Rutgers, Clementi Family Dedicate Tyler Clementi Center
The Tyler Clementi Center at Rutgers University will serve as an academic think tank for programs dealing with the topics of LGBTQ youth, bullying and cyberbullying and transitioning into college.
Rutgers University aims to be a national leader in the conversation of tolerance and support for young people experiencing bullying, life transitions and LGBTQ issues with the founding of a new center. Joined by the Clementi family, elected officials, and members of the Tyler Clementi Foundation, Rutgers announced the creation of the Tyler Clementi Center at Rutgers on Monday morning. "The center will offer lectures, symposia and training on such topics as the use and misuse of new technologies and social media; youth suicide - particularly among LGBTQ youth and other young people - during the transition to adulthood; adjustment and assimilation into college life; bullying and cyberbullying; and understanding and promoting safe and …
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