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Chris Tanaka has been elected to the board for the Consortium of Higher Education LGBT Resource Professionals.

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Chris Tanaka Elected to Board of National LGBTQ* Higher Education Organization

Chris Tanaka ’07, ’10, Assistant Director of LGBTQ* Services, has been elected to the board for the Consortium of Higher Education LGBT Resource Professionals, a national organization that aims to advance LGBTQ*...

July 15, 2019

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Diversity Events

Second Annual Stony Brook Pride Mixer on June 19

Stony Brook University invites LGBTQ* communities, friends, allies and supporters to celebrate Pride Month at the second annual Pride Mixer on Wednesday, June 19, at the Velvet Lounge in East Setauket. The mixer will be...

June 11, 2019

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Homecoming Court Adopts All-Gender Approach

Stony Brook University is ditching the gender binary titles of “king” and “queen” for this year’s homecoming celebrations and will elect three students, regardless of gender, as Stony Brook Royals. Since the crowning of...

October 17, 2018

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Stony Brook participates in the NYC Pride March

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SBU Participates in 2018 NYC Pride March

Diversity and inclusion were the themes on Sunday, June 24, for the 49th Annual New York City LGBTQ* Pride March, and Stony Brook representation was in full force for the festivities. This was the third time Stony Brook...

July 2, 2018

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Celebrate LGBTQ* Pride Month at Inaugural Mixer June 21

The Stony Brook community is invited to celebrate LGBTQ* Pride Month at the university’s inaugural Pride Mixer on Thursday, June 21, 2018. The LGBTQ* community and its friends, allies and supporters will share...

June 11, 2018

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Diversity Faculty/Staff

Chief Diversity Officer Lee Bitsóí on ‘Invisible Dimensions of Diversity’

Stony Brook University Chief Diversity Officer Lee Bitsóí writes about “Invisible Dimensions of Diversity” in the June 2018 issue of INSIGHT into Diversity magazine. Dr. Bitsóí, who is also a member of the...

May 24, 2018

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Historic LGBTQ* Center Opens Its Doors

Stony Brook University officially opened its brand new LGBTQ* Center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house on Friday, March 2. The center, located on the second floor of West Side Dining, is a 1,967 square-foot...

March 8, 2018

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Diversity Leadership News Highlights University

Q&A with Lee Bitsóí, Stony Brook University’s First Chief Diversity Officer

Lee Bitsóí, EdM, EdD, joined Stony Brook University as our first Chief Diversity Officer on July 28, 2017. Dr. Bitsóí, proud member of the Navajo Nation, arrives with a distinguished background of more than 20 years in...

August 14, 2017

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Stony Brook Celebrates LGBTQ* Community at 2017 NYC Pride March

Diversity and inclusion were the themes on June 25 for the 48th Annual New York City LGBTQ Pride March, and Stony Brook representation was in full force for the festivities. This was the second Pride March in which...

June 30, 2017

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Stony Brook Again Makes Top 50 LGBT-Friendly Campuses

Stony Brook University once again made the College Choice 50 Best LGBT Friendly Colleges and Universities list. The ranking highlights universities like Stony Brook that have a strong history of creating quality...

June 22, 2017

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Charles Taber Awarded for Promoting Diversity and Inclusion

Charles Taber, Dean of the Graduate School and Vice Provost for Graduate Education, has received the 2017 Giving Back Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity and inclusion...

February 28, 2017

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Events On Campus

Exploring Notions of Masculinity in February 27 Seminar

Fulbright Visiting Scholar Anna M. Kłonkowska will present “I don’t have to be more masculine… to be one of them” as part of the Center for the Study of Men and Masculinities (CSMM) Seminar Series on Monday, February...

February 15, 2017

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Community Events

Stony Brook Marks World AIDS Day December 1

Stony Brook University will observe World AIDS Day, December 1, with a roster of events offering HIV resource information for the campus community, as well as no-cost, confidential HIV testing and support for students...

November 29, 2016

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Diversity Student Spotlight

Coming Out: Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Alliance’s New Office

“The Queer Sphere.” That’s what members of Stony Brook’s Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Alliance (LGBTA), a student organization, have lovingly named their new office space on the third floor...

October 3, 2016

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School of Social Welfare Offering 3-Part Series on Transgender Issues

The School of Social Welfare at Stony Brook University is presenting a three-part educational series, “What Ought to Be: Cultural Proficiency and Trans Care Across the Lifespan: Trans 101, Client Engagement and CBT.”...

September 23, 2016

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Community Diversity

SBU Marches in 2016 NYC Pride Parade

More than 90 members of the Stony Brook University community, including students, alumni, faculty and staff, marched together on June 26 as part of the SUNY contingency to celebrate the LGBTQ community and express...

June 27, 2016

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Main University On Campus Stony Brook Matters

SBU Ranked a Top 50 LGBTQ-Friendly School

Stony Brook University made the 50 Best LGBT Friendly Colleges and Universities 2016 list. The ranking was compiled by College Choice, an independent online publication dedicated to helping students and their families...

May 5, 2016

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Tag: LGBTQ*

Chris Tanaka Elected to Board of National LGBTQ* Higher Education Organization

Second Annual Stony Brook Pride Mixer on June 19

Homecoming Court Adopts All-Gender Approach

SBU Participates in 2018 NYC Pride March

Celebrate LGBTQ* Pride Month at Inaugural Mixer June 21

Chief Diversity Officer Lee Bitsóí on ‘Invisible Dimensions of Diversity’

Historic LGBTQ* Center Opens Its Doors

Q&A with Lee Bitsóí, Stony Brook University’s First Chief Diversity Officer

Stony Brook Celebrates LGBTQ* Community at 2017 NYC Pride March

Stony Brook Again Makes Top 50 LGBT-Friendly Campuses

Charles Taber Awarded for Promoting Diversity and Inclusion

Exploring Notions of Masculinity in February 27 Seminar

Stony Brook Marks World AIDS Day December 1

Coming Out: Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Alliance’s New Office

SBU Marches in 2016 NYC Pride Parade

SBU Ranked a Top 50 LGBTQ-Friendly School

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