Trans and Nonbinary Students Experiences in College - On Campus Podcast

Dr. Justin A. Gutzwa (they/them) is an Assistant Professor of Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education at Michigan State University. Shaped by their experiences as a queer, nonbinary, trans scholar, Justin employs critical theories and qualitative methods to dismantle deficit-based understandings of queer and trans communities in postsecondary education, particularly trans-Communities of Color. Justin’s research has also interrogated systemic minoritization in postsecondary STEM education spaces. Their work has been published in various prominent education and science journals, including Harvard Educational Review, the Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, and the Journal of Women & Gender in Higher Education.

While transgender and nonbinary individuals are becoming more visible across different media forms, undergraduate trans and nonbinary students are still largely an invisible minority on most college and university campuses across the United States. Adverse experiences are common for trans and nonbinary undergraduate students across campuses, and they often receive little to no support from services on campus.

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Resources: 

• https://sahe.colostate.edu/transgender-students-experiences-in-postsecondary/#:~:text=Transgender%2C%20gender%20nonconforming%2C%20and%20gender,services%20of%20student%20affairs%20professionals.
• https://legacy.lambdalegal.org/know-your-rights/article/trans-in-college-faq