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May 5, 2008 from 3:15 p.m.

What:President's Commission on Disability Issues

President Mote's Commission on Disability Issues meets annually to encourage disabled students, faculty, staff and other interested campus parties to air and discuss issues before the commission that impact access to campus resources and services for people with disabilities. The commission then reports the findings of the forum back to the president.

In addition to being a cultural hub to the campus community, McKeldin Library is also centrally located and one of the most accessible locations on campus for wheelchair and motor-impaired students, faculty and staff.

Where: The event will be held in the Special Events Room, located at 6137 McKeldin Library.

Dining Services will cater this event.

April 23, 2008 at 7 p.m.

What:Provost's Conversations on Diversity, Democracy, and Higher Education -- The Final Event of Spring 2008

Presentation: “Stopping Genocide in Darfur: What You Can Do": An Informative Briefing by John Prendergast, Author and Human Rights Activist

Mr. Prendergast is the co-chair of the Enough Project , founded in 2006 to promote peace and help end genocide and crimes against humanity. He has worked on crises in Africa for over twenty years, especially as the Director of African Affairs for the National Security Council (1996-1999), and as a Special Advisor to the Department of State (1999-2001).

Mr. Prendergast co-authored his most recent book with actor Don Cheadle, Not on Our Watch: The Mission to End Genocide in Darfur and Beyond (2007).

Where: The event will be in the Hoff Theater, located in the Stamp Student Union.

April 16, 2008 at noon

What:“Journey from the Land of No”: A Conversation with Roya Hakakian, Yale University Fellow

Acclaimed writer, poet, and activist, Ms. Hakakian is the author of “Journey from the Land of No” (2004), the memoir of her life growing up Jewish in post-revolutionary Iran.

Where:The event will be in the Multipurpose Room of the Nyumburu Cultural Center. Lunch will be served.

Annotated Reading List prepared by Otis and Marie Chadley, UM Libraries

April 2, 2008 at 12:00 p.m.

What:"Dispatch From The Front Lines of The Affirmative Action War"
PETER SCHMIDT
Senior Writer for the Chronicle of Higher Education

Where:Nyumburu Cultural Center, Multipurpose Room

Annotated Reading List prepared by Otis and Marie Chadley, UM Libraries

March 6, 2008 at 12:00 p.m.

What:A Conversation with Jeffrey McCune, Jr., University of Maryland Assistant Professor of Women’s Studies and American Studies

With interests in critical race/gender/sexuality theory, masculinities, whiteness studies, and 20th-century African American literature and culture, Professor McCune’s latest work examines the intersection of race and sexuality.

Where: The event will be in the Multipurpose Room of the Nyumburu Cultural Center.

Annotated Reading List prepared by Otis and Marie Chadley, UM Libraries

February 21, 2008 at 4 p.m.

What:A Conversation with George Chauncey

*This event is Co-Sponsored with the Office of LGBT Equity and the Program in LGBT Studies

George Chauncey, Yale University - Professor of History

Scholar of 20th century U.S. history and lesbian and gay history, Professor Chauncey is the award winning author of “Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World, 1890-1940” (1994) and “Why Marriage? The History Shaping Today’s Debate over Gay Equality” (2004).
Where:The event will be in the Multipurpose Room of the Nyumburu Cultural Center. Refreshments will be served.

Presentation: "From Sodomy Laws to Marriage Amendments: A History of Sexual Identity/Politics"

Annotated Reading List prepared by Otis and Marie Chadley, UM Libraries

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