{"id":50793,"date":"2017-09-05T16:04:22","date_gmt":"2017-09-05T21:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/?p=50793"},"modified":"2017-10-11T13:06:03","modified_gmt":"2017-10-11T18:06:03","slug":"uwm-named-top-lgbt-friendly-university-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/uwm-named-top-lgbt-friendly-university-2\/","title":{"rendered":"UWM again named a top LGBT-friendly university"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the third year in a row, UW-Milwaukee has been named one of America\u2019s most welcoming universities for LGBTQ+ students. The annual Campus Pride Index places UWM among the country\u2019s top 25 LGBT-friendly colleges or universities<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cLGBTQ youth and families today want to know what campuses are doing when it comes to inclusive policies, programs and practices.\u00a0This Best of the Best list highlights the Top 25,\u201d said Shane Windmeyer, executive director of Campus Pride and creator of the Campus Pride Index. \u201cThese are the campuses leading the way for LGBTQ inclusion and who have come out to support LGBTQ students from the first day of classes through graduation day.\u201d<\/p>\n

UWM Chancellor Mark Mone said: \u201cUW-Milwaukee\u00a0has a long history of support and advocacy for all our diverse student, employee and community populations. We are delighted to be included in Campus Pride\u2019s list of top 25 LGBTQ+ campuses in the nation. Diversity is one of our great strengths, and I am committed to this as a core personal and institutional value. Even as we face challenges of shifting attitudes about diversity, UWM remains steadfast in its commitment to be\u00a0a welcoming place for LGBTQ+ students, faculty and staff and their allies.\u201d<\/p>\n

Campus Pride chose 25 colleges and universities based on their overall ratings on the Campus Pride Index and specific\u00a0LGBTQ-inclusive benchmark measures.\u00a0For example, does a university have policies in place protecting students from bias or segregation based on gender or sexual orientation? Is there a dedicated LGBT Resource Center?<\/p>\n

In UWM\u2019s case<\/a>, the answer is \u201cyes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Included in that answer is the first inclusive housing policy in the UW System, enacted by University Housing at UWM in 2013. The university\u2019s top 25 finish can also be attributed to its freestanding LGBT Studies program, an active LGBT Alumni Chapter and all-gender bathroom facilities guaranteed in all new campus construction.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re not going to rest on this,\u201d said Sarah DeGeorge, a graduate student at UWM and member of the Chancellor\u2019s Advisory Committee for LGBT+ Advocacy. \u201cNow is definitely a time to be vigilant in protecting equity and justice on campus. We\u2019re going to continue this work to make sure that anyone can feel comfortable at UWM, especially when it comes to gender segregated facilities on campus.\u201d<\/p>\n

The annual Campus Pride Index comes out the same week that UWM welcomes students back to campus for the 2017-18 academic year, including about 3,000 first-year students. Jen Murray, director of the UWM LGBT Resource Center, said more and more new UWM students tell center staff that they learn about UWM through Campus Pride.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe frequently hear that our profile in Campus Pride was a factor in them coming to UWM,\u201d Murray said. \u201cThis is especially important for students coming from high schools that weren\u2019t as open and welcoming. Knowing that UWM is a place where they\u2019ll be living 24\/7, it\u2019s important for them to do the research and know they\u2019ll be comfortable here.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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