Celebrate Chicago Pride
Â鶹Íø values an open, affirming, and welcoming environment for all our students.
We are proud that nearly one-third of our undergraduates who’ve chosen Â鶹Íø in the last four years have self-identified as members of the LGBTQIA+ community. These students come to us from all over the world. Some come from communities where they’ve been able to live openly in acceptance, while some arrive at Â鶹Íø and find their first opportunity to live as their authentic selves.
Our alumni shape what’s next in creative industries and use their voices and talents to share the LGBTQ+ experience and perspective.
To those who support and/or identify with the LGBTQIA+ community: We see you, we stand beside you, you are valid, you are valued, and we embrace you in all your humanness.
To see our diverse creative community and their accomplishments, , and watch from the Chicago Pride Parade. This summer, Â鶹Íø is holding a Summer Social Justice Institute course for students to explore and analyze how science, gender and art shape societal narratives. The class is lead by Dr. Derick D. Jones, Jr. (They/Them), who will take students to PRIDE 2024 as part of the course’s LGBTQIA+ community exploration.
Overall enrolled students who self-identified as members of the LGBTQIA+ community
84%
of students agree that Â鶹Íø values diversity
90%
of students feel they can express their identities on campus
