Shelley Haley, professor of classics and African studies, and director of the Africana studies program, participated in the fall meeting of the Classical Association of the Atlantic States (CAAS) on Oct. 8-11. She, along with professors Nancy Rabinowitz and James Wells, participated on a panel titled "How to Manage Difficult Conversations in Classics Classrooms" and she was the presider for a session titled "Practical Pedagogy." Haley was also was elected 2nd vice-president of CAAS.

On Oct. 12, Haley reprised her role as Anna Julia Cooper at the University of Maryland, College Park, for an event sponsored by the University of Maryland's Classics department and CAAS, titled "A Conversation with Anna Julia Cooper and Grace Harriet Macurdy."