Y’all Aren’t Here for Us: LGBQ+ Student Voices on Campus Inclusion (Poster 40)

• In Event: AERA Poster Session Friday 1:30 p.m.
  In Poster Session: Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity in Higher Education

Abstract

This study examines the student perceptions of inclusion on LGBQ+ issues in classroom curriculum and their relationship to feeling supported on campus. Analyzing student write-in responses to a survey from 30 colleges and universities, we found that depending on their major and sexuality, LGBQ+ students feel disconnected from university curriculum and campus as a whole. This disconnect was fueled by a lack of engagement around LGBQ+ issues in college classrooms as well as negative experiences engaging in cocurricular spaces.

Authors

• Sy Simms, University of Arizona

• Heather Haeger, University of Arizona

• Roman Christiaens, Indiana University

• Antonio Duran, Arizona State University

• Allison BrckaLorenz, Indiana University