LGBTQ students have a higher dropout rate than heterosexual or cisgendered peers. While universities can offer a safe haven for LGBTQ students, they can also be a hostile, indeed unsafe learning environment. The COVID pandemic has exacerbated homelessness among LGBTQ individuals, particularly young people. Being aware of these patterns, approaching all students with compassion, connecting students to campus resources on your syllabus, and engaging in a process of reflection and learning, are four things you can do to support an equitable learning environment. Here are more suggestions:
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- Building Community and Brave Spaces as a Foundation for Equitable Classrooms
- Examining instructor bias
- Becoming An Anti-racist Instructor
- Supporting and Including International Students
- Creating Accessible Classrooms and Courses
- Recognizing Identity and Intersectionality in the Classroom
- Creating an LGBTQIA+ inclusive environment
- Creativity and Boundary-moving Work
- Understanding Impact
- Office for Diversity and Inclusion Reources
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