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Chicana/o-Latina/o Doctoral Students' Perceptions of the Departmental Climate: An Intersectionality Perspective
Fri, April 28, 8:15 to 9:45am, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Floor: Ballroom Level, Hemisfair Ballroom 3Abstract
Research on campus climate has traditionally focused on undergraduate students. Few studies have examined graduate students’ perceptions of the campus (and more specifically, departmental) climate; concomitantly, virtually no qualitative research exists on Chicano/Latino(a) doctoral students’ perceptions of the department climate. This study aims to fill in these gaps in the literature. Based on in-depth, semi-structured qualitative interviews with 24 Chicano/Latino(a) doctoral students, this study analyzed Chicano/Latino(a) doctoral students’ perceptions of and experiences with the department climate. Guided by campus racial climate (CRC) and intersectionality frameworks, findings reveal that systemic racial and gender conflict among fellow graduate students and faculty negatively impinge on Chicano/Latino(a) doctoral students.