Speaking of Ireland . . .

According to those helpful newsbriefs MU sends out (but that everyone deletes), former Irish president Mary Robinson is coming to campus next Tuesday!  This is a very exciting opportunity to hear a talk from a successful, powerful, and active female political leader.  Robinson has worked consistently to make lives better for women, families, homosexuals, and the developing world.

Here is the official announcement:

Mary Robinson, the first female president of Ireland and former United Nations high commissioner for human rights, will give a free, public lecture at Marquette University at 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 1. Robinson will speak on “Responding to Human Rights Challenges” at the Varsity Theatre for the Allis Chalmers Distinguished Lecture Series in International Affairs.