Join the Department of Africana Studies in celebrating and welcoming Chinua Achebe as the David and Marianna Fisher University Professor and professor of Africana studies. The program features a writers' welcome and a conversation with President Ruth Simmons about Achebe's new book, The Education of a British-Protected Child, a collection of old and recent essays that piece together the arc of his literary life. This event begins at 4 p.m. in Salomon Center for Teaching, De Ciccio Family Auditorium.