Staff & Faculty Groups

LGBT Faculty and Staff Website

A resource and welcome guide. http://www.provost.umich.edu/lgbt/

LGBT & Friends Faculty/Staff Social Group

A social group for U-M LGBTQ, similarly-identified, and ally staff and faculty. Named the Pretzels, after the high school mascot of one our founding members, we organize 1-2 social gatherings per semester. All U-M staff and faculty are welcome. A great way to meet your colleagues! For information on where the group will meet next, contact the Spectrum Center spectrumcenter@umich.edu or 734 763-4186.

Lesbian-Gay-Queer Research Initiative (LGQRI)

In Fall 2001, LGQRI became a program of the Institute for Research on Women and Gender. Since then, LGQRI has pursued its strategy of developing a more formal identity for the abundant resources that already exist on campus. http://www.umich.edu/~irwg/programs/progareas/lgqri.html Contact: Holly Hughes, hahughes@umich.edu

UMHS Pride Network

The UMHS Pride Network is an employee resource group for TBLGA (Transgender, Bisexual, Lesbian, Gay, and Allies) UMHS faculty and staff working to ensure an inclusive, respectful environment for TBLG staff and to promote cultural competency related to the care of this patient population. http://www.med.umich.edu/pridenetwork/index.htm Contact: Kimber Converso, converso@med.umich.edu

University of Michigan LGBT Faculty Alliance (UMFA)

In 1992, a University-wide group of faculty and deans formed the University of Michigan LGBT Faculty Alliance (UMFA). We welcome interested faculty to join us. Our activities include working on University policies that affect the LGBT community, students' academic needs, curriculum development, and new faculty support. We also hold an annual reception. Contact: Van Harrison, rvh@med.umich.edu