Support for LGBTQIA+ Lobos
The Division for Equity and Inclusion and the LGBTQ Resource Center would like to address concerns regarding the shifting political landscape.
We remain committed to ensuring that all students feel welcomed, safe, and seen at UNM from admission to graduation. Both DEI and the LGBTQ Resource Center are steadfast in our commitment to ensuring staff and faculty also feel at home at UNM.
As a university that holds firm in everyone being a Lobo, we want to remind folks of our strong UNM policies regarding Affirmed Name and Gender Identity. Trans and Queer people are integral to the vibrant tapestry that defines The University of New Mexico, and we will continue to provide space for all of us to thrive and grow.
Policy 2740
8.1 Affirmed First Names and Pronouns
This policy prohibits discrimination and harassment based on gender identity or gender expression. Individuals shall not be required to obtain a court-ordered name change before being addressed by the first name and pronoun that corresponds to their gender identity. The University is committed to using preferred or affirmed names and pronouns wherever possible in the course of University business and education.
Members of the University community are expected to make reasonable efforts to address individuals by a pronoun corresponding to their gender identity upon request. Individuals may not be subjected to unwelcome questions or invasive requests for documentation related to their gender identity.
The intentional or persistent refusal to respect a preferred or affirmed name or pronoun can constitute discrimination or harassment that is a violation of this policy. This policy does not prohibit inadvertent slips or mistakes in using an individual's preferred or affirmed name or pronoun.
8.2 Gender-Specific Facilities
Individuals shall be provided access to designated gender-specific facilities consistent with their gender identity.
Definitions:
- “Affirmed pronoun” means a pronoun that a person chooses to use or have used for self-identification (e.g., she, her, hers, he, him, his, ze, they).
- “Gender identity” means one’s internal sense of gender identity, which may be different than the assigned sex at birth.
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From election stress to fear of human rights violations, we know that both domestic and global issues can deeply impact our diverse population of students, faculty, and staff. Our mission is to cultivate a campus where free expression thrives, but always within a framework of respect and mutual understanding. We are dedicated to supporting our community as we face these stressors together, fostering an environment that prioritizes mental health and open, respectful dialogue.Supportive Resources
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Goal Three: Inclusive Excellence
Utilize an equity and inclusion lens to expand opportunity, cultivate potential of students, faculty and staff at UNM, create new knowledge, and provide service to all New Mexicans by leveraging our assets as a highly research-intensive university and health system.
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- UNM is inherently inclusive, accessible to most and readily accommodating to all students, staff, faculty, and community members, inclusive of ability/disability status.
- Ensure increased coordination, communication, and articulation of commitments to Diversity, Equity, Accessibility & Inclusion (DEAI) and strengthen the equity and inclusion infrastructure across the university.
- Continue focus on faculty and staff diversity, recruitment, retention, workforce/professional development, career advancement, and success, with a focus on addressing historical and current injustices and inequities.
- Assess UNM’s inclusive climate across all UNM sites to document and address concerns through setting benchmarks and actively working to evolve cultural humility and literacy within our communities.
- Support all offices and units to improve the learning environments in gateway courses and improve student persistence, and inspire students at Branch campuses to consider additional four-year degrees and beyond.
- Provide sustained, overarching, and holistic support of graduate students from underrepresented racial/ethnic minority groups and non-URM students at UNM through mentoring, growth in number of faculty, and enhanced funding sources geared toward academic progress and doctoral degrees.
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