All lectures will be held in room 14 of the University's Lecture Hall

and will run from noon until 1 p.m. These lectures are free and open to the

public.

The first is Tuesday, Sept. 14. Brandon Wilson, an outreach associate with

the Southern Poverty Law Center in Montgomery, Ala., will discuss the Hispanic

perspective in education in a lecture titled "The Impact of Hate on

College Campuses."

The second lecture will be Thursday, Sept. 16. The Forest Park Latin American

Association's Orlando Villanueva will address the issue of stereotypes

in a lecture titled "The Latin American Objection to the 'Illegal

Alien' Label."

And finally, the third lecture will be held Thursday, Sept. 30. Jim Cherry,

a political activist, will discuss politics in relation to the Hispanic community

in a lecture titled "Politics, Activism, and the Difference It Will

Make."

Also on the docket for fall semester: lectures will be held in October in

observation of National Disability Employment Awareness Month and guest dancers

will visit the University in November in observation of Native American Heritage

Month.

These lectures are presented through the Clayton State Lyceum annual fall

Tradition series, a series dedicated to raising student and community awareness

on issues of ethnic and cultural diversity.

For more information call 770-961-3719.