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The Daily Northwestern


Students talk during Associated Student Government Senate. ASG introduced a resolution Wednesday calling for administrators to take immediate steps to establish a database system of preferred pronouns and names, with the choice to opt-out for privacy.

ASG introduces resolution to standardize names and pronouns

October 23, 2019

Associated Student Government introduced a resolution Wednesday that supports a Spring 2019 Faculty Senate legislation to standardize name and pronoun usage across University platforms. The resolution...

Matt Abtahi is the new director for LGBTQ issues at Multicultural Student Affairs. Abtahi is a Chicago native.

Matthew Abtahi starts new position for LGBTQ students, reconnects with Chicago

October 10, 2019

Starting his new position as the assistant director for LGBTQ issues at Multicultural Student Affairs, Matthew Abtahi said he felt like he was coming home. “Illinois has always been home for me,”...

The Gender and Sexuality Resource Center. Matt Abtahi, former interim director of DePauw University’s Center for Diversity and Inclusion, filled the assistant director role of Multicultural Student Affairs.

University fills seven-month vacancy for key administrator for LGBTQ students

October 2, 2019

After seven months without an assistant director for Multicultural Student Affairs, Matt Abtahi stepped into the position in September, filling a key role for LGBTQ students at Northwestern. The Associated...

The Gender and Sexuality Resource Center. An Associated Student Government petition is calling on the administrations to fill the position of Multicultural Student Association assistant director, who is in charge of resources for LGBTQ students.

ASG urges Northwestern to quickly hire administrator to support LGBTQ students

May 22, 2019
Associated Student Government is circulating a petition demanding Northwestern speed up the hiring process for a new Multicultural Student Association assistant director to support LGBTQ students after the position was vacated in February.
Carlos Gonzalez and Julie Payne-Kirchmeier speak at Associated Student Government Senate on Wednesday. Administrators affirmed their commitment to expanding gender-open housing options, but did not offer a timeline for long-term change.

Northwestern Residential Services commits to expanding gender-open housing, though details remain unclear

February 20, 2019

Northwestern administrators confirmed the University’s commitment to maintaining and expanding gender-open housing options for undergraduate students at a Q&A session held during Wednesday’s Associated...

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