Gender Inclusive Housing | RISD Residence Life

Gender Inclusive Housing Policy

We do not restrict roommate pairings based on sex, gender identity or gender expression. This means that any student can choose to live with one another, regardless of sex, gender identity or gender expression, in a shared room. However, the Residence Life Office will only honor a request mutually made by all parties.

If you are interested in gender inclusive housing option we can provide you with a personal and confidential assessment of the available options. Please email us at housing@risd.edu

Additional resources for LGBTQ students can be found here: https://www.ise.risd.edu/lgbtq

Land Acknowledgement

Rhode Island School of Design is built on what is now called College Hill, part of the ancestral homelands of the Narragansett Nation, the only federally recognized tribe in Rhode Island. Indigenous people from many nations—near and far—live, study and work in Providence today. RISD community members are committed to actively addressing the many violent legacies of colonialism in our daily work. The amplification of Native voices and histories is crucial to rectifying the destructive past, and we gratefully acknowledge the ongoing critical contributions of Indigenous people across our state, region and nation.