Linda Gillette at gillette@localnet.com.

• winter.01: look for the interview by John Blum with Robin Chandler in the winter issue of "Redeye."

• fall.01: Chandler was interviewed by students as part of a documentary film being produced at the Media and Technology Charter High School in Brookline, MA, on November 28.

• fall.01: Announcing the launch of one of the first Hip Hop archives in the US - the "Twenty-first Century Hip Hop Library and Archive Project" will be housed at the Department of African-American Studies, Northeastern University, in November of 2001.

• fall.01: The Hip Hip Tutorial Project debuted October 19, 2001, at the Cullen Middle School in Houston, Texas with featured presenters Robin Chandler, Roscoe Giles, and Kym Riggins. For information on bookings at your school or after-school program, contact Robin Chandler.

• fall.01: London, UK, Speaking Tour: Look for online articles in London's Guardian newspaper. Chandler spoke on November 8th at the Royal Commonwealth Society on "Building Creative Communities: The Arts as Social & Economic Development". Contact: Dapo Ladimeji, Editor, African Century. AND ... Chandler gave a talk on November 12th entitled, "Arts and Cultural policy in South Africa: 1993-Present" at the Royal African Society (RSA), School of African and Oriental Studies (SOAS). Contact Dapo Ladimeji, Editor, African Century.

• fall.01: Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study: Saturday, September 29th, 9am-2pm . Talk at the Graduate Consortium in Women's Studies, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Cambridge, MA on "Breaking Through Language and Paradigms". At Cronkite Living Room, Cronkite Graduate Center, 6 Ash St. at Brattle and Ash Streets. See Graduate Consortium in Women's Studies website for more information.

• summer.01: Check out "Sunday Easy Rider," a periodic series of musings inspired by Chandler's Sunday bike rides around Boston.

• summer.01: Saturday, August 18th, 2001 | New York City, USA • Blackout Arts Collective [Empowering Communities of Color Through the Arts, Education, and Activism] held a benefit in NYC. Robin Chandler was one of the honorees at this special event. See Blackout's website for more information.

• spring.01: Chandler is conducting research on information technology access, production, and use patterns among African Americans, and popular art and cultural innovations and applications using IT. Her Hip Hop Tutorial Project (TM) was developed as a K-12 literacy initiative, teacher’s guide and online course. It is co-sponsored by the IAAeC (Institute for African American e-Culture).

• spring.01: Chandler has been appointed Chairman of the Department of African-American Studies at Northeastern University.