Dr. Robin Mitchell is an adept lecturer and speaker, having participated in invited virtual class discussions, university speaking engagements, keynotes, commencements, and conferences on a variety of topics. Some of these include topics on modern France; nineteenth-century African American history; the African Diaspora; race, gender, and sexuality studies; and diversity in higher education.

Nineteenth-Century French Studies in Captivity, October 2020

Nineteenth-Century French Studies in Captivity, October 2020

Addressing Structural Racism in French History and French Historical Studies, November 2016

Addressing Structural Racism in French History and French Historical Studies, November 2016

UC Berkeley, History Department Commencement Speaker, May 18, 2021

UC Berkeley, History Department Commencement Speaker, May 18, 2021

Invited Virtual Presentations

  • University of Virginia, April 4, 2024

  • Clark University, March 21, 2023, March 19th 2024

  • John Hopkin’s University, February 7, 2023

  • Washington and Lee University, October 1, 2021, March 2, 2022, February 1, 2023, October 2, 2023

  • Wake Forest University, April 27, 2022

  • St. Mary’s College of Maryland, April 8, 2022

  • Princeton University, February 15, 2021

  • University of Cambridge, March 15, 2021

  • Oxford University, May 11, & January 29, 2021

  • University of California, Berkeley, History Department Commencement, May 18, 2021

  • Georgetown University, September 18, 2021

  • University of Georgia, November 8, 2021

  • Duke University, August 28, 2020

  • Harvard University, September 16, 2020

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Commencement Speaker

May 18, 2021

Get in touch to schedule a presentation for your institution.