Closing Keynote – Julia Alvarez

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Thursday, June 23, 2016 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT

Born in the U.S., Julia Alvarez spent her early years in the Dominican Republic and has described herself as “the little girl who flunked every grade through 5th and hated reading and writing.”  In her closing keynote, Julia will talk about gaining a sense of wonder about language and the power of stories to transform, to encourage empathy and to spur our imaginations when we wrestle with some of life’s more difficult questions.

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