Provost's Diversity Institute for Faculty Development

In this inaugural session for the Institute the panel seeks to explore anti-LGBTQ+ legislation's implications for the University classroom. 

With state legislators filing more than 340 anti-LGBTQ+ state laws for consideration, 150 of which target transgender people this rapidly changing landscape of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation nationwide has implications for university teaching and learning. This panel discussion addresses how these bills, often directed at K-12 students and educators, resonate through, and have consequences for higher education university classrooms.

Panelists: 

Anthony Infanti, Professor of Law, School of Law

Jesse Jack, Visiting Lecturer, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Literature Program

Sophia Choukas-Bradley, Assistant Professor, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Psychology 

Watufani M. Poe, Assistant Professor, School of Education

Moderator:

Michael Bridges, Interim Executive Director, University Center for Teaching and Learning