Queer Equity News Today

Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi has appointed Jennifer Hamer, interim associate vice provost for Educational Equity and professor of African American studies and women's, gender and sexuality studies, as special adviser for institutional equity. 

House Bill 1697 calls for positive and accurate representations of LGBTQ and other communities in public schools.

IMAGE: Penn State In this role, Wilmoth will oversee the center, which provides a comprehensive range of programming, education, information and advocacy services for the entire Penn State community around sexual and gender diversity. "The extraordinary progress made nationally on issues of sexual and gender diversity and inclusion has been reflected by wonderful progress on this front at Penn State. Sonya Wilmoths advocacy and leadership promise sustained commitment to these purposes on behalf...

The Commission for Women; the Commission on Racial/Ethnic Diversity; the Commission on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Equity; and the Dis/ability Access Initiative working group are accepting appointment nominations through June 28. Students especially are encouraged to consider this leadership opportunity.