Gender Identity Resources
Davidson's commitment to diversity, access, and inclusivity is grounded in our college's Statement of Purpose and extends to the entire Davidson community.
Our policy is to admit qualified students and administer all educational, athletic, financial, and employment activities without discrimination based on race, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law unless allowed by law and deemed necessary to the administration of the college's educational programs or operations.
This page provides information for transgender, transitioning, gender non-binary, and gender non-conforming students, alumni, and employees.
Interest Groups & Additional Resources
¹ú²ú¸£Àû¾«Æ·ÍƼö provides a number of resources and networks for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual (LGBTQIA+) and other individuals who identify with this community.
Explore Davidson's Student Affinity & Identity Groups
Through identity and affinity organizations, students can closely connect to their own backgrounds, as well as to the backgrounds of the students around them, through a vast array of clubs, organizations, and leadership opportunities. To that end, the college supports a number of student-led organizations that promote advocacy and acceptance of its students, faculty, and staff as well as members of the greater community.
Connect with the Davidson LGBTQ+ Alumni Network (DLAN)
The Davidson LGBTQ+ Alumni Network (DLAN) serves as a source of support, advocacy, visibility, and programming for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) alumni population of Davidson.
Explore Davidson's Faculty and Staff Affinity Groups
Davidson hosts a number of faculty and staff affinity groups including the LGBTQIA+ Caucus.
Admission
While using the Common App, Coalition, or QuestBridge applications for Davidson, prospective students are asked to provide their legal sex - typically, this is an applicant's sex assigned at birth. All three application types will also offer applicants the opportunity to share their gender identity, pronouns, and preferred name. For applicants seeking financial aid, federal reporting standards require that the name and sex match what is on file with the Social Security Administration and the Selective Service System.
Contact: Marlene Arellano, Associate Director of Admission and Director of Access Programs, maarellano@davidson.edu
Student Housing
The Residence Life Office (RLO) and the Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion (CSDI) work together to provide Gender Inclusive Housing, a means to acknowledge and respect the various gender identities of our residents. The Residence Life Office makes it a priority for every student to feel welcome and safe in their living environment. Some students feel more comfortable in a living environment where students mutually agree to live in a housing area regardless of their gender identity. Gender Inclusive Housing offers a gender-integrated community to meet those needs. As such, students of different gender identities may share a room.
Currently, the Gender Inclusive Housing (GIH) community will be located in suites based in Duke Residence Hall and is available to sophomore, junior and senior students participating in the on-campus housing lottery. All students interested in this housing option must apply during the spring semester via an application provided by the Residence Life Office. The selection of the residents for the community will be a joint decision between the Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion and the Residence Life Office. The residents selected for this community will be charged the double room rate to make the program accessible to all students. Incoming students (first-year and transfer students) should contact the Residence Life Office for gender inclusive housing options at rlo@davidson.edu.
Gender Inclusive Restrooms & Lactation Centers
At ¹ú²ú¸£Àû¾«Æ·ÍƼö, we strive to promote inclusive spaces for our community members and visitors. To assist in this inclusivity, we offer a map to locate all-gender bathrooms, gendered single-occupancy bathrooms and lactation stations around campus. Bathrooms that have gendered signage are indicated on the map.
Locations are color-coded as follows:
Blue = Public Access
Red = Access Open to ¹ú²ú¸£Àû¾«Æ·ÍƼö Faculty, Staff & Students
Purple = Access Varies
Yellow = Limited Access
Employee Health Insurance
¹ú²ú¸£Àû¾«Æ·ÍƼö's health insurance plan includes coverage for qualified health services associated with gender reassignment. Any employee or employee's dependent with questions about this coverage can receive confidential assistance from , 866-677-8005.
Contact: Rene Baker, Assistant Director of Human Resources for Benefits, rebaker@davidson.edu