The Steven J. Schochet Endowment for GLBT Studies & Campus Life provides an array of programming and services to the GLBTA community at the University of Minnesota.

From research awards to colloquia to a Distinguished Lecture Series, the Schochet Endowment strives to establish a more vibrant GLBT academic community at the University and to make it more accessible to all students, staff, faculty, alumni, and community members.

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Updated 03/22/12

Gender Justice Week 2012
Sister Spit Spoken Word
Sun, April 15, 7:30 PM
Bell Museum Auditorium

Sister Spit began in 1994 through the efforts of co-directors Sini Anderson and (2004 Lambda Literary Award Finalist) Michelle Tea. Sini and Michelle gathered together a group of some of the most notorious, talented, and frickin’ interesting women and dykes, and went on tour all over the U.S. This year Sister Spit will be joined by BOTH the artist and star of John Cameron Mitchell’s film, Short Bus, Mx. Justin Vivian Bond, and acclaimed author and activist Dorothy Allison (author of Bastard out of Carolina and Trash). Check out the Sister Spit website for more information on all performers! This event is FREE and open to the public (donations will be collected at the door to support CeCe McDonald). Co-sponsored with the Steven J. Schochet Endowment for GLBT Studies & Campus Life, Women’s Student Activist Collective (WSAC), and Queer Student Cultural Center. For more information, please contact schochet@umn.edu.

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2011 Allan Spear Lecture

Steven J. Schochet Endowment Presents:
9th Allan Spear Lecture in Public Policy
Doing Justice: An Interfaith Panel on Same-Gender Marriage and Social Movements
Tues, Nov 1, 7:00 PM
Humphrey School, Cowles Auditorium

The Schochet Endowment for GLBT Studies & Campus Life is pleased to present the 9th Spear Lecture in Public Policy featuring an interfaith panel discussion on same-gender marriage and social movements. Join panelists from four faith perspectives as they explore theological underpinnings regarding marriage and same-gender marriage, the ethics of a campaign to deny rights to a group of people, and faith teachings about doing justice. Reception to follow in the Humphrey School Atrium. This event is co-sponsored by United Theological Seminary and the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force.

Speakers include Farheen Hakeem (Muslim anti-oppression activist), Rabbi Michael Latz (Senior Rabbi Congregation Shir Tikvah), Carolyn Pressler (United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities), and Rev. Rebecca Voelkel (Director of the Institute of Welcoming Resources, National Gay & Lesbian Task Force).

As the first and longest-serving openly gay male legislator in the nation, the late Allan Spear served in the Minnesota State Senate for over a quarter of a century. He was also Associate Professor Emeritus in the History Department at the University of Minnesota with research interests in recent American, Afro-American, and Minnesota history. Established in 2000, the Allan Spear Lecture in Public Policy honors the legacy of this groundbreaking University of Minnesota faculty member and distinguished Minnesota citizen. For more information, please contact schochet@umn.edu.

Steven J. Schochet

Learn more about the person who made the endowment possible.

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GLBT Studies Awards for Excellence

To learn more about these awards, click here.

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Contact Us

For more information on the Schochet Endowment, please contact schochet@umn.edu.