Haiti's Education Sector Marks 150th Anniversary of Jean Price-Mars
Officials and university figures gathered in Pétion-Ville to honor the intellectual legacy of the pioneering Haitian thinker.
Haiti's education and university sector commemorated the 150th anniversary of the birth of Dr. Jean Price-Mars on Friday, October 30, 2026, according to Le Nouvelliste. The event was jointly organized by the Ministry of National Education and Vocational Training (MENFP), the Haitian National Commission for Cooperation with UNESCO (CNHCU), and the National Agency for Higher Education and Scientific Research (ANESRS). Held at the Hôtel Montana in Pétion-Ville, the activity brought together several figures from the university sector around the work and legacy of one of the major figures of the Haitian intelligentsia, the newspaper reported. A panel discussion was convened to examine Price-Mars's body of work. Le Nouvelliste noted that Price-Mars's call to Haiti's elites remains relevant today. Further details of the commemoration were not available in the published excerpt. Jean Price-Mars, a physician, diplomat, ethnographer and writer, is widely regarded as a foundational figure in Haitian thought and in the valorization of the country's African heritage and folklore.