"Introduced in 2020, the Troutbeck Symposium is a three-day student-led historical educational forum where middle and high school students are invited to share findings from research projects uncovering histories of BIPOC communities, including both past and present artists. Wrapping up its second year, a number of art projects created by participating students filled the hotel’s hallways and communal areas, with many addressing Troutbeck’s history in the Civil Rights movement and it serving as a meeting place of the NAACP."