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National equality leader to speak at Purdue WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The U.S. Department of Defense's chief equal opportunity officer will give two presentations at Purdue University, Sept. 28 and 29. William E. Leftwich III, deputy assistant secretary of defense for equal opportunity, will talk about "Equity Leadership: Challenges and Opportunities" at 2 p.m. Sept. 28 in Room 320, Stewart Center. The Thursday event is sponsored by the Diversity Resource Office. Leftwich also will speak at 11:30 a.m. Sept. 29 in the Krannert Auditorium on "Diversity, Equal Opportunity, Race Relations: Department of Defense Connecting with the President's Initiative on Race." The Friday event is part of the Krannert Executive Forum series sponsored by the Krannert School of Management. "Leftwich has been a leading spokesperson on the responsibility of the military and the government to provide institutional leadership in the area of equal opportunity," said Alysa Rollock, vice president for human relations. "He will share insights gathered from units reporting to him, including the Department of Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute, from hosting more than 50 conversations as part of the President's Initiative on Race, and from consulting with universities and industry." Seating for Thursday's presentation is limited. Reservations should be made by calling the Diversity Resource Office, (765) 494-7307. Krannert Executive Forum presentations are free and open to the public as seating permits. CONTACT: Dorothy Simpson-Taylor, diversity resource director, (765) 494-7307. To the Purdue News and Photos Page