To promote teaching and research of the Shakur Collection, the AUC Woodruff Library held a two-day conference September 28-29, 2012, �Hip Hop, Education, and Expanding the Archival Imagination,� that explored Shakur�s life and work as well as Hip Hop archives and studies. Hip Hop scholars, educators, students and artists from around the country convened for the event. Mr. Kevin Powell, a leading political and cultural voice, community activist and award winning writer, served as a featured speaker at the conference.