Conceptualizing digital campus climate within LGBTQ+ resource center websites: A critical discourse analysis

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Conceptualizing digital campus climate within LGBTQ+ resource center websites: A critical discourse analysis

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The emergence of university LGBTQ+ resources over the last couple of decades indicates promising movement toward fuller engagement of minoritized students in higher education. Despite this growth, LGBTQ+ communities continue to experience marginalization, even on campuses with dedicated services. This critical discourse analysis advances a conceptualization of digital campus climate by exploring how three institutions represent their LGBTQ+ resources through their university-sponsored webpages. We leverage the Campus Pride Index as a lens for understanding how institutional webpages align with best practices and convey a richer understanding of digital campus climate. Findings illustrated the burden LGBTQ+ resource centers undertake as they work to serve their campus communities through intentional partnerships and institutional policies to support LGBTQ+ communities. Implications for research and practice reveal considerations for how colleges and universities may enhance their digital campus climate, as well as strategies for improving practice through purposeful applications of the Campus Pride Index and enhanced digital presence for college and university LGBTQ+ resource centers.

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Jonathan T. Pryor

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Pryor, J. T., & Nachman, B. R. (2021). Conceptualizing digital campus climate within lgbtq+ resource center websites: A critical discourse analysis. Innovative Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10755-021-09590-6

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Gender Equality

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“Conceptualizing digital campus climate within LGBTQ+ resource center websites: A critical discourse analysis,” Outstanding Faculty Publications, accessed April 28, 2024, https://facpub.library.fresnostate.edu/items/show/370.