Writer Eric Resnick at Cleveland's Gay People's Chronice reports in the paper's July 18 issue, which is online currently, that the director of Case Western Reserve University's LGBT center was asked to resign only 88 days after being hired.

Center director Dan Coleman says he was asked to resign when he went to see Deputy Provost Lynn Singer and give her good news on the school's progress on Campus Pride's LGBT-Friendly College Climate Index. The school had been ranked at 3.5, but had moved up to 4.5, out of a total of 5 possible points.

That low score was one of the deciding factors in setting up the center, Resnick reports. Coleman told the newspaper he worked on several items to increase the score, including setting up an LGBT resource library, a graduation ceremony for LGBT students, an LGBT alumni group and more. Coleman also undertook a great deal of campus research for the index, something he says hadn't been done before.

Coleman said he was "baffled" at the resignation request and believes he was fired for moving too quickly on LGBT issues, and described a certain "patience of the entire university on LGBT equality."

“I was willing to be vocal about things and that may have crossed a boundary with the boss," he told the Chronicle. “I think they wanted someone to move slower on LGBT equality. They’re dedicated to it, but they want someone to take their time.”

If you're an American college student, or a high school student on the threshold of college, you've got comprehensive resources to guide you toward LGBT-friendly colleges, including Campus Pride's LGBT-friendly Campus Climate Index and our regional LGBT-Friendly College Fairs.

But, not until this month did students in the United Kingdom (or students from elsewhere looking to go to the U.K.) have similar in-depth and national resources. Stonewall, the United Kingdom's national LGBT advocacy and education organization, has announced their Stonewall University Guide.

They were profiled in The Guardian yesterday.

"Each student will want something different from their university experience and we have been very clear in the guide that this is just one of the many things they should be looking at," Luke Tryl, who researched the guide, tells the newspaper. "All students should feel safe and supported and able to perform well. But some may want a very active gay scene, some will want a community and strong LGBT society, others may want to campaign."

Read the piece at The Guardian, or you can check out Stonewall's University Guide.

Campus Pride announced yesterday the dates and locations of our 2010-11 LGBT-Friendly National College Fair Program in tandem with the LGBT-Friendly Campus Climate Index. The only national college fair program of its kind, Campus Pride has expanded to five regional locations and anticipates this year to have record attendance as a result of our youth partnerships and outreach to college campuses.

This year, Campus Pride visits Charlotte, Portland, New York City, Boston and Los Angeles.

Click here to see our full schedule, locations and registration information.

Registration begins online July 15.

The University of Pennsylvania's admissions office is making history. This year, after those highly anticipated fat envelopes get mailed out, some students will receive an additional letter telling them about the vibrant queer community at Penn.

In an initiative to recruit more LGBTQ and Ally students, their campus organization the Lambda Alliance has teamed up with the school's admissions officers. According to this article which appeared in Penn's student newspaper yesterday, if an accepted student's admissions file reveals that they are a strong ally or if they come out in their personal statement, the admissions office will flag the files. These flagged files will then be sent a letter that is currently being crafted by the Lambda Alliance Vice Chairman for Communications Julia Moon. Students who write that they have not yet come out to their family or that they aren't comfortable with public knowledge of their sexuality will not be sent a letter.

This technique has long been employed by the University for racial and ethnic minority students, but this is the first time they will reach out to LGBT students specifically.

What do you think about this?

Do you think it's helpful, or an invasion of privacy?

Were concerns about LGBT life factored into your college decision?

Has your organization ever thought about approaching the admissions office?

Does your admissions office have up-to-date information about LGBT life at your school? Do they have pamphlets about your organization (if you have them)? Queer student representation at prospective or accepted student events?

Thinking of transferring or know any high school students?