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Spectrum Center Stands in Solidarity with Our Black and Asian Communities

June 3, 2020

While different forms of oppression continue to be pervasive in everyday society, the staff at Spectrum Center recognizes the impact that anti-Black racism and anti-Asian racism/xenophobia has had on our students, staff, faculty, and alumnx communities near and far. We would like to restate the center’s commitment to intersectional advocacy, support, and allyhood work especially with Queer, Trans, Black, and Indigenous People of Color.

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SC Updates & Virtual Connections

Going Virtual

Due to ongoing circumstances with the COVID-19 virus, the University of Michigan is taking additional precautions to ensure the safety of our students and staff by closing the center. Although the physical space is closed, our dedicated team is continuing to serve students virtually between 9:00 am to 5:00 pm (EDT), Monday through Friday. In addition, Spectrum Center is hosting virtual drop-in hours. Sign up for an appointment slot here.

Event Navigation / Wayfinding Documents

These documents can help you navigate events, including finding parking, getting allergen and trigger warnings, and more! Events are listed in reverse chronological order. All scheduled events will be listed as in progress until their wayfinding document is complete. Click on the name of a highlighted / linked event to get to its document. Questions about these wayfinding documents can be sent to plorant@umich.edu.

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Subscribe to Spectrum Center Digest

Spectrum Center Digest (view archive) is a monthly newsletter for LGBTQ individuals and allies at the University of Michigan. The newsletter is published at the beginning of each month during the Fall and Winter semesters. For immediate updates on current Spectrum Center events be sure to follow us on our social media channels in the footer.

Social media request form

Thank you for reaching out to us to share your content! Due to the volume and variety of the requests we get, we have decided to streamline all requests for social media content sharing to this intake form. The Spectrum Center has the right to determine what ultimately ends up on our platforms and completing the form does not guarantee the content being shared. That being said, we will strive to work with you if we have concerns or questions about the content.

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Sign up to join staff email listserv(s)

Spectrum Center manages two listservs for Queer Transgender Indigenous People of Color (QTIPOC) and Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer (LGBTQ) staff communities at the University of Michigan. Sign up to receive information pertaining to the events happening throughout the year. For more information on the groups visit Faculty & Staff. We look forward to connecting you to available resources on campus.