Waving a Rainbow Flag in Spain: What Should Study Abroad Students Know? By: Eero Jesurun | Director of CIEE Global Institute – Madrid Every year in June, Gay Pride festival starts up in Madrid and infinite rainbow flags are waving in the hands of most revelers who celebrate the hard-won rights of gays and lesbians. …
In Memoriam: J. Scott Van Der Meid Rainbow SIG Tribute Although the year 2020 has unfolded with unimaginable scenarios impacting our personal and professional lives, none of us could have prepared for the loss of our beloved colleague and former Rainbow co-chair—J. Scott Van Der Meid. He had only confided in a few friends and …
To Stay In or Come Out of the Closet During a Job Search?By: Kyle Rausch (he/him) | Executive DirectorStudy Abroad Office at the University of Illinois, Chicago Growing up in the rural southeast in the early 2000s, hiding my identity as a gay man was just something I had come to accept. The unspoken norms …
Welcome from Co-chairs: A Community that Stands for Black Lives By: NAFSA Rainbow SIG Co-Chairs Jenna Tantillo (she/her) & Valerie Pierce (she/her) Hello and thanks for being here. We’re so grateful to be in community with you as we continue adapting to our increasingly dynamic world. Even just a year ago, we could not have …