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Parents concerned that Michigan State dorm remodel includes bathrooms not separated by gender
Michigan State University plans to add gender-designated bathrooms in Campbell Hall after a $37 million renovation introduced the first unisex community bathrooms to support inclusivity.
- Michigan State University completed a $37 million renovation of Campbell Hall, an honors dorm, introducing the campus's first unisex community bathrooms this fall.
- After consultations with campus leadership and the MSU Board of Trustees, MSU said it is working to establish some gender-designated bathrooms to support a safe, inclusive environment.
- Some students told Bridge Michigan they don’t find unisex showers strange, but a parent who wrote to MSU President Kevin Guskiewicz worried about towel-clad students sharing spaces, while Board Trustee Dennis Denno urged single-sex bathroom options.
- Kathy Hobgood said the new style increases student privacy, modernizes buildings, and she is unaware of security issues at other colleges with co-ed community bathrooms.
- The flap was described as a new twist on culture wars in higher education, with MSU offering the first co-ed community bathroom among Michigan public universities while Kathy Hobgood cautioned co-ed living may not suit everyone.
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Parents Concerned That Michigan State Dorm Remodel Includes Bathrooms Not Separated by Gender
A nearly century-old dorm for honor students at Michigan State University reopened this fall with a $37.1 million facelift that included several amenities — including one that raised some eyebrows.
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Parents concerned that Michigan State dorm remodel includes bathrooms not separated by gender
A nearly century-old dorm for honor students at Michigan State University reopened this fall with a $37.1 million facelift that included several amenities — including one that raised some eyebrows.
·United States
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