2024 marks Pearl S. Buck International's 60th anniversary of bridging cultures, changing lives, and creating hope.
Pearl S. Buck International Symposium
"Pearl S. Buck: Bridging Her Legacy Into the Next 60 Years"
September 26-28, 2024
Registration is Now Open
Pearl S. Buck International is proud to host the international symposium on the grounds of the Pearl S. Buck Estate in Bucks County, PA, co-hosted with Delaware Valley University and West Virginia University. This year is the 60th anniversary of Pearl S. Buck International’s founding by Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, humanitarian, and activist Pearl S. Buck.
As part of our anniversary celebration, Pearl S. Buck International and our symposium partners invite scholars, researchers, students, and the public to attend this conference.
Registration is open through Saturday, August 24, 2024.
Registration and Schedule of Events
Thursday, September 26
- Welcome coffee with Julie Henning
- Panel Discussion: Pearl S. Buck's Activism Legacy
- Tour of the Pearl S. Buck House Museum
- Launch of the Pearl Buck House Virtual Tour
- Various Presentations
- Symposium Social
Friday, September 27, 2024
- PSB Research Trends: Coffee Hour
- Panel Discussion: Pearl S. Buck - Rights of Women and Children
- Panel Discussion: Cross Cultural Education and Conciliation
- Lunch Presentation
- Panel Discussion: American Pearl
- Presentation
Saturday, September 28, 2024 - Delaware Valley University
- Welcome and Opening Remarks from President of Delaware Valley University
- Keynote Presentation: David M. Crowe, Professor Emeritus of History and Law, Elon University; Presidential Fellow, Chapman University
- Keynote Presentation: Dr. Lu Zhangping, Ph.D., President of Zhenjiang Pearl S. Buck Research Association and Professor of Jiangsu University Library
- Keynote Presentation: Lee Jong Chan
- Luncheon
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