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Students are currently demonstrating on my campus because of the discriminatory hiring policy in place at Seattle Pacific University (THREAD) https://twitter.com/spualum_lgbtq/status/1385708276029870082
Jéaux Rinedahl teaches health sciences at SPU and is suing the school because when he applied for a full-time, tenured position as an associate nursing professor, the university rejected his application because he’s gay. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/nursing-professor-sues-seattle-pacific-university-says-he-was-denied-full-time-job-because-hes-not-heterosexual/%3famp=1
Since then students and faculty have banded together to fight this policy and defend LGBTQ+ members within their community. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.king5.com/amp/article/news/local/seattle/after-claims-of-discrimination-seattle-pacific-students-rally-to-support-professor/281-db37af4b-f260-4ab1-94ef-822af04ea515
72% of faculty members casted a vote of “no confidence” in the school’s board of trustees after the board announced last week it would not change a policy that prohibits the hiring of LGBTQ individuals. https://www.insightintodiversity.com/seattle-pacific-university-faculty-vote-no-confidence-in-board-of-trustees-for-upholding-exclusionary-lgbtq-policy/
Students and faculty are infuriated. Some members of the schools community are considering leaving the institution if this policy is not changed and alumni are threatening to withhold donations. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.seattletimes.com/education-lab/seattle-pacific-university-faculty-votes-no-confidence-in-school-leadership-after-board-upholds-discriminatory-hiring-policy/%3famp=1
I ask as a member of the LGBTQ+ Community and current doctoral student, to please share this thread and use the hashtag #StrikeOutTheStatment to continue to put pressure on the board of trustees.
To keep up with updates surrounding the litigation, events at today’s demonstration and more please follow @spualum_lgbtq . You can also submit testimonials to them anonymously.
Also a timeline for reference!
The board has since responded and don’t plan on changing ANYTHING https://twitter.com/spualum_lgbtq/status/1387111951793152004
Our community is in need of resources, please let me know of ones ones that could be provided and share this thread @DefensePride @equalrightswa @GayCitySeattle @PrideFdn @TheCuffComplex @diverseharmony @UnionSeattle @GLSEN
