Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Life

Information For

Undergraduate and Graduate Students

The Carolinas LGBT Scholarship Fund
The Carolinas LGBT Scholarship is awarded annually to a student from North or South Carolina attending Duke University who is involved in activism and the LGBT community.

Point Foundation Scholarship
The Point Foundation Scholarship is a nationally offered scholarship for LGBT student, awarded annually. For more information, visit http://www.thepointfoundation.org/
 
The Program in the Study of Sexualities at Duke
The Program in the Study of Sexualities (SXL) builds on Duke University’s reputation as a leader in sexuality studies and queer theory to foster an intellectual community of researchers and students interested in using the interdisciplinary investigation of sexuality to forge new perspectives on the natural and social world. In addition to an undergraduate certificate program, the SXL Program organizes lectures and events and provides a hub for researchers and students at Duke to engage each other and to connect with Sexual Studies networks beyond Duke.

Stop Bias
Duke University is committed to being a safe and welcoming atmosphere for all students, faculty and staff. We value the broad spectrum of human experience, and we work continuously to create an open atmosphere with meaningful opportunities to learn. Visit our Bias Analysis Taskforce Page to learn more. Visit the incident reporting page to report a bias incident.

Alumi/ae

Welcome back to Duke! The Duke LGBT Alumni/ae Network (Duke LAN) is the official alumni/ae affinity group of Duke Alumni Relations.

The Center is proud to host the Alumni/ae reception every year. Please read more about this event on our Annual Programs page.

We would like to thank all of our amazing Alumni/ae who Support the Center!

Faculty & Staff

The LGBT Employee group seeks to connect LGBT Faculty and Staff at Duke. To
 add yourself to the LGBT Employee listserv, please visit the homepage. Deb Kinney heads up this group and is looking for volunteers to assist in planning events. You can contact her at kinney@law.duke.edu.

Past LGBT Employee Group Events

  • Social at Tyler's
  • Potluck Dinner at the Center for LGBT Life
  • North Carolina Equality Conference
  • Wine Tasting

Gender Non-Conforming Individuals

Non-Discrimination
Duke University's Equal Opportunity Policy prohibits discrimination and harassment, and provides equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex or age. Any violations of the non-discrimination policy should be reported to the Office of Institutional Equity (OIE).

Student Housing
Housing, Dining and Residence Life provides is willing to work with transgender and non-gender conforming students to provide the safest and most comfortable living arrangement possible. Please refer to the most up to date information on these policies here.

Student Discussion Group
Please read about our student group, Spectrum, on our discussion group’s page.

Unisex and Single Stall Restrooms on Campus
This list provides a number of options across campus.

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