Video: 2026 Babcock Lecture Featuring Sonali Deraniyagala

Award-winning author and economist Sonali Deraniyagala delivered Hartwick College’s 2026 Babcock Lecture on Oct. 8 at the SUNY Oneonta Welcome Center. Deraniyagala shared insights from her memoir, “Wave: Life and Memories After the Tsunami,” and reflected on her experiences with loss, grief, memory and recovery.

The lecture was presented by Susan Navarette, the Cora A. Babcock Chair in English at Hartwick, and Sallie Han, director of the Center for Racial Justice and Inclusive Excellence and professor of anthropology at SUNY Oneonta.

October 15, 2026

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