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What Does It Mean To Queer In 2022?
The word “Queer” can be used as in many ways – as a noun, an adjective, a gender identity, or a sexual orientation. What if it were to be used…
Read MoreThe Inaugural Alvin H. Baum, Jr. Memorial Lecture: Honoring LGBTQ+ Jewish Social Justice Activism
We invite you to the inaugural Alvin H. Baum, Jr. Memorial Lecture, highlighting an outstanding LGBTQ+ Jewish social justice activist. The inaugural lecture will be delivered by Dr. Marcy Adelman, a stalwart activist in the Bay Area LGBTQ+ community and co-founder and visionary of Openhouse. This lecture series also honors Rabbi Camille Angel, the first LGBTQ+ rabbi-in-residence at a Catholic university in the United States.
Read MoreMeet the rabbi ‘queering’ religion at Jesuit Catholic USF
Since becoming University of San Francisco’s rabbi-in-residence in 2019, Rabbi Camille Angel has been busy, whether she’s creating inclusive on-campus spaces, helping to empower students through her classes, officiating Jewish lifecycle events or leading Passover seders.
Read MoreEmbracing Qmmunity in Jesuit Higher Education: How USF Welcomes LGBQTIA+ People
In its newly revised mission statement, the University of San Francisco (USF) includes sexual orientation and gender as two of the many identities of community members that are now acknowledged and affirmed publicly…
Read MoreGood Morning America: Who is making LGBTQ+ History?
Camille Angel nominates CJ Wechsler for the Good Morning America Inspiration List 2021 for their longstanding push for equality and for dismantling religious-based homophobia and transphobia while still embracing religion…
Read MoreCongratulations to Rabbi Angel
The Student Leadership and Engagement office at USF awarded Rabbi-in-Residence Rabbi Angel the “Excellence in Advising” award for her work with QMmunity, a student organization that actively affirms the LGBTQ+…
Read MoreDoes Faith Have a Future?
Rabbi Camille Shira Angel participated in a debate on the future of faith at the USF Magazine, together with Jesuit priest Father Dónal Godfrey, S.J and astrophysicist Xiaosheng Huang.
Read MoreVideo: International Women’s Day at USF
Friends, check out this week’s celebratory short video for International Women’s Day that I am featured in from USF.
Read MoreWhat does Pride mean to You?
What does Pride mean to You? This video showcases the voices of faculty, staff, and students from the University of San Francisco (USF) sharing their answers to that question. This…
Read MoreUSF welcomes the first Rabbi in Residence
For the first time in 164 years, the University of San Francisco has a Rabbi in Residence on the full time University Ministry staff. Along with being a lifelong practitioner…
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