The past few days have been great for UCR in terms of positive press. Here's a cool new HEADLINE story on the front page of LA's CBS2 website.
Link to Story: http://cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_2
Aug 12, 2006 10:21 am US/Pacific
U.C. Riverside Proclaimed As Gay-Friendly Campus
(CBS) RIVERSIDE, Calif. Students and faculty have cause to celebrate "pride" on the heels of an announcement that U.C. Riverside was named one of the best campuses nationwide for lesbian, gay and transgender students.
"The Advocate College Guide for LGBT Students" profiles 100 American campuses that foster a "positive living and learning environment for LGBT students," according to a university statement.
Nancy Jean Stubbs, director of UCR's LGBT Resource Center, said the recent ranking is a testament to the university's inclusive atmosphere.
"We were the first campus in California to open a staffed resource center and the first in the state to establish an LGBT studies minor," Stubbs said in a statement.
"We were also the first to offer a gender-neutral housing option where students can choose roommates without regard to biological sex or gender identity," she said.
Chancellor Frances Cordova lauded the university's innovative and empathetic posture toward the LGBT community.
"Our goal is to provide all of our students with successful undergraduate and graduate experiences. This recognition means we are succeeding," Cordova said in a statement.
Alyson Books will publish the college guide in conjunction with "The Advocate" magazine, to be released on Aug. 15. Its author, Shane Windemeyer, conducted extensive online interviews and factored into his rankings each university's safety, retention and counseling programs.
(© 2006 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
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