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A recent CBS news segment chronicles the journeys of openly-gay bishops within the Episcopal Church. The story centers around trailblazer Bishop Gene Robinson, and also spotlights Jeffrey Mello ’00MSW, who became Bishop Diocesan in the Episcopal Church in Connecticut in 2022.
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Campus & CommunityThe Trans & Non-Binary Living-Learning Communities (LLC) are for students who identify anywhere within the transgender and non-binary spectrum, as well as active allies. We spoke to students, staff, and Resident Advisors about how the LLC supports trans undergraduate students on campus.
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Associate Professor Sarah Leonard, who teaches the Seminar in the History of Women and Gender: “Queer Histories,” sees Simmons as an inclusive community.
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Campus & Community"Over the past decade, there has been an all-out war on trans folks," observes Lena Zuckerwise, Associate Professor of Political Science and International Relations. "Most recently, trans children are the newer targets on the part of the [political] right." Zuckerwise...
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Student StoryHistory Major Kaz Gebhardt '25 researches the queer foundations of decades-old Simmons traditions.
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Faculty SpotlightProfessor Rich Gurney shares his previous experiences at Universities that didn't support community members who were LGBTQIA+, and how he knew that Simmons was different. Where did you study? I spent 16 years in Catholic education institutions, including college, and...
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Faculty SpotlightOver the last four years, Valerie Leiter, Professor of Sociology and Public Health and Interim Dean, College of Social Sciences, Policy, and Practice, has worked as statistical consultant for the Massachusetts Commission on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Questioning...
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Tell us about your profession. I am the 16 th Bishop Diocesan in the Episcopal Church in Connecticut. In the Episcopal Church, bishops are not appointed, but elected by the clergy and the people of the diocese. I was elected...
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Faculty SpotlightThe past few days have not been easy for LGBTQ+ communities around the country As an openly gay man of color, the massacre at Colorado Springs Club has been disturbing on many levels. As a 'mature', Black openly gay man...
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Campus & CommunityOn October 26, Simmons celebrated Founder's Day. For this event, Simmons undergraduates are invited to participate in an essay contest. Contestants wrote about how their experience at Simmons realizes John Simmons' vision for educating what President Lynn Perry Wooten calls...