Thank You to Our Conference Sponsors!

 ASWAD extends our deepest gratitude to the generous sponsors of our 2025 12th Biennial Conference, "I've Known Rivers: The Ecologies of Black Life and Resistance." Your support makes it possible for us to bring together scholars, artists, activists, and community leaders from around the world to engage in powerful dialogue and collective learning.

We are proud to be in partnership with organizations and institutions committed to advancing global Black studies and uplifting Black communities. Thank you for investing in our mission and helping us make the historic 25th anniversary conference in St. Louis a success.

Platinum Sponsors ($25,000 and Above)

Office of the Chancellor & Office of the Provost, WashU 

Silver Sponsors ($5,000 - $9,999)

Hamilton-Dodson African Diaspora Endowment

Copper Sponsors ($2,500 - $4,999)

Center for the Humanities, WashU

Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies Program & Department of Africana Studies, Bowdoin College 

Bronze Sponsors ($1,000 - $2,499)

African American Studies, St. Louis University

Center for Diversity and Inclusion (CDI), WashU

Center for Race, Ethnicity, and Equity, WashU

Division of Diversity and Innovative Community Engagement, St. Louis University

James Baldwin Review

School of Arts & Sciences, WashU

School for Continuing and Professional Studies, WashU

School of Law, WashU

St. Louis Community Credit Union

It's not too late to become an ASWAD sponsor. We are accepting conference sponsorships through September 30, 2025. For more information, contact: Chadra Pittman at [email protected] and see the attached Sponsorship packet. ASWAD CONFERENCE SPONSORSHIP PACKET for more details.