Spelman College announced today that billionaire philanthropist, Jon Stryker, has donated $2 million to create a chair in queer studies—the first position of its kind at a historically black college or university (HBCU)
Spelman College today announced a matching gift of up to $2 million from billionaire philanthropist Jon Stryker
Stryker is the founder and president of the Arcus Foundation, which supports LGBTQ rights and the protection of the great apes. Hisstems from Stryker Corp., the medical equipment firm his grandfather founded in 1941. He says he donated, in part, because the advancement of LGBTQ rights depends on education.
Guy-Sheftall says a host of factors has stymied efforts to introduce queer studies programs to HBCUs in the past, including religious affiliations, a dearth of faculty with expertise and occasional alumni resistance. She says she faced similar challenges when she worked to establish the women’s studies major at Spelman in the 1980s.
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