Kristen Renn, professor of higher, adult and lifelong education and associate dean of undergraduate students for student success research at Michigan State University, will conduct a workshop and present a lecture here Thursday (Feb.28).
The workshop, “LGBTQ College Student Success: Progress, Precarity, and Possibilities” will begin at 2 p.m. in the LGBTQ+ Center, now located at Maple House (formerly the Stalnaker/Dadisman RFL House). In the workshop, Renn will present and discuss evidence of LGBTQ students thriving despite homophobia, harassment and discrimination in K-12 schools and colleges.
The lecture, “Creating Contexts for Student Success Across Differences,” will be held at 4:30 p.m. in the Rhododendron Room on the second floor of the Mountainlair and will advocate for interconnected efforts to increase success for LGBTQ students, students of color, low-income, and first-generation students.
Renn's research interests include student success and persistence, identity and identity development in higher education; mixed race college students; women in higher education in the US and global contexts; and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues in higher education. She currently serves as President of the Association for the Study of Higher Education.
If you plan to attend, RSVP to tgrimes@mail.wvu.edu.