Camp Pride 2013 is right around the corner, and individual donors and corporate sponsors are stepping up to ensure that the next generation of LGBTQ leaders are well-equipped to create a difference on their campuses. Campus Pride is excited to announce that the Starbucks Foundation will be a new corporate sponsor for Camp Pride 2013. [...]

Camp Pride 2013 is only two months away! Join us July 16-21, 2013 at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN for what promises to be our biggest Camp Pride and LGBT Professional Academy for Advisors yet! Early bird registration is available until May 29 and we have a limited amount of scholarships remaining. (Those attending college [...]

Do you enjoy advising LGBT college students but wish you could be more effective and equipped with tools and resources? Campus Pride has the skill-building retreat just for you — the LGBT Professional Academy for Advisors (aka Advisor BOOTCAMP). The five day retreat is in coordination with Camp Pride and brings together LGBT student advisors and [...]

Did you know that less than 5 percent of LGBT people donate to LGBT nonprofits? We need to increase that number! Today is the first national Give OUT Day, and we are asking you to give $10 or more to Campus Pride and encourage your friends to do the same! Today Campus Pride participating in [...]

The seventh annual Camp Pride is just over two months away! A host of new and returning entertainers will be in Nashville for the summer leadership camp including Randi Driscoll, Justin Utley, J Mase III, the Queer Bathroom Monologues and more! Registration is still open for students and advisors, and the early bird discount has [...]

Planning for Camp Pride 2013 is well under way, and the week will include a host of exciting keynotes! National leaders and educators speaking at camp will include Mara Kiesling, Dr. Sue Rankin, James Clementi, Kye Allums, Robyn Ochs, Shane Windmeyer, and more. Several keynotes will be at camp throughout the week, while others will [...]

Did you know that less than 5 percent of LGBT people donate to LGBT nonprofits? We need to increase that number! On May 9th we invite you to be part of history and participate in the first national Give OUT Day by giving $10 or more to Campus Pride! On May 9th, Campus Pride will [...]

The annual Camp Pride summer leadership program for LGBTQ and ally student leaders is quickly approaching! The early-bird registration for Camp Pride and the LGBT Professional Academy for Advisors and Staff has been extended from April 26 to May 29! Get on board today for these one-of-a-kind social justice leadership development programs! Learn more about [...]

Campus Pride is excited to announce that the organization will host two Summer Fellows this year, a position that was created last year for recent college graduates and graduate students. Gonzalo Agudelo, who is graduating from UNC Charlotte with a degree in Meteorology next Month, will join Matthew French, a graduate student in the Digital [...]

“The NIC has come a long way in its acceptance of gay members and LGB issues. I applaud the NIC leadership for getting to this point in their evolution on gay people. Other national associations such as the NPC, NPHC, NALFO, and FEA need to demonstrate in a ‘visible’ way their acts of inclusion for [...]

Campus Pride applauds the reintroduction today in the U.S. House of the Student Non-Discrimination Act (SNDA). The bipartisan measure prohibits any school program (including colleges/universities) or activity receiving federal financial assistance from discriminating against any public school student on the basis of actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity. Campus Pride has supported the [...]

Are you an LGBTQ or ally student leader? Interested in working in higher education or the nonprofit world, or just want some experience as a board member? Apply today to be on the Campus Pride Advisory Board! Deadline: May 15, 2013 Undergraduates and graduate students are invited to submit applications to serve on the Campus [...]

Jake Christensen is a Senior Admission Counselor at the University of Iowa, as well as the Coordinator of the Campus Pride LGBT-Friendly College Fair Program and a Camp Pride 2012-13 faculty member. He will receive a Diversity Catalyst Award from the University of Iowa on April 18 and will begin pursuing a law degree at [...]

In July 2013, 75+ LGBTQ and ally students from across the country will gather at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn., for the 2013 Camp Pride Summer Leadership Camp, Campus Pride’s annual summer leadership development program for LGBT college students and faculty. Waiting for them when they arrive will be a phenomenal team of Camp Pride faculty, [...]

Authors: Shane Windmeyer, Keith Humphrey and Danielle Barker Calls for increased accountability, specifically around student graduation rates, are everywhere in higher education across the United States. Ensuring that students progress efficiently from orientation to commencement has become the focus, and rightfully the responsibility, of many campus administrators. Increasing student retention and graduation rates is challenging [...]

Emet Tauber is a freshman at Drexel University. He is an ambassador for volunTeen Nation and a member of the club FUSE (Foundation of Undergraduates for Sexual Equality). He also runs the Facebook page Transgender Student Rights which helps K-12 transgender students navigate being in school. Last week I was surfing twitter like I do [...]

Editor’s note: This article was originally posted PolicyMic.com and was reprinted with the author’s permission. James Lee is a Student Senator at the University of Houston and the Houston Area Outreach Intern for the Texas Freedom Network which works with the Texas Student Leadership Council, part of Advocates for Youth’s Cultural Advocacy and Mobilization Initiative. [...]

The following is a guest post from Rikki Bower, a recent graduate of San Diego State University with a degree in Childhood and Early Development and a minor in LGBT Studies. He serves as an Online Peer Health Educator for Advocates for Youth and a Campus Pride volunteer. Growing up in the United States we [...]

The following is a guest post from Lauren Clapp, a senior at Elon University in Elon, NC, studying Public Health and Human Services. Lauren is involved with Spectrum, Elon’s queer-straight alliance, and the LGBTQ Resource Room on campus. Trigger warning: The following blog post contains discussion of rape, sexual assault, and sexual violence. It’s been [...]

The following is a guest post from a trans* Camp Pride alum who is looking for financial support after a third unsuccessful attempt to save up for top surgery. They asked that their name not be disclosed in order to prevent retaliation from their university. I’m a graduating senior and proud alum of Campus Pride. [...]