The symposium will feature presentations by many of Paterson's former students, and by other distinguished historians. For him, scholarship was never competition, it was always a cooperative enterprise. A lot of us have benefitted from his generosity. A graduate student fellowship fund is being established in Paterson's name. Faculty, students and the public are invited to the conference, at no charge.
Registration is required, however, for meals and the evening reception.
The program is supported by the Research Foundation, Office of the Chancellor, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Department of History, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies and Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations.