Campus Pride will be in attendance at the second annual Nike LGBT Sports Summit beginning this Friday, June 14-15, 2013 in Portland, Oregon. As an inaugural member of the Nike LGBT Sports Summit, Campus Pride will continue its strong presence at the national gathering of organizers, advocates and LGBT and ally athletes. Last year at [...]
Campus Pride is answering President Obama’s call to launch a national conversation to increase the understanding of and awareness about mental health by continuing the conversation about LGBT students and the importance of LGBT-friendly colleges and universities on a students’ mental health. Campus Pride Executive Director Shane Windmeyer is attending the conference and will add [...]
Position opening available, Apply online now until July 24, 2013 Campus Pride, the nation’s leading educational organization for student leaders and campus groups working to create a safer college environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students, has announced the departure of staffer Jess McDonald. Jess will be leaving the current portion of Media, [...]
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 [...]
“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 [...]
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 [...]
Free webinar series and online resources available for student groups and LGBT centers; Twitter competition includes Xbox 360 giveaway; Speakers Bureau available for campus bookings April (or “GAYpril” as some like to call it) is Campus Pride Month with Pride Weeks and LGBT programming happening on campuses across the country! Students can access free resources [...]
“What is consistently missing from the national discussion is the LGBT voice as well as formal research about the systemic issues faced by LGBT young adult athletes today. In order to address homophobia, biphobia and transphobia in sports, we need to take action based on research which informs us about the LGBTQ athletes experience [...]
The most important aspect of activism is knowing that people are always watching you for guidance, be everything you believe. Gandhi said it best, “Be the change you wish to see in the world.”
