Campus Pride Drops Florida Colleges From Rankings

Florida Politics reports:

A group spotlighting positive college environments for LGBTQ students just dropped two Florida universities from its rankings. Campus Pride excluded the University of Central Florida (UCF) and the University of North Florida (UNF) from its Best of the Best LGBTQ-Friendly Colleges & Universities list. That’s despite both colleges earning high marks in prior years. Instead, the college issued a “red alert” cautioning students against attending.

The reason? The organization issued a press release citing a new law (SB 266) overhauling Florida’s higher education system in part by prohibiting spending on diversity, equity and inclusion programs or classes. “Campus Pride issues a ‘red alert’ warning to prospective students and families that the excluded universities’ 5-star rating will inevitably go down,” said Campus Pride Founder, CEO and Executive Director Shane Mendez Windmeyer.

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From 2014 through 2022, UCF, my alma mater, had the highest enrollment of all public universities in the nation with around 70,000 undergrad and graduate students. This year Texas A&M holds that top spot.

.@CampusPride dumps @UCF, @UOfNorthFlorida from rankings of best universities for LGBTQ students

Reporting by @JacobOgleshttps://t.co/ebJyryG9lC#FlaPol

— Florida Politics (@Fla_Pol) August 25, 2023

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