UpDate - Vol. 15, No. 7, Page 4
October 12, 1995
Lavender Scholars lecture on homosexuality in classroom
Attorney Karen Harbeck, executive director of the National
Institute for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Concerns in
Education, will speak on "Coming Out of the Classroom Closet" from 7 -
9 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 19, in Room 313 of the Willard Hall Education
Building.
The topic for her free, public speech also is the title of her
most recent book, which has been called a "landmark" that "empowers
educators to become visible, positive influences and role models for
gay and lesbian students in their classrooms and schools."
An adjunct assistant professor in the Graduate School of
Education at Boston College, Harbeck has lectured at major
universities since 1981 on such topics as legal policy in education
and human services and minority issues in public education. She has
participated in the writing or editing of 31 major publications on the
subject of homosexuality and has completed a major study of the
employment of gay men and lesbians as educators in preschools through
university settings.
Harbeck also maintains a private law practice in Massachusetts,
specializing in the legal needs of lesbian and gay clients.
She has master's degrees in American history and social sciences
and a Ph.D. in education, and she received her law degree from the
University of Santa Clara Law School.
Her Newark appearance is part of the Lavender Scholars lecture
series. The Lavender Scholars are a group of lesbian and gay male
faculty, staff and graduate students at UD.
The lecture series is sponsored by the University Faculty Senate
Committee on Cultural Activities and Public Events, the colleges of
Education and Urban Affairs and Public Policy, the offices of
Residence Life and Affirmative Action and Multicultural Programs, the
Black American Studies and Women's Studies programs and the
departments of Economics, English, History, Music and Philosophy.
For more information, contact Kristen Miller at 831-8703.