2010 has seen tremendous success for gender-neutral campus initiatives. Catalyzed by front-page coverage in the LA Times, Boston Globe, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and other major media outlets, grassroots campaigns continue to grow nationwide. Over 50 colleges and universities now offer some form of gender-neutral rooming, and thanks to the pressure of student activists and the media coverage they’ve generated, schools like Goucher, Emerson, and Syracuse have joined the ranks, and a host of others — including Washington University in St. Louis, Grinnell, and Stanford — have expanded their previously successful pilot programs. Moreover, the range of institutions considering inclusive policy continues to broaden, as student leaders at William and Mary, the University of Oklahoma, and Duke are now rallying for policy change.

View our just-launched 2010 Campus Equality Index for a detailed progress update. This new report identifies 54 colleges and universities with inclusive policies, includes brief policy descriptions, and documents sources for further review.