Multicultural Student Affairs

Report highlights priorities for gender-queer, non-binary and transgender members of Northwestern

February 20, 2020

Expanding health services, increasing accessibility to facilities and supporting identity are among seven recommendations outlined in a 82-page report compiled by members of Northwestern’s Gender-Queer,...

Black History Month features intersectional dialogues

February 16, 2020

This year’s “All Black Everything”-themed Black History Month programming included events with other identity-based communities to explore the intersections within the black community. The programming...

MSA vigil memorializes deaths of transgender individuals

November 21, 2019

In 2019 alone, at least 22 transgender people — mostly black women — were killed due to anti-transgender violence, and two more deaths are still being investigated for discriminatory intent, according...

Defining Safe: Rainbow Alliance speaks on importance of pronouns

October 21, 2019

CASSIDY JACKSON: From The Daily Northwestern, I’m Cassidy Jackson. Thanks for tuning in, and welcome to the sixth episode of “Defining Safe.” In honor of October being LGBT History Month, I talked...

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,”...