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Discover how Point Foundation and its LGBTQ+ and ally scholars and alumni are impacting communities world-wide. 

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Discover how Point Foundation and its LGBTQ+ and ally scholars and alumni are impacting communities world-wide. 

At Point Foundation, we believe every student deserves the opportunity to shape the future. Their unique interests, skills, and perspectives can create rewarding careers and welcoming communities....

February 17, 2023, Sarah Mason

Point Celebrates LGBTQ+ Student Changemakers

With anti-LGBTQ+ policies and violence on the rise around the country, the US needs LGBTQ+...

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February 10, 2023, teampoint

Black Students Create Change for LGBTQ+ Communities in the Heartland

Black students have faced years of institutional racism, debt, and low rates of degree attainment....

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January 09, 2023, teampoint

Defining Mentorship for LGBTQ+ Students | Point Foundation

According to a recent campus mentors study by College Pulse, more than 45% of college and...

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December 07, 2022, teampoint

LGBTQ+ Scholars: The Leaders of Tomorrow

On Dec. 8, 2022, we celebrated the passage of the Respect for Marriage Act and embraced the effort...

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December 01, 2022, teampoint

Honoring World AIDS Day

Faces of Point: Jahn Jaramillo Jahn Jaramillo, a Point Flagship Scholar pursuing a PhD in...

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November 15, 2022, teampoint

The Intersection of Native and LGBTQ+ Identities

For Point Scholars like Z, the personal is very much political. A Two Spirit individual from the...

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November 09, 2022, teampoint

Building Community & Making Change on Campus

Our closing panel for #OutInHigherEd Week 2022 streamed across Point's social media platforms on...

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November 03, 2022, Sabine Maxine Lopez

Being the Queer Elder I Needed in College

When I decided to go back to community college in the Fall of 2020 (at the age of 39), I knew my...

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October 31, 2022, Point Foundation

Collaborating with Student Changemakers

DOWNLOAD THE RESOURCE FOR ADMINISTRATORS AND EDUCATORS Despite great strides in LGBTQ+ belonging in...

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October 31, 2022, teampoint

Challenging School Policies and Decisions

DOWNLOAD THE RESOURCE Updated March 2025 Despite great strides in LGBTQ+ belonging in recent years...

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October 31, 2022, Point Foundation

Building LGBTQ+ Community on Campus

DOWNLOAD THE RESOURCE Updated March 2025 Community is a powerful tool for belonging. Building an...

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October 31, 2022, Point Foundation

LGBTQ+ Terms and Definitions

Updated March 2025 DOWNLOAD RESOURCE Language within and about the LGBTQ+ community is constantly...

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