CIIS Expanding the Circle Conference

It's a wrap for another Expanding the Circle gathering! Thanks to all of our amazing faculty and attendees for making it a great experience. Closing keynote by Jack Halberstam was futuristic yet drew from history/ alluring yet introspective. We all have more homework to do!

If you are still around tomorrow evening... Check out this fun free event over at the San Francisco LGBT Community Center!!!

Don't miss the San Francisco Bay Times Pride Party! Tomorrow, Saturday, from 4–7pm at the SF LGBT Community Center, 1800 Market Street.
Like the paper, the party is 100% FREE!
Co-hosted with the Castro's own Sweet Inspiration
- Featuring Special Guest: Legendary singer Cris Williamson!
- DJ Lamont on the turntable
- Unveiling of a new artwork by artist Debra Walker celebrating the 40th anniversary of Women's Music
- Community leaders Rafael Mandelman and Zoe Dunning
- SF Bay Times Poet-in-Residence Kit Kennedy
- Special announcement about a new columnist
- Food and wine/beverage stations
- "Kiss for the Bay Times" photo exhibit
and more!

The next generation of leaders are here and ready to take us BIG places and accomplish great projects! @ CIIS - California Institute of Integral Studies

Welcome to CIIS, 2015 Arcus Foundation - Social Justice Fellows! We're so excited for the LGBTQ social justice projects you’re planning.

Tonight was a great opening reception and keynote with W***y Wilkinson, Author who weaved together a beautiful talk involving personal narratives, , and experiences with women's, disability, and trans * social movements.

We're excited about the next few days of workshops and plenary sessions!

Don't forget to and thanks to CIIS - California Institute of Integral Studies Public Programs for providing this important platform for issues in higher education!

Congratulations to Caitlyn Jenner on both your Vanity Fair cover and your newly found freedom. We're so happy to see the national conversation around trans issues taking a new tenor. We're looking forward to discussing this and other trends just later this month.

Caitlyn Jenner, Formerly Bruce, Just Revealed Herself in a Stunning Photo Meet Caitlyn Jenner.

Fellowship Opp! Check it out from our friends at CLAGS: Center for LGBTQ Studies

Fellowships | CLAGS: Center for LGBTQ Studies CLAGS Fellowship AwardAmount: $2,000 Next Deadline: June 1, 2015, 8:00 pm An award to be given annually for a graduate student, an academic, or an independent scholar for work on a dissertation, a first book manuscript, or a second book manuscript. The CLAGS Fellowship is open to intellectuals contr…

Such a big week we've had.... Harvey Milk Day.... Ireland Marriage Equality passes... what will be next!?!

Pioneers like Harvey Milk inspire our work to make a better tomorrow for youth. It Gets Better is proud to celebrate Harvey Milk Day!

Our friends NASPA GLBT Knowledge Community are doing great work all year on QPOC issues and concerns in higher ed.

NASPA Q***r People of Color Listserv

We are absolutely thrilled that W***y Wilkinson, Author will deliver the opening keynote at CIIS Expanding the Circle Conference on June 10th at California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) in San Francisco!

He was recently honored as the Transgender Law Center's 2014 Vanguard Awardee -

Check out the video and join us in June for our annual summer institute on 'Advancing LGBTQ Initiatives, from the Classroom to the Campus Quad...' More info at www.expandingthecircle.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgzeeuHRJb8

W***y Wilkinson Vanguard Awardee 2014

Smith College votes to accept transgender applicants Smith President Kathleen McCartney and board Chair Elizabeth Mugar Eveillard said in announcing the change on Saturday that "In the years since Smith's founding, concepts of female identity have evolved."

"I get it-- it's a matter of educating and understanding that mindset of a child. A transgender child... Biological s*x and gender identity are completely separate. People need to learn to separate them."

Mother of Transgender Sodus Student Asks Parents for Tolerance Jennifer Surridge says even if other parents still don't understand the district's decision to allow her transgender daughter girl's bathroom privileges, she wants her child to be respected.

Great article on race, campus climate, micro aggressions, and higher education from folks at Diverse: Issues In Higher Education.... This is part of an important shift in thinking about intersectionality!

Experts: Campuses Need to be All In on Diversity - Higher Education With the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign announcement on Sunday, it’s time to once again ponder, “What does Hillary think about higher ed?”

Congrats to our dear friend and shining star Robyn Ochs !

Finalists announced for Third Annual Bis*xual Book Awards The Bi Writers Association (BWA) announced the finalists for their Third Annual Bis*xual Book Awards today in 10 book categories: Fiction, Non-fiction, Romance,

Read this great interview about Expanding the Circle the edited book by John Hawley from Santa Clara University

We are thrilled that SUNY Press has published this book as it features several past presenters from CIIS Expanding the Circle Conference & Summer Institutes.

Our program theme this year is 'Advancing LGBTQ Initiatives across Higher Education - From the Classroom to the Campus Quad"... If you haven't yet attended our June summer institute - Please visit www.ciis.edu/expandingthecircle and sign up today!

New book highlights need to expand LGBTQ studies @insidehighered Despite increasing attention on diversity issues within academe, colleges and universities still have a ways to go in broadening the repertoire of research on L.G.B.T.Q. studies, according to a book published earlier this year.

