UW-Madison to appoint lesbian chancellor to serve as example for students
The Capital Times reports that the U. of Wisconsin Madison is poised to appoint a lesbian as its next chancellor. It begins:
Back in 1994, Carolyn “Biddy” Martin was part of a Cornell University committee that was in charge of drafting a policy to make health insurance and other benefits available to same-sex partners.
At the time, Cornell was joining a growing number of universities and businesses that were recognizing homosexual couples.
Flash-forward 14 years, and Martin now finds herself days away from being appointed the next chancellor at UW-Madison, which still doesn’t provide domestic partner benefits despite years of attempts by UW officials to secure such benefits from the state Legislature.