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Queer and Trans College Student Success

A Comprehensive Review and Call to Action

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Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research

Part of the book series: Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research ((HATR,volume 36))

Abstract

The purpose of this chapter is to explore queer and trans (QT) student success. We center our own positionalities and utilize intersectionality and queer theory as epistemologies to frame our explorations. The core focus of our manuscript is rooted in undergraduate student experiences with goals of illuminating how various overlapping contexts are uniquely experienced for QT collegians. Within our manuscript, we highlight the relevance of identity development, finances, relationships and spaces, institutions, and society on QT student success. We present this chapter with a commitment to social change for QT students and an obligation to engage campus administrators, higher education researchers, and legislators as our primary audiences. In order to maximize the impact of our scholarship, we organize our implications to focus on five important dimensions of success for QT students: institutional change, data collection, data analysis, policy and legislation, and using frameworks. In all we do and write, we strive to uplift QT students through equity-driven scholarship.

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