Expanding Our Knowledge of LGBQ+ Faculty

Most research about queerness at colleges and universities has been aimed at examining the student experience. Research on queer faculty often has quantitative limitations, has grown outdated, or is qualitative in nature, but from this work, we know that the experiences of queer faculty are often difficult. Through a large-scale, multi-institution, multiyear investigation of LGBQ+ faculty, this study gives an overview of the academic lives of these understudied academics. We investigate who they are, what institutions employ them, and different ways they contribute to undergraduate education. With this story, we hope to strengthen the voices of qualitative studies and encourage higher education to think more broadly about notions of diversity and identity.