Who We Are

Boston University’s LGBTQIA+ Center for Faculty & Staff serves all Boston University campuses. The center engages the BU community to foster a sense of belonging and connectedness for LGBTQIA+ faculty and staff; increase the visibility of LGBTQIA+ resources, research, and scholarship; celebrate the contributions of the diverse LGBTQIA+ community at BU; and improve recruitment and retention of LGBTQIA+ faculty and staff in the development of an inclusive and equitable workplace. The center is a physical and virtual space where members of the community can network, share experiences, engage in intellectual interchange, and find community. The center provides programming, consultation, professional development, resources, and advocacy that fosters an inclusive and affirming living, learning, and workplace environment. Through an intersectional focus, collaboration, and opportunities for synergy, we seek to spark transformation.

What We Do

  • Serve the entire Boston University community in support of LGBTQIA+ faculty, staff, students, and alums
  • Partner with colleagues campuswide to improve the recruitment, retention, and professional development of LGBTQIA+ faculty and staff
  • Consult with colleagues and departments about LGBTQIA+-inclusive policies, procedures, systems, workplace culture, and campus climate
  • Provide extensive educational and community-building programming throughout the academic year and Pride Month in June
  • Create opportunities for synergy and collaboration around LGBTQIA+ scholarship, research, and cutting-edge best practices
  • Lead customized and ongoing training for colleagues and departments about a wide array of LGBTQIA+ and diversity, equity, and inclusion topics
  • Provide programming, support, and services for LGBTQIA+ alumni
  • Support members of the LGBTQIA+ community in navigating institutional structures when discrimination or bias occur
  • Provide resources and referrals for LGBTQIA+ related services and support both on campus and in the Greater Boston area
  • Cultivate in person and virtual spaces to talk, listen, be supported, and to Be You at BU

Who the Center is for

Boston University’s LGBTQIA+ Center for Faculty & Staff centers LGBTQIA+ communities (e.g., lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, same-gender loving, transgender, nonbinary, agender, Two Spirit, queer, fluid, questioning, intersex, asexual, aromantic, and expansive and emerging identities) and our multiple intersecting identities (e.g., race, ethnicity, nationality, immigration status, class, gender, disability, age, religion, and spirituality).

The center also engages all members of the BU community and works with stakeholders across the University and in the broader Boston community to advance the mission. Although the center has a primary responsibility for fostering belongingness and connectedness of LGBTQIA+ faculty, staff and alums, the intention is for the broad work of the center to also foster community and improve campus for all members of the BU community.