edge Fort Lauderdale, FLColleges Ask Students to Identify Their Sexual Orientationby Jason St. Amand / Web Producer / Staff Writer / Sunday Mar 18, 2012
http://www.edgeftlauderdale.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=131049In order to protect LGBT members, colleges across the country are asking their students to out themselves, the New York Times reported.
The Academic Senate of the University of California recently proposed the idea to ask incoming freshman to identify as straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender, during the admission process. The chair of the senate, Robert Anderson, said that question will not be asked on school applications because "students may feel uncomfortable filling out the forms in front of their parents." ABC News reported.
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More College Students May Be Asked to Declare Sexual OrientationBy TANYA CALDWELL | March 14, 2012, 5:48 am
http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/14/sexual-orientation-university-of-california/3:08 p.m. | Updated Officials of the University of California system have proposed asking incoming freshmen to identify their sexual orientation, a move that might cement such declarations as an emerging topic in the college admissions process.
ABC News reports that the Academic Senate of the University of California system initiated the proposal to ensure that services are provided for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students.
3:08 p.m. | Updated Officials of the University of California system have proposed asking incoming freshmen to identify their sexual orientation, a move that might cement such declarations as an emerging topic in the college admissions process.
ABC News reports that the Academic Senate of the University of California system initiated the proposal to ensure that services are provided for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students.
