Protecting the Vulnerable on Campus - Academic Labor, LGBTIQ Persons, and Grad Students

American Academy of Religion

For many of us who study or work in colleges and seminary campuses today it may be easy to ignore the vulnerable at our institutions. Yet the most vulnerable are often at risk or subject to discrimination and exploitation based on inequities of power, money, lack of social net, or means to voice their concerns about campus life and work. This panel examines what needs attention and the strategies that vulnerable people and their allies can use to decrease vulnerability and increase solidarity. Special attention is paid to the status of, and strategies being deployed by, the LGBT+ community, graduate students, people of color, low paid workers, and non-tenured faculty. Eddie S. Glaude, Princeton University, presiding Panelists and Papers - " 'Although the Doors Were Shut': Cultivating Courageous Community at the Borders of the Academy" Cameron Partridge, Saint Aidan's Episcopal Church, San Francisco - "It Doesn't Always Feel Good: Redefining Notions of Inclusion and Moving beyond 'Diversity' " Prea Persaud, University of Florida - "Solidarity within the Faculty" James Keenan, Boston College - "Ad Junk: Accounting for Different Vulnerabilities in Vulnerable Professional Positions" Hussein Rashid, Islamicate LLC - "Just Employment: Solidarity among Campus Workers" Kerry Danner, Georgetown University This session was recorded at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion on November 18 in Boston, Massachusetts. It was organized by AAR Committees on Academic Labor and Contingent Faculty; Graduate Students; and LGBTIQ Persons in the Profession.