369 Thanks to all those who have already made contributions and to those who can help us to create this additional resource for our graduate students. Juan Goytiso Please join us for a talk on Monday, April 17 by renowned gay Spanish novelist, Juan Goytiso . Mr. Goytisolo is considered one of the major Spanish writers today. The presentation is in Spanish. Simultaneous interpretation wil be available.
Admission is free, but reservations are required.
Executive Director of Gender PAC and published gender activist author, Riki Anne Wilchins, will give a guest lecture on the conventions of gender and gender roles. At one point, advocay offered a mentoring program to pair students with faculty or staff who assist students deal with many aspects of university life. This program was not completely successful and has been suspended while we consider if it can be retolled to better meet the needs of our students. The main thrust, however,has been on securing domestic partner benefits for Univ. of Illinois employees. This committee completed a position paper on domestic partnership benefits which was reviewed by the Chancellor.