ANN ARBOR—Lawrence Bobo, sociology professor at the University of California at Los Angeles, will deliver the 24th annual Katz-Newcomb Lecture in social psychology April 26 at 4 p.m. on the fourth floor terrace of East Hall (formerly known as East Engineering Building), 525 E. University.

The lecture, titled “Prejudice as Group Position: Revitalizing an Approach to Racism and Intergroup Relations,” is free and open to the public.

Sponsored by the U-M’s departments of psychology and sociology and Institute for Social Research, the Katz-Newcomb Lecture was established in 1973, upon the retirements of U-M Profs. Daniel Katz and Theodore Newcomb, leaders in the field of social psychology.

Bobo received his Ph.D. from Michigan in 1984 and since then has distinguished himself as a scholar and researcher in the fields of intergroup attitudes, race and ethnic relations. He directs the Center for Research on Race, Politics and Society at the University of California at Los Angeles and served as a Russell Sage Fellow.

“We feel very fortunate to have Prof. Bobo as the 1996 Katz- Newcomb Distinguished Lecturer,” says James S. Jackson, the Daniel Katz Distinguished University Professor of Psychology. “He has made contributions to research and literature on immigration policy and affirmative action, issues which have important relevance for current national political and economic debates.”

For more information about the lecture or related events, including a dinner April 26, and a breakfast brunch and informal discussion with Bobo the following morning, April 27, contact Jean Rodriguez at (313) 763-1078.

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