Expanding the Circle: Creating an Inclusive Environment in Higher Education for LGBTQ Students and Studies

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Examines strategies and best practices that effectively integrate LGBTQ areas of teaching and research with student life activities. Many educational professionals agree that the time has come to expand their circle of inclusion and broaden their definition of diversity by increasing LGBTQ studies, but the question of how to do so is still debated. Although some colleges and universities have been incorporating LGBTQ studies for decades, courses and programs continue to be pockets of innovation rather than models of inclusion for all of higher education. Colleges and universities need to encourage faculty members to teach and research a wide range of LGBTQ topics, as well as support student life professionals in building inclusive campus communities. This book includes testimonies that alert educators to possible pitfalls and successes of their policies through an analysis of changing student attitudes. Based on these case studies, the contributors offer practical suggestions for the classroom and the provost’s office, demonstrating not only the gains that have been made by LGBTQ students and the institutions that serve them, but also the tensions that remain. Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: Building on a Changing Paradigm Recommendations and Sources Moving the Conversation Forward Notes Works Cited Part I. Changing Institutional Structures Chapter 1. A Website Evaluation of the Top Twenty-Five Public Universities in the United States to Assess Their Support of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People Introduction Research Methods Findings Discussion Conclusion Appendix I. Adminstration and Policy II. Research and Teaching III. Services Offered Note Works Cited Chapter 2. Conducted in a Whisper: Some Observations About the Current State of LGBT Studies, and Ten Ways We Can Shout Down the Silence Prologue Discipline Matters Money Matters Saving the Best for Last Works Cited Chapter 3. Queering the Academy: A Case Approach to LGBTQ Studies Colgate University Program Origins Program Development and Related Concerns Program Approval and Curricular Integration Kent State University Program Origins Program Development Other LGBTQ Developments Program Expansion and Change Napa Valley College Program Origins Program Development Conclusion Notes Works Cited Chapter 4. Transgendering the Academy: Transforming the Relationship Between Theory and Praxis Introduction: Situating Myself (the Personal as Political) My Activism NYAGRA Circles Diagram Transgender Inclusion: The Circles Diagram Transgendering the Academy: Campus Policies, Curriculum, Student Services, and Faculty and Staff Development Activism and the Academy: Turning Theory into Praxis Part II. Case Studies Chapter 5. Creating Systemic Change Around Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Issues: A Case Analysis and Recommendations LGBT Institutional Change at an Eastern University The LGBT Change Effort The Institutional Context The Change Goals Key Features of Successful Change Efforts Change Is Systemic Change Is Both Revolutionary and Evolutionary Change Is Both Transformational and Transactional Change Is Quantifiable Examples from the LGBT Change Effort The Tipping Point What Is a Tipping Point? Additional Examples from the LGBT Change Effort Recommendations for Effecting Change Around LGBT Issues Recommendation 1: Manipulate the Context by Creating a Strong Sense of Urgency Recommendation 2: Harness and Channel Momentum by Developing a Compelling Vision for the Change Effort that Sticks Recommendation 3: Involve the Right People to Communicate and Reinforce the Vision Recommendation 4: Align Day-to-Day Organizational Life with the New Vision (and Stop Behavior that Interferes with that Alignment) Recommendation 5: Independently Sustain and Institutionalize the Vision Recommendation 6: Orchestrate, Reward, and Celebrate Small Successes Recommendation 7: Evaluate, Titrate, and Recalibrate the Change Effort Conclusion Note Works Cited Chapter 6. Network VA: A Case Study of a Statewide Effort to Build LGBTQ Coalitions for Change on College Campuses Diversity and LGBTQ-Focused Campus Organizing National Organizing Efforts to Improve the Campus Climate for LGBT Persons Historical Overview of Network Virginia Analysis of Network Virginia’s Strengths and Limitations Recommendations for Statewide Collaborations in Other States Acknowledgments Note Works Cited Chapter 7. The One-Year Campus-Climate Turnaround: The University of Rhode Island Strives to Become a Leader in LGBTQ Advocacy Student Demands and