ORONO – The University of Maine Women in the Curriculum-Women’s Studies Program’s lunchtime lectures will kick off at 12:15 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25, with “Gender, Schooling, and Forced Migration: Stories from Somali Women in the Dedaab Refugee Camp.”

The speaker will be Patti Buck, assistant professor of education, Bates College. The program will be held in the Bumps Room of the Memorial Union on the Orono campus.

The lecture series, which is free and open to the public, offers thought-provoking talks by noted authorities in women’s studies and related subjects.

Presenters include UM faculty members and guest speakers. Programs are scheduled 12:15-1:30 p.m. in the Bangor Room of the Memorial Union, unless otherwise noted.

A related event, the 22nd annual Maryann Hartman Awards to Women of Achievement ceremony, is scheduled for 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 6, at the Buchanan Alumni House. This also is free and public.

The schedule is:

. Oct. 3, “Maine Women and the Environment: Edith Patch, Helen Nearing and the Next Generation,” with Mary Bird, instructor in education and curatorial associate; Mimi Killinger-Pandescio, part-time faculty, Honors College; Cheryl Daigle, community liaison and outreach coordinator, Penobscot River Restoration Project.

. Oct. 10, “Sexual Harassment in the Transition to Adulthood,” with Amy Blackstone, assistant professor of sociology.

. Oct. 13, “Latin American Women and Popular Culture: What I Learned in SPA 490,” with Spanish lecturer Maria Sandweiss and students. Bumps Room.

. Oct. 16, “Ideal Femininity Changes Color: JLo as the New Superwoman,” with Lisa Flores, director of the Center for Critical Race Studies, University of Utah. Totman Lounge.

. Oct. 18, “Finding the Deep River Within: A Woman’s Guide to Recovering Balance and Meaning in Everyday Life,” with Abby Seixas, psychotherapist and author; co-sponsored by UM Bookstore, UM Counseling Center and the University of Maine Employee Assistance and Wellness Program. Coe Room.

. Oct. 24, “The Great Legacy for Women of the Russian Piano School,” with Ludmilla Lifson, Longy School of Music faculty, Solati Trio member and Eda Mazo-Shlyam, Longy School of Music faculty.

. Oct. 27, “Male Faculty in the Women’s Studies Classroom: Why Integrate Feminism into the Curriculum?” with Stephen Marks, professor of sociology; Eric Peterson, professor of communication and journalism; Marwin Spiller, assistant professor of sociology and Nathan Stormer, associate professor of communication and journalism. Bumps Room.

. Oct. 30, “Religion and Sexuality: Gender Roles in the Major Religious Traditions,” with Bangor-area religious leaders; part of the Religion and Sexuality Series; organized by Sandy Caron, professor of family relationships. FFA Room.

. Nov. 7, “Gentle Warrior for Peace: Tribute to Rita Joe, Mi’kmaq-Canadian Poet Laureate, 1932-2007,” with Miigam’agan, a member of the Mi’kmaq Nation; Phyllis Brazee, director of the UM Peace Studies Program; Paul Deagle, Skowhegan Area High School English teacher; part of Canada Week. Organized by John Maddaus, associate professor of education.

. Dec. 5, “Between La Survivance and Cosmo: Grace Metalious’ ‘No Adam in Eden,'” with Susan Pinette, director of Franco-American studies and associate professor of modern languages and classics.

. Dec. 12, “Fibromyalgia in Women: A Literature of the Causes, Experiences and Consequences,” with Sandy Sigmon, professor of psychology.

For information, call Women in the Curriculum and the Women’s Studies Program in Fernald Hall, 581-1228.