July 1, 2021 at 4:59 pm by Holly Rusch and Atmika Iyer
UC Santa Barbara professors, lecturers and faculty within the LGBTQ+ community have a wide range of lived experiences.Â
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The Nexus spoke with employees on UCSBâs Out List about their experience within the field of higher education as members of the LGBTQ+ community â along with other aspects of their identities. Some of these experiences occurred at UCSB while others were in other universities and colleges.Â
Graduate Dean and Feminist Studies Professor Leila Rupp shared that one of her primary struggles was being taken seriously for pursuing queer studies while teaching in Ohio.Â