Identifying Strategies from Education-Related Activities to Provide Improved Academic Access for LGBTQIAP Students of Color

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By: Sheila Gregory, PhD; Professor, Educational Leadership and Higher Education, Clark Atlanta University

Clark Atlanta University professor, Sheila T. Gregory, Ph.D. is the principal investigator for the grant entitled, Identifying Strategies from Education-Related Activities to Provide Improved Academic Access for LGBTQIAP Students of Color. This 18-month grant, beginning in the summer of 2020 and concluding December 31, 2021, provides numerous services for LGBTQ+ students of color, as well as training for those who work directly with this student population. 

In late fall 2020, nearly 50 of these public school teachers, counselors, social workers, and staff received 2.5 hours of interactive professional development training with topics that covered: 1) basic LGBTQ+ terminology; 2) intersectionality; 3) the status of Black, Latinx and Asian LGBTQ+ youth; 4) student rights, laws and constitutional protections; 5) how to support LGBTQ+ youth of color; 6) cultural competency; 7) empowering inclusive schools, families and communities; and 8) Where to begin? and; additional Q&A. 

In this interactive professional development training session, numerous resources were discussed and shared, including the following that we would like to share:

The remaining initiatives for the grant include a series of Journal Writing Retreats for middle and high school students, Comprehensive Online Course Modules to provide training for school staff and a website for complete access to all completed activities of this grant.