Avery Chobotor-Caya is a notable graduate assistant alumnus of UConn, a former Center for Career Readiness and Life Skills employee, and has left a stand-out legacy throughout these roles. We took the time to interview them regarding how working at the Center for Career Readiness and Life Skills benefited them and sharing their experience.
Being an ally to the LGBTQ+ community extends past Pride Month. Here are some strategies allies can utilize to creating and maintaining a safe workplace environment.
Embracing one’s transgender identity at work involves weighing potential risks, considering company policies, and assessing workplace culture. Read on for tips on how to navigate the process.
Meet Leanne Pittsford, a passionate activist and business-owner who dedicates her time to creating more inclusive environments for women, nonbinary individuals and members of the LGBTQ+ community.
It can be difficult to know when you can use your preferred name rather than your legal name, but there are a few instances where it is clear which should be used. Read on for different ways to present your preferred name and strategies when you are in the workplace.
June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month, and to celebrate, we are highlighting an LGBTQ+ trailblazer, Sally Ride!
June is widely-recognized as Pride Month, kicking off a series of events and parades to recognize the LGBTQ+ community. But before Pride became a worldwide celebration, it was a protest.
In 1969, the Stonewall Riots initiated a major turning point …
Being openly LGBTQ+ in the workplace and throughout the job search process can be a stressful experience, but there are tools you can use to find if an employer is LGBTQ+ inclusive or find companies that are openly inclusive.
In 2021, the Center for Career Development facilitated an Identity and Career Development survey. The primary focus of the research was identifying unique career experiences facing affinity groups, and ways in which the Career Center can provide support to each group.
The month of November is Native American Heritage Month! To celebrate, today we are highlighting U.S. Representative Sharice Davids. Representative Davids is the first Native American woman elected to represent Kansas’s 3rd congressional district, the first openly LGBTQ+ person elected to the U.S. Congress, and one of the two first Native American women to be elected to Congress, winning the 2018 Congressional elections in Kansas and being inaugurated in January 2019.
