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LGBTQ expert: DOD transgender ban reversal critical in light of HB2, similar laws
June 24, 2016 | Staff, Valuing Diversity
Wake Forest University LGBTQ Center Director Angela Mazaris is available to comment on reports that the Department of Defense will reverse its ban on transgender service members in July.
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WFU Faculty Senate adopts resolution against HB2
May 24, 2016 | Faculty, Valuing Diversity
The Faculty Senate of Wake Forest University adopted a resolution related to House Bill 2.
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HB2: WFU expert available to speak about Obama administration’s public school directive regarding transgender bathroom usage
May 13, 2016 | Staff, Valuing Diversity
Wake Forest University LGBTQ Center Director Angela Mazaris is available to comment on the Obama administration’s letter to public schools directing them to allow transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms that match their gender identity, not their biological sex.
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LGBTQ Center Director available to comment on Justice Dept. / HB2
May 4, 2016 | Valuing Diversity
Wake Forest University LGBTQ Center Director Angela Mazaris is available to talk about the Justice Department’s notice that federal officials view the HB2 as violating the Civil Rights Act.
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Politics professor available to comment on Justice Dept. / HB2
May 4, 2016 | Faculty, Valuing Diversity
John Dinan, professor of politics and international affairs at Wake Forest University and an expert on state law, can comment on the U.S. Department of Justice’s notice to North Carolina that House Bill 2 (HB2), the state law limiting protections to LGBTQ people, violates federal civil rights laws.
Students gather oral history of Winston-Salem’s integration
April 24, 2000 | Arts & Culture, Community, Events, Valuing Diversity
Last November, when Wake Forest University junior Sarah Yaramishyn listened to Bill Stephens talk about his part in the 1960 Winston-Salem sit-ins, she got it on tape. Yaramishyn was one of seven Wake Forest students and seven Winston-Salem State University students who set out […]
WFU to Celebrate Year of Globalization & Diversity
May 29, 1998 | Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Community, Events, International, Valuing Diversity
Wake Forest University will celebrate the “Year of Globalization and Diversity: Conflict or Harmony?” with a series of speakers, events and performances during the 1998-99 academic year. Through a variety of cultural and academic events, the year will explore the challenges of a more global […]
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