This week’s developments include…

• Media coverage
  • The Falcon. “SPU Students and Faculty Gather for Candlelight Vigil.”
  • The Falcon. “Faculty Release Statement of No Confidence in Board of Trustees.”
  • Religion News Service. “Seattle Pacific University Faculty Vote No Confidence in Board over LGBTQ Exclusion.”
  • The Falcon. “Professor Rinedahl Reacts to Board of Trustees Announcement.”
  • The Seattle Times. “Seattle Pacific University Faculty Votes ‘No Confidence’ in Leadership after Board Upholds Discriminatory Hiring Policy.”
  • Inside Higher Ed. “Seattle Pacific Faculty at Odds With Board Over LGBTQ Policy.”
  • The Seattle Times. “SPU Must Confront a Hiring Policy That Discriminates Based on Sexual Orientation.”
• SPU community statements
  • SPU Faculty Senate, “Statement of No Confidence in the Board of Trustees“

For more information on LGBTQ+ discrimination at Seattle Pacific University, see The Story So Far.