Syracuse and Princeton explore mixed gender housing
Posted by: Imani Siyyan Tate in News, Vox Populi, tags: Colleges, Gender Neutral, Housing, LGBTQ, Princeton, Syracuse
While Georgetown is currently tackling the issue of gender neutral bathrooms, Syracuse and Princeton are taking it a step further by beginning to offer gender-neutral housing.
Both universities decided that next fall, they will allow students to room with someone of the opposite sex. The policies were changed with LGBT students in mind, but will also help other students who want to live with their friends of different genders.
Syracuse will offer seventy-four two-bedroom suites for students that don’t feel comfortable entering the housing lottery with roommates of the same gender. They will also be giving training for potential mixed gender pairings for conflicts that are nonexistent with same gender housing.
Princeton will be allowing Spelman Hall, a residence hall featuring apartment-style suites, to offer gender-neutral housing.
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I am not trying to cause offense to anyone, it’s just an innocent question: Why does “The policies were changed with LGBT students in mind” have any affect on having mixed gender housing at a university?
I have the feeling this will primarily be used by couples who want to live together… and the drama that will result will be extraordinary. Seems like very slippery territory.
I doubt this will cause any serious problems. This was done at least 20 years ago at Antioch College. Of course now the college is “temporarily” closed…