Tickets may be obtained by replying to the invitation. De George said plans are under way to have the ceremony carried on closed-circuit television on campus and to be broadcast locally on cable television for people unable to obtain tickets. The inauguration is being financed primarily by a grant from the KU Endowment Association, De George said. Faculty members taking part in the procession planned for the inauguration must wear academic regalia. Those not owning caps and gowns may rent them.
Rental information is included in the invitation.
The deadline for replying to the invitations is Nov. 15. The lecture is free to the public. Pogrebin is the founding editor of Ms. magazine and has been a regular contributor to a wide variety of women's periodicals as well as a feature writer for a number of Jewish newspapers. Her books include How To Make It in a Man's World, Family Politics, and Deborah, Golda and Me. To Be, You and Me.