The president of the National Organization for Women is scheduled to deliver the first in a lecture series honoring the memory of Kansas University student Jana Lynne Mackey.

Mackey, a second-year KU law student and an activist for women’s rights, was found dead in her ex-boyfriend’s home on July 3.

Kim Gandy, president of NOW, will give the inaugural lecture in the series devoted to Mackey’s memory. Her speech, “The Equity Imperative: Why it Matters to Talk About Women,” is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. April 15 at the Dole Institute of Politics.

The program is free and open to the public, and seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.