transgender issues in higher education jack miner director of operations university registrar
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Transgender Issues in Higher EducationJack Miner
Director of OperationsUniversity Registrar
What does transgender mean?
Why is this a higher education issue?
Life Cycle of a Student
Transgender
• Umbrella term for anyone whose gender identity or expression differs from the norm.
• Transgender is the “accepted” term for a range of ways that someone may self-identify.
Gender versus Sex
• Sex is more aligned with biological makeup and anatomy
• Gender is more aligned with personal identification, expression, and social construct.
Transsexual
• Have physical characteristics of one sex but identify as the opposite gender.
• Often seek to modify their body through hormones or surgery so the physical matches the psychological or emotional.
• Term is not used as frequently as Transgender.
Transgender
• Cross Dressers: Comfortable with their perceived birth sex and gender but enjoy dressing in clothing traditionally worn by the opposite gender.
• Drag Queens (and Drag Kings): Comfortable with their perceived birth sex and gender but dress in the opposite gender clothing for entertainment.
• Both fall into the Transgender umbrella but these individuals usually do not consider themselves transgender.
Transitioning
• Process of modifying one’s personal appearance or presentation to match their gender identity.
Transgender Frequency
• Between 1 in 250 and 1 in 500.
• Equally distribution who are Male to Female as Female to Male.
• More Male to Female seek surgery
Why Higher Education?
• Students who have transitioned by the time the arrive on campus:• 8% of Female to Male Transgender students
have transitioned by 18• 5% of Male to Female Transgender students
have transitioned by 18
• Students who transition while college aged (18-24)• 50% of Female to Male Transgender people
transition between the ages of 18 and 24• Only 20% of Male to Female Transgender
people transition during this period.• These rates are increasing rapidly each year
the survey is taken.
Life Cycle of a Student
• Prospect• Applicant• New Student• Continuing Student• Alumni
Prospect
• Foundation of Support
• Infrastructure
Prospect
• Non-Discrimination Policy
• Include Sexual Orientation• Include Gender Identity and Expression
Prospect
• Community Profile on Transgender Issues
• Institutional visibility on GLBT issues• Marketing to GLBT community
• Arts, Speakers, Athletics• Outreach to GLBT Community• Visibility of GLBT faculty, staff, and
alumni• Connection with local organizations
Prospect
• Video
• Video
Prospect
• CampusPride.org –• Top 25 GLBT universities in the country
• Advocate Magazine• Top 10 university for GLBT students• Best university for transgender students
• Out Magazine• Best GLBT college town
• Human Rights Campaign Equality Index• Top rated hospital for GLBT community
Prospect
• “Niche Trickery”
Applicant
• GLBT inclusion in marketing materials
• GLBT college fairs
• GLBT Visit Day
• Education for recruitment team including alumni recruiters
Applicant
• GLBT inclusion in marketing materials
Applicant
• GLBT inclusion in marketing materials
• GLBT college fairs
• GLBT Visit Day
• Education for recruitment team including alumni recruiters
Applicant
• Scholarships
• Financial Aid staff with expertise
• Federal Aid • No Match Letters
• Selective Service Registration (state schools)
Applicant
• Application Form
• Common Application• Parent (rather than mother & father)• How do you ask sex and gender?
Applicant
• Sex: Male and Female
• Gender: Man and Woman
• Should you include “other” with the option to self identify?
• Should you include other options as a drop down (transgender, intersex, genderqueer, MTF, FTM, Pre-operative, Post-operative)?
• Should you ask for a preferred pronoun?
Applicant
• What does your database support?
• Statistical Tracking and Points of Pride.
• Who has access to the data?
Applicant
• Single Sex Schools
• Faith Affiliated Schools
New Student
• Customer Service and Interaction
• Train staff just in case
• Be respectful and discrete
• Use the appropriate pronoun
• Do not “out” them
• Make any processes or questions as routine as possible
• Don’t ask about genitals…really this happens
• Don’t assume their sexual orientation
• If you are unsure of anything…ask
New Student
• Residence Hall Options
• Housing Room Assignments
• Athletic Eligibility
New Student
• Transgender Friendly Restrooms
• Map Feature
Continuing Students
• Name Changes
• Preferred Name
• Sex and Gender Marker Changes
Preferred Name
• Documentation or Not?
• Self Service or Not?
• Where does it appear?
• Where does the legal name appear?
• Student ID Cards
Sex and Gender Marker Changes
• Documentation
• Where does it appear?
• Archive data access
• Reporting
Continuing Students
• Academic Programs
• Transgender Studies• GLBT Studies or History• Sexuality Studies• Study Abroad and Internships• Contribution to the body of knowledge
Continuing Students
• Academic Support
• Academic Counselors
• Faculty Connections
• Research Opportunities
Continuing Students
• Student Programming
• Transgender student groups• GLBT student groups• Transgender Awareness Week• GLBT Student Programs Office• Visibility on campus
Continuing Students
• Student Life Support
• Student Health Services• Doctors who specialize in this
community• Connection to local resources and
agencies
Continuing Students
• Institutional Policies
• Insurance coverage (student and faculty/staff)
• Medical Center connections• Medical Leave• Polices related to larger GLBT
community
Alumni
• Rainbow Graduation
• Identify GLBT alumni in alumni and donor prospect databases
• Opportunities to connect with current students
Alumni
• Opportunities to network
• Opportunities to give back
• Opportunities to connect with current students
• Expectation of Leadership
• Community Engagement
Questions?
Jack MinerDirector of Operations
University RegistrarThe Ohio State University
[email protected](614)292-5777