2003 Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin Ebadi will visit Lehman College on Monday, May 24, to present the keynote address at the College's symposium on "The Role of Women in World Peace and the Role of Men and Boys in Gender Equity."

The symposium is sponsored by Lehman College and the International Health Awareness Network and is open to everyone in CUNY at no charge. CUNY faculty, staff and students may register electronically, using the CUNY registration form below.

In addition to Mrs. Ebadi, the morning sessions (9:30 a.m. - noon) will feature Ambassador Anwarul Karim Chowdhury, who is U.N. Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island States, and Ambassador Olara Otunnu, who is U.N. Under-Secretary-General and Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict.

The afternoon sessions (2-4 p.m.) will feature Dr. Michael Kimmel, Professor of Sociology, State University of New York at Stony Brook; Dr. Vijaya Melnick, First Vice President, International Health Awareness Network, and Director, Office of Sponsored Research and Programs, The University of the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C.; and Dr. Patricia Fernández-Kelly, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Department of Sociology and Office of Population Research, Princeton University. Following the presentations, the Bronx Repertory Company will present a scene from "Lysistrata."

For more information, call the Provost's Office at 718-960-8222.