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RIVERSIDE, Calif. www.ucr.edu) -- UC Riverside has been recognized as one of the best campuses in the country for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students by the “The Advocate College Guide for LGBT Students.”

The guide profiles 100 colleges and universities from around the country that the author, Shane L. Windmeyer, found create a positive living and learning environment for LGBT students.

Nancy Jean Tubbs, director of UCR’s LGBT Resource Center, said UCR’s listing in the guide is an acknowledgement of the university’s pioneering work.

“We were the first campus in California to open a staffed LGBT resource center and the first in the state to establish an LGBT studies minor,” she said. “We were also the first to offer a gender-neutral housing option where students can chose roommates without regard to biological sex or gender identity.”

UCR Chancellor, France Córdova said UCR’s inclusion in the guide is encouraging. “Our goal is to provide all of our students with successful undergraduate and graduate experiences. This recognition means we are succeeding.”

For more information about the guide go to www.alyson.com

For more information about campus life for LGBT students at UCR go to www.out.ucr.edu

The University of California, Riverside (www.ucr.edu) is a doctoral research university, a living laboratory for groundbreaking exploration of issues critical to Inland Southern California, the state and communities around the world. Reflecting California's diverse culture, UCR's enrollment of about 18,000 is expected to grow to 21,000 students by 2020. The campus is planning a medical school and has reached the heart of the Coachella Valley by way of the UCR Palm Desert Graduate Center. The campus has an annual statewide economic impact of more than $1 billion.

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