Vanderbilts Faculty Senate calls for transgender protection

OutAndAboutNewspaper.com – by Jerry Jones – Publisher

University moves closer to becoming first College in Tennessee to add gender identity protection

Vanderbilt University’s Faculty Senate has unanimously approved a resolution asking Vanderbilt Chancellor Nick Zeppos to include protection of transgender students, faculty and staff in the university’s non-discrimination and anti-harassment policy.

The resolution, which was approved on Monday, May 5, is almost identical to one that was adopted by Vanderbilt Student Government and prompted by a petition drive by Vanderbilt’s student chapter of the Human Rights Campaign.