With Florida’s shifting political landscape and the rollback of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts, LGBTQ+ college students are facing increasingly limited support, especially here on campus at FAU.
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Right-wing fanatics wish to silence and erase the LGBTQ community – from our history and culture to everything in between. This is why we launched OutFAU. LGBTQ students need a voice. And we will be that voice.
Who we are: Welcome to OutFAU – An Act of Defiance | Opinion
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The controversy began on June 20, during a meeting of the FAU Boca Raton House of Representatives, when the body was considering the appointment of Olivia Catino as Associate Director of the Council of Student Organizations (COSO).
Maybe you were student government president in high school. Maybe you spent lunch crying in the bathroom. Maybe you were both (hi, me too).
Diana Cox has been awarded the prestigious Justin Flippen Memorial Scholarship, a $1,000 honor given annually to Florida students pursuing careers in public service.
Hello Owls, and welcome to OutFAU’s 2025–2026 New Student Edition! To our returning readers, we hope your summer was as refreshing and recharging as a Glinda-approved bubble bath — at least for those of you who didn’t spend it in summer classes. And to our incoming freshmen and new students: welcome to Oz — oh, wait — FAU.
Are you a student, faculty member, or alumnus of Florida Atlantic University? We want to know your favorite people, places and things on campus and beyond!
TransEd, a nonprofit organization founded in 2023, is making waves in South Florida by equipping transgender and nonbinary young adults with the resources they need to succeed academically and personally. From housing and transportation to tutoring and mentorship, TransEd is removing barriers that often stand in the way of education.
Finals are filed away, dorms are quieter, and the long stretch between spring and fall is finally yours — sorry to anyone grinding through summer classes like me!
OutFAU’s April issue was devoted entirely to the Society of Professional Journalists’ notorious SIN (Spread Immoral News) & WIN contest. Critics called the competition “shockingly bad” and “totally out of line,” but we saw it as a one-of-a-kind learning opportunity.
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- I Testified Against a DEI Ban in Medical Education. Ten Minutes Later, it Passed Committee | Opinion
- Grass Roots VS. Super-Majority: Why Every Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill Died in Tallahassee This Year
- 26 Stories Later: Celebrating A Semester Of OutFAU Brilliance | LETTER
- Out: Outrageous, Untruthful & Taboo | Opinion
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