We have much work to do folks!

Look At How This University Responded After Winning Case Against Transgender Student It Expelled The University of Pittsburgh feels affirmed that it did nothing wrong when it expelled a transgender student for using the bathroom.

LAST CALL FOR PAPERS! PROPOSALS DUE TODAY (No April Fool's Day joke... They really are!)

CIIS Expanding the Circle Conference invites proposals for papers that represent a variety of institutional realities in addressing three broad areas of interest that connect curricula, scholarly commitments to LGBTQ studies, and campus life.

http://www.ciis.edu/Public_Programs/Expanding_the_Circle_2015/Call_for_Papers.html

Higher Education needs to consider the implications of this controversial law and not be silent... There is much resistance within Indiana so we need to support our LGBTQ ppl & allies there too!

Education groups reconsider hosting events in state after new 'religious freedom' law... The National Collegiate Athletic Association said Thursday that it is “especially concerned” by the passing of a controversial Indiana law that critics argue gives businesses the right to refuse service to gay people.

Good Q! Find out online, and thanks to our friends Campus Pride and The Gay, Le***an & Straight Education Network (GLSEN)for organizing this! glsen.org/collegefair

Thinking about going to college? How do you find a school with a vibrant community? Join us and Campus Pride at the first-ever LGBTQ-Friendly Online College Fair to ask real college representatives about LGBTQ student clubs, school safety, resources and more. Register here: http://glsen.org/collegefair

Please Share our Call for Papers! We invite proposals for papers that represent a variety of institutional realities in addressing three broad areas of interest that connect curricula, scholarly commitments to LGBTQ studies, and campus life.

http://www.ciis.edu/Public_Programs/Expanding_the_Circle_2015/Call_for_Papers.html

CALL FOR PAPERS Expanding the Circle is designed for academic deans and administrators, faculty and faculty development specialists, student life professionals, and campus counselors.

Today and everyday....

Happy International Women's Day!

Campus Pride & GLSEN Online College Fair Thursday March 19, 2015 9:00am - 9:00pm EST Twitter Chats, Live Broadcast & Chat with College Reps from 1:30pm - 6:00pm EST How To RSVP for the Online College Fair: Create an account by clicking the 'Register' Fill out the RSVP form so that we can get to know you Attend the Campus Pride & GLSEN Onli…

Congrats to our colleagues! Your work with and on behalf of LGBTQ students is tremendous!

NASPA GLBT KC 2015 Award Winners - Gay, Le***an, Bis*xual, and Transgender Post The NASPA Gay, Le***an, Bis*xual and Transgender (GLBT) Knowledge Community provides avenues fo both social and professional involvment. The Knowledge Community activities allow for personal and professional growth, increased awareness and acceptance of gay, le***an, bis*xual and transgender profess…

So beautiful... The Golden Gate Bridge never disappoints!

The Skies Were Awesome Over The Bay Area Yesterday Evening Yesterday's awesome storm that rolled through yesterday evening created what one person called the most scenic skies over San Francisco

We are absolutely thrilled that W***y Wilkinson, Author will be joining ETC2015 this year in June, as a workshop faculty and opening keynote!

We hope you get a chance to learn about creating trans* inclusive campus communities and of course, take a group selfie with W***y!

Really enjoyed conducting an all-day institute on addressing transgender issues in higher education at the Expanding the Circle conference today. Post-session evaluations showed that participants are all fired up to change policies, get training, incorporate trans issues into the curriculum and classroom interactions, update web resources, and push for more administrative support. And when we needed a stretch, I put on Ariana Grande and we got up and shook it! There was even some table dancing!

In order to advance pluralism, acknowledge a scholarly area of investigation, and deepen learning in higher education, as educational professionals we need to expand our circle of inclusion and broaden our definition of diversity by increasing Le***an, Gay, Bis*xual, Transgender, and Q***r (LGBTQ) Studies.

Learn more about the Expanding the Circle 2015 summer institute here: http://goo.gl/vgGZoa

In order to advance pluralism, acknowledge a scholarly area of investigation, and deepen learning in higher education, as educational professionals we need to expand our circle of inclusion and broaden our definition of diversity by increasing Le***an, Gay, Bis*xual, Transgender, and Q***r (LGBTQ) Studies.

Learn more about the Expanding the Circle 2015 summer institute here: http://goo.gl/vgGZoa

Check this out fro our friends at The Gay, Le***an & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) and Campus Pride

FACT: 91% of students want to go to college.
FACT: We have a FREE online college fair coming up on March 19th!
FACT: You can register now at glsen.org/collegefair
FICTION: We're currently standing on platform 9 3/4.

FACT: 91% of students want to go to college.
FACT: We have a FREE online college fair coming up on March 19th!
FACT: You can register now at glsen.org/collegefair
FICTION: We're currently standing on platform 9 3/4.

Our Summer Institute can't happen without you! Please see our Call for Papers and share with your colleagues in higher education. Themes include pedagogy, curriculum, and social justice initiatives on campus & beyond.....

Ohh and REGISTRATION IS OPEN!

www.ciis.edu/expandingthecircle

Expanding the Circle 2015 Creating an inclusive environment in higher education for LGBTQ students and studies