the Rise of the LGBTQ Subcommittee The Institutionalization of Change LGBTQ Hip! Notes Chapter 8. Queering Harvard Yard: Four Decades of Progress for BGLTQ Equality Introduction Harvard in Context: Pre-Stonewall The Contemporary Struggle Begins: Stonewall to 1986 Toward a Twenty-First Century Harvard? The Case for Change: Student Life in the Twenty-First Century The Tide Turns: The Working Group on BGLTQ Student Life at Harvard College BGLTQ Life in Harvard Yard: The Next Phase Notes Works Cited Part III. Changing Student Perceptions Chapter 9. Student Development: Theory to Practice in LGBT Campus Work Chickering’s Theory of Identity Development Chickering: Applications to LGBT Student Experience Josselson’s Theory of Identity Development in Women Josselson: Application to LGBT Student Experience Racial and Ethnic Identity Development The Cross Model of Psychological Nigrescence Cross: Application to LGBT Student Experience Helm’s White Identity Development Model Helm: Application to LGBT Student Experience Phinney’s Model of Ethnic Identity Development Phinney: Application to LGBT Student Experience Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Identity Development Cass’s Model of Homosexual Identity Formation Cass: Application to LGBT Student Experience D’Augelli’s Model of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Development Process D’Augelli: Application to LGBT Student Experience Schlossberg’s Transition Theory Schlossberg: Application to LGBT Student Experience Conclusion Works Cited Chapter 10. Queering Service Learning: Promoting Antioppressive Action and Reflection by Undoing Dichotomous Thinking Pedagogy of Crisis Queering Service Learning and Service Learning for Queer Communities Queering Service Learning Service Learning for Queer Communities Service Learning in Schools, Sexuality, and Gender Crisis at the End of the Semester: The Learning Dilemmas of Service Learning (Myles Luber) The Unexpected Always Happens: The Pedagogical Dilemmas of Service Learning (David Donahue) Concluding Thoughts on Framing Service Learning as Antioppressive Works Cited Chapter 11. Five Proposals on Homophobia Invisible Mutations of Homophobia The Shifting Direct Objects of Homophobia Deconstructed Identities Lexicalizing “Queer” in Spanish and Languages Other than English Queering the Curriculum Chapter 12. LGBT Bullying in Schools: Can School Policies Affect Climate? Works Cited Chapter 13. Exploring the Boundaries of Self: Using Queer Autobiography to Teach Courses on Identity and Solidarity Across Borders Writing from Life Excursus: How to Teach: Benefits, Changes, and Growth in Students Recommended Course Goals Recommended Assignments Homework Assignments A Hunger for Memories: Richard Rodriguez’s Loss of Family and the Need for Belonging Excursus: How to Teach: Exercises that Promote Growth in Students Cherríe Moraga: Loving in the War Years and Making Familia from Scratch Excursus: How to Teach: Exercises that Promote Growth in Students Gloria Anzaldúa and the Total Self Excursus: How to Teach: Benefits, Changes, and Growth in Students Final Thoughts on Course Structure Notes Works Cited Part IV. Expanding the Circle Chapter 14. Show Me Your ID Chapter 15. At the Crossroads: Navigating the Intersection of Spiritual and Sexual Identity Within Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) College Students Introduction Review of the Literature Religion and Spirituality Identity Development Models of Sexual Identity Development Models of Spiritual Identity Development Intersectionality of Spiritual and Sexual Identities Collaborative Units The Center for Ethics and Religious Affairs Traditional Programs The LGBTA Student Resource Center History of Collaboration Tiers of Collaboration Shared Spaces Cosponsorships Visibility and Resource Provision New and Future Programming Previous Challenges and Areas of Growth Fear of Disclosure Stigmas and Stereotypes Religious and Spiritual Traditions Implications for Scholar-Practitioners Future Directions Works Cited Chapter 16. New Perspectives on Religion and Spirituality for LGBTQ Students Notes Works Cited Chapter 17. Intersections: A Guide to Working with LGBTQI University Students of Minority Religions or Cultures Notes Works Cited Chapter 18. Culturally Appropriate Information Support Services for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) South Asians: Representing Multiple Shades of Identity Based on Sexual Orientation and Ethnicity Introduction Research Methods Who Are LGBT South Asians? Needs of LGBT South Asians Framework of Information Support Services for LGBT South Asians Information Support Services for LGBT South Asians in Higher Education Notes Works Cited Contributors Index