Feds award over half a million dollars in grants to study ‘safe zones’ for some LGBTQ students
The National Science Foundation is spending a combined $587,441 of taxpayer money on a joint study called “A Virtual Community of Practice to Promote LGBTQ Inclusion in Engineering.” The research will include an online Safe Zone course that will provide inclusion training to engineering students and professionals across the nation.
“Recent research on the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) individuals in engineering has shown that the climate can be unfriendly (or “chilly”) for both students and professionals. This project aims to increase the inclusion of LGBTQ students and professionals in engineering,” the grant award reads....