Join the University Sunrise Rotary Club for a program featuring Maya Smith of the University of Washington.
The program will be presented in-person and on Zoom on Thursday morning. The formal meeting including the program runs from 7:30-8:30 a.m. No registration is required, and the program is free.
- The in-person meeting will be at the North Seattle Church (2150 N 122nd St, Seattle). Doors open at 7:00 a.m. and the program begins at 7:30 a.m.
- Click here to join the meeting on Zoom. The line will open shortly after 7:00 a.m.
Maya Angela Smith is a Professor in French and Italian Studies and the inaugural Associate Dean for Equity, Justice, and Inclusion in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Washington. She earned her doctorate in Romance Languages and Linguistics from the University of California, Berkeley. Her scholarship broadly focuses on the intersection of racial and linguistic identity formations among marginalized groups in the African diaspora, particularly in the postcolonial Francophone world. Her most recent book, Ne me quitte pas: A Song by Jacques Brel and Interpreted by Nina Simone and Others, was published with Duke UP in 2025.
We will be meeting in-person; Maya will join us via Zoom.