{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Shane Mendez Windmeyer","home_page_url":"https://shanewindmeyer.com","description":"Shane Mendez Windmeyer","author":{"name":"Shane Mendez Windmeyer"},"items":[{"id":"when-safe-spaces-disappear","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/698f1af7-50c4-44ef-81bb-a9f40fa593d6/ChatGPT%20Image%20Jul%2030%2C%202025%2C%2009_34_29%20PM.png/:/cr=t:0%25,l:0%25,w:100%25,h:100%25/rs=w:1280/:/cr=t:0%25,l:0%25,w:100%25,h:100%25\"/><p>Fighting for LGBTQ+ College Students Amid the Anti-DEI Backlash</p>","url":"https://shanewindmeyer.com/services/f/when-safe-spaces-disappear","title":"When Safe Spaces Disappear","date_modified":"2025-07-31T01:56:12Z"},{"id":"leading-with-identity-building-community-as-a-multiracial-person","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/3afa779d-34be-40c6-b168-4815d366438d/Screen%20Shot%202025-03-26%20at%2011.08.52%20AM.png\"/><p>In a world that often seeks to categorize us into neatly defined boxes, navigating the complexities of identity can be a profound journey. As a multiracial individual with Mexican and Native Indigenous roots from the Iow...</p>","url":"https://shanewindmeyer.com/services/f/leading-with-identity-building-community-as-a-multiracial-person","title":"Leading with Identity: Building Community as a Multiracial Person","date_modified":"2025-03-26T15:11:11Z"},{"id":"why-dei-matters-more-than-ever-caring-in-a-divided-world","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/3afa779d-34be-40c6-b168-4815d366438d/953d7bc6-40db-4574-8509-0ba353e9efb8.webp\"/><p>Written by Shane Windmeyer</p>","url":"https://shanewindmeyer.com/services/f/why-dei-matters-more-than-ever-caring-in-a-divided-world","title":"Why DEI Matters More Than Ever: Caring in a Divided World","date_modified":"2025-03-25T23:46:16Z"},{"id":"grief-still-remains-remember-those-we%E2%80%99ve-lost-to-covid-19","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/3afa779d-34be-40c6-b168-4815d366438d/464925007_10161559799370342_815947981056827805.jpg\"/><p>Six Ways to Remember Those We’ve Lost to COVID-19 — Including My Mom Diann Mendez Windmeyer Hall</p>","url":"https://shanewindmeyer.com/services/f/grief-still-remains-remember-those-we%E2%80%99ve-lost-to-covid-19","title":"GRIEF STILL REMAINS: Remember Those We’ve Lost to COVID-19  ","date_modified":"2025-03-04T04:00:00Z"},{"id":"ioway-here-to-stay-strengthening-community-through-storytelling","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/3afa779d-34be-40c6-b168-4815d366438d/844d931b-2944-424f-af1e-381ba4f82706.png\"/><p>IOWAY: Here to Stay - Strengthening Community Through Storytelling for Future Generations</p>","url":"https://shanewindmeyer.com/services/f/ioway-here-to-stay-strengthening-community-through-storytelling","title":"IOWAY, Here to Stay: Strengthening Community Through Storytelling","date_modified":"2025-02-07T20:00:00Z"},{"id":"no-longer-rely-on-best-lists-to-find-an-lgbtq-friendly-college","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/3afa779d-34be-40c6-b168-4815d366438d/e818acc6-8b53-465a-a6cd-b0c1ef476b2e.webp\"/><p>Why You Can No Longer Rely on LGBTQ+ Best Lists to Find an LGBTQ-Friendly College – And What You Can Do Instead</p>","url":"https://shanewindmeyer.com/services/f/no-longer-rely-on-best-lists-to-find-an-lgbtq-friendly-college","title":"No Longer Rely on Best Lists to Find an LGBTQ-Friendly College","date_modified":"2025-02-05T20:00:00Z"},{"id":"calling-all-ace-trans-andor-nonbinary-college-students","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/3afa779d-34be-40c6-b168-4815d366438d/ace%20trans%20study%20IG.png\"/><p>NEED YOUR VOICE FOR GROUNDBREAKING NATIONAL STUDY</p>","url":"https://shanewindmeyer.com/services/f/calling-all-ace-trans-andor-nonbinary-college-students","title":"Calling All Ace Trans and/or Nonbinary College Students","date_modified":"2025-02-04T16:11:19Z"},{"id":"tdor-what-you-can-do-to-honor-and-support-the-trans-community","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/3afa779d-34be-40c6-b168-4815d366438d/IconTransDayOfRemembrance.png\"/><p>Trans Day of Remembrance (TDOR), observed annually on November 20th, honors the memory of transgender people whose lives have been lost due to anti-trans violence.  </p>","url":"https://shanewindmeyer.com/services/f/tdor-what-you-can-do-to-honor-and-support-the-trans-community","title":"TDOR: What you can do to honor and support the Trans Community","date_modified":"2024-11-20T21:48:40Z"},{"id":"here-are-ten-tips-to-help-lgbtq-students-choose-a-college-major","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/3afa779d-34be-40c6-b168-4815d366438d/IconCareer.png\"/><p>Here are ten tips to help LGBTQ+ students choose a college major or career path, drawing on the insights from LGBTQ+ college student experiences and resources:</p>","url":"https://shanewindmeyer.com/services/f/here-are-ten-tips-to-help-lgbtq-students-choose-a-college-major","title":"Here are ten tips to help LGBTQ+ students choose a college major ","date_modified":"2024-11-05T22:43:52Z"},{"id":"lgbtq-national-organization-listing","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/3afa779d-34be-40c6-b168-4815d366438d/IconNationalListing.png\"/><p>Helping LGBTQ+ youth feel safe, supported, and empowered on college campuses</p>","url":"https://shanewindmeyer.com/services/f/lgbtq-national-organization-listing","title":"LGBTQ+ National Organization Listing","date_modified":"2024-11-05T22:42:05Z"},{"id":"8-ways-to-get-involved-as-a-lgbtq-freshmannew-student","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/3afa779d-34be-40c6-b168-4815d366438d/IconGetInvolved.png\"/><p>Wonder how to get engaged and be active as an out LGBTQ+ leader on campus. 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