mySPOT: Gauging Diversity with the Campus Climate Index
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Have you considered returning to school to earn a graduate or professional degree? Are you a high school student, or a non-traditional student, preparing to enter a four year degree program? If so, a few minutes on the Campus Climate Index will prove useful in your search for an LGBT-friendly college or university.
About the Campus Climate Index
The LGBT-Friendly Campus Climate Index is a vital tool for assisting campuses in learning ways to improve their LGBT campus life and ultimately shape the educational experience to be more inclusive, welcoming and respectful of LGBT and Ally people. The index is owned and operated by Campus Pride, the only national nonprofit organization for student leaders and campus groups working to create safer, more LGBT-Friendly learning environments at colleges and universities.
High Scores: A Litmus Test for LGBT Sensitivity
Colleges and universities that receive high scores from Campus Pride represent campus climates that are more sensitive and knowledgeable of the LGBT community. By nature, these institutions have developed LGBT-focused support services, programming, and non-discrimination policies expanded to protect gender identity and characteristics. Although the rubric used by Campus Pride does not explicitly identify LGBT-specific career counseling services or professional development offerings, one can expect that colleges and universities earning high scores are likely to have staff capable of counseling LGBT youth as they prepare to enter the workforce.
Take your search a step further! Visit the career counseling center during your campus tours, or go online to their websites and search for LGBT specific content and resource links. Since Campus Partners does not produce an exhaustive report of all colleges and universities in the
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Submitted by:
Stanley Ellicott
Date added:
Thursday, 13 Nov 2008
