A federal judge tossed out most of the claims from a former KU student employee who was fired after he spoke out against changes to a gender-inclusive residence hall. But one claim survived.
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Anthony Alvarez, a KU student who served as a proctor for a scholarship hall, has filed a lawsuit against KU after he was fired from his position in the wake of speaking out against the university’s decision to end the hall’s gender-inclusive housing.
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Residents of Grace Pearson Scholarship Hall at KU will hold a town hall Monday evening for students to share testimonies of how gender-inclusive housing has helped them feel safer on campus.
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KU students, propelled by the firing of a student employee who had spoken out, marched Wednesday to the housing offices in protest of the university’s decision to end gender-inclusive housing at Grace Pearson Scholarship Hall next year.
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Nearly 75 students gathered Wednesday in front of Strong Hall, which houses top administrators on KU’s campus, to protest the university removing gender-inclusive assignments and restrooms in Grace Pearson Scholarship Hall.
Grace Pearson Scholarship Hall at KU will no longer have gender-inclusive assignments and restrooms next year, and residents are concerned about the effects on LGBTQ+ students.
