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The Chancellor’s Committee on LGBT* Issues
The Chancellor’s Committee on LGBT Issues is a campus committee whose members are representative of campus constituencies. Its function is to offer advice and assistance to the Chancellor, Provost and Equal Opportunity Officer ensuring that the voices of LGBT employees and students are heard and that equal opportunities for LGBT employees and students continue to be carried out as fundamental responsibilities of the institution and are carried out appropriately in all aspects of employment and student life.Topics
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Feeling Artistic?
African Americans feel this way about Domestic Violence. Asian Americans feel that way about Domestic Violence. Latino Americans feel like this about Domestic Violence. Euro-Caucasian Americans feel this way about Domestic Violence. Transgender Americans feel this way about Domestic Violence. … Continue reading
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Cyberbullying and Its Consequences
September of 2010 was a rough month, not only for our campus with the hate crimes, but also for the LGBT community. It was the month in which Tyler Clementi, the Rutgers freshman that had been electronically spied on by … Continue reading
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Scholarship Opportunity for LGBT Students
It never hurts to get a little financial help to offset the cost of higher education, eh? “Point Foundation, the nation’s largest scholarship granting organization for LGBT students, is seeking driven scholars who will become the leaders of tomorrow.” Check … Continue reading
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News Items for the Week
Just a couple of handy tidbits of information that task force members have come across recently: It seems like the major sports leagues are getting in on all of the non-discrimination fun. The National Basketball Association added sexual orientation to … Continue reading
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Coming Out When You’re a Soldier
Now that Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell has been repealed for several weeks now, American soldiers that identify as something other than heterosexual can now openly serve without fear of discharge. Those that were kicked out of the armed forces due … Continue reading
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