2022年8月29日
学校的骄傲, the preeminent resource for LGBTQ+ leadership development, diversity inclusion and advocacy within higher education, recently announced the annual Best of the Best Colleges and Universities for LGBTQ+ students in the United States, naming 韦德体育app官网 to this year’s list of campuses creating a safe, welcoming environment for students, 教师, 员工也一样.
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“We are thrilled to be named one of the 学校的骄傲’s Best of the Best for the first time,” said 布莱克Bonkowski, 项目协调员 Gender and Sexuality Center 在韦德体育app官网. “We are thankful for the hard work and dedication of our students, 工作人员, 和老师 over several decades which has culminated in this amazing achievement.”
The full list of campuses featured in this year’s Best of the Best can be found at http://campuspride.org/BestoftheBest.
“学校的骄傲 created the Best of the Best List to recognize the outstanding accomplishments of these colleges and universities, 创造更安全, more welcoming campuses for LGBTQ+ people,Shane Windmeyer说, 学校的骄傲 executive director. “学生们, 未来的学生, 以及他们的家人, along with 教师 and 工作人员 members, deserve to know whether they will be safe on campus, so they can make the best choices for their own academic success — and by creating inclusive, safe environments these colleges are taking responsibility for all students.”
The announcement from 学校的骄傲 features 40 four-year campuses from across the country. These campuses have achieved five out of five stars on the 学校的骄傲 Index (CPI), the definitive national benchmarking tool measuring LGBTQ-friendly policies, 项目, 和实践.
To earn a ranking of five out of five stars, campuses receive a percentage score from 90 to 100 based on their LGBTQ-inclusive policies, 项目, 和实践. The methodology to determine this year’s Best of the Best List was based on an overall score of 93 percent or higher.
“We are seeing more and more colleges earn five stars because campuses are doing more to support their trans students,”医生说。. Genny Beemyn, the coordinator of 学校的骄傲's Trans Policy Clearinghouse. “While all colleges can and should do more to be trans-inclusive, many institutions are taking important steps forward.”
“The work 学校的骄傲 does every day to foster safer, more welcoming campuses across the country is creating positive change for students, 工作人员, 和老师, as this year’s Best of the Best list reflects that with 40 colleges represented, 去年是30个,汤姆·艾略特说, 学校的骄傲 board chair. “At a time when LGBTQ+ rights and other civil rights are under assault in states across the country, including Texas and Florida, it is as important as ever to recognize the campuses in these states working to create spaces where the next generation of LGBTQ+ leaders can learn and flourish.”
The 学校的骄傲 Index full listing of LGBTQ-friendly colleges and universities is available at http://www.campusprideindex.org/.