Article
Building LGBTQ-Inclusive Chemical Engineering Classrooms and Departments
Chemical Engineering Education
(2018)
Abstract
Despite recent advances in LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer) equality in the United States and in many countries around the globe, LGBTQ+ students on college campuses still experience bias, hostility and discrimination. Engineering departments on campus in particular have been slower than other departments to respond to efforts to effect a positive change for LGBTQ+ individuals [1, 2]. Researchers and practitioners began working together in 2015 to advance LGBTQ+ inclusion in engineering classrooms and workplaces. This paper presents research-informed promising practices for creating LGBTQ+-inclusive climate in engineering departments. The specific focus is on strategies that can be adopted by individual faculty members to support LGBTQ+ inclusion for engineering students in academic spaces.
Disciplines
Publication Date
Spring 2018
Citation Information
Anthony Butterfield, Alon McCormick and Stephanie Farrell. "Building LGBTQ-Inclusive Chemical Engineering Classrooms and Departments" Chemical Engineering Education Vol. 52 Iss. 2 (2018) p. 107 - 113 ISSN: 2165-6428 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/stephanie-farrell/36/