2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Harvard Business School’s African American Student Union. This 50th anniversary is not only a key inflection point in the history of HBS, but it is also an important opportunity to take stock of the dynamic business landscape for Black professionals.

In keeping with the School’s AASU50 commemoration, this year’s symposium will be distinguished by an explicit and sustained focus on race. Thus, our 2018 theme is “Race, Work and Leadership: Learning about and from Black experience.” By centering our discussions on the Black experience, “Race, Work and Leadership” will endeavor to advance the conversation about race in organizations and society, cultivating scholarly inquiry that is both theoretically sophisticated and grounded in the urgency of the contemporary moment.

The 2018 symposium will be held on the Harvard Business School campus in Boston, MA on Thursday, March 8, & Friday, March 9, 2018.