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Antonio Duran, PhD
@drantonioduran.bsky.social
Associate Professor in #HigherEducation + 1L JD student
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Are you at #ASHE2025? Bruce has had a big day!

If you find a Bruce the Moose hidden throughout the conference space in the Sheraton Denver Downtown, post on the app Community Board or stop by our booth to receive 3 months of Dedoose for free.

#ASHE25 #BrucetheMoose @drantonioduran.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 6:35 PM
*Reminder: Share and apply* @naspafaculty.bsky.social emerging faculty leader academy (EFLA) applications are due November 15th at this link: tinyurl.com/EFLA2026. Info about the program can be found here: tinyurl.com/EFLAInfo2026. Questions? Contact me or Dr. Laila McCloud!
October 13, 2025 at 4:40 PM
*Please Share* For those attending the 2025 Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) conference in Denver, join us for the 7th annual Cheers and Queers (wild that it's the 7th year)! Sponsored by Dedoose, this is a space for us to be in community, as it is so vital during these times.
October 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Teaching has always been a political act—even in disciplines that people argue are 'identity-neutral.' Learn more about how biology instructors navigate questions of agency in the face of anti-DEI legislation. This article is open access!

doi.org/10.1080/0022...
October 6, 2025 at 10:11 PM
*Share and Apply* Applications for @naspafaculty.bsky.social emerging faculty leader academy (EFLA) are open and due by November 15th! Apply at: tinyurl.com/EFLA2026

Questions? Reach out to EFLA Co-Coordinators: Myself or Laila McCloud, Ph.D. (mcclolai@gvsu.edu)!
September 8, 2025 at 8:11 PM
*PLEASE SHARE* Study on graduate students' queer joy. $49 gift card as compensation. Learn about the project and submit interest here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
September 3, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Colleagues and friends—

Join Celina German, M.Ed. & I through #AERADivG for a panel on navigating the education academic job search during these times. We have incredible panelists who are excited to share insights!

The date is Sept. 30th from 230pm–330pm ET. RSVP: asu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
August 27, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Associate professor & JD student looking for members of general & legal counsels at higher education institutions for a study on navigating free speech, equity, & the law. Past staff members who served in the past 5 years are also eligible! Learn about the study here: tinyurl.com/LegalCounselEquity
August 18, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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Sharing my new article w/@crystalegarcia.bsky.social & @drantonioduran.bsky.social in the Journal of Higher Education (50 free at link). We conducted a critical discourse analysis of the arguments used in several states for/against anti-DEI legislation in '23-24.
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/XRP9D...
“Copy and Paste” Practices: A Multi-Site Critical Discourse Analysis of Arguments About Anti-DEI Legislation
This manuscript presents the results of a critical discourse analysis designed to investigate how legislators and other actors leverage discursive strategies to frame the need for/impacts of state-...
www.tandfonline.com
July 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Excited to share the new issue of New Directions in Higher Education that I edited w/ the amazing Maren Greathouse: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15360741.... The authors used national surveys to uplift perspectives on LGBTQ+ college student well-being. Check out their incredible work!
Special Issue: Revisiting Perspectives on Individual and Community Well‐Being for LGBTQ+ College Students: Insights from National Survey Findings: New Directions for Higher Education: Vol 2025, No 210
Click on the title to browse this issue
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July 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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JQTSIE invites Editorial board nominations until July 14, especially Associate & Consulting Editors. Learn more & submit a nomination: tinyurl.com/jqtsienomination

To learn more about JQTSIE, visit www.jqtsie.com

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June 24, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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JQTSIE invites Editorial board nominations until July 14, especially Associate & Consulting Editors. Learn more & submit a nomination: tinyurl.com/jqtsienomina...

To learn more about JQTSIE, visit www.jqtsie.com
@kamdenstrunk.bsky.social @drantonioduran.bsky.social @sashelton.bsky.social
2025–2028 Journal of Queer and Trans Studies Editorial Board Nominations
The Journal of Queer and Trans Studies in Education is a fee-free open-access peer-reviewed publication that publishes empirical, conceptual, and theoretical work in the areas of queer and trans studi...
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June 16, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Adam & I wanted to share how touched we are for those who have shared/contributed to our campaign. Just in the last few days, we have reached 20% of the total adoption cost, which we never could imagine! Feel free to continue sharing as you are able 🩵.

www.gofundme.com/f/support-ad...
Donate to Help Us Become Dads—Adam and Antonio's Adoption Process!, organized by Antonio Duran
❤️ Our Story About 10 years ago, Adam and I met in Oxford, OH … Antonio Duran needs your support for Help Us Become Dads—Adam and Antonio's Adoption Process!
www.gofundme.com
June 3, 2025 at 4:55 PM
*Share if Able* After much planning/dreaming, my husband & I are ready to grow our family through adoption, but we need your help to make it happen. Every little bit counts! ❤ Please consider donating or sharing our journey. Thank you! gofund.me/dd7f53b9
Donate to Help Us Become Dads—Adam and Antonio's Adoption Process!, organized by Antonio Duran
❤️ Our Story About 10 years ago, Adam and I met in Oxford, OH … Antonio Duran needs your support for Help Us Become Dads—Adam and Antonio's Adoption Process!
gofund.me
June 1, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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🥳📣 Call for abstracts: Special Issue of JQTSIE:
"Critical Approaches to Queering STEM Education"
edited by @drjgutz.bsky.social & @ftmathteacher.bsky.social!
Abstracts are due SOON: May 30, 2025! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
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@kamdenstrunk.bsky.social @drantonioduran.bsky.social @sashelton.bsky.social
May 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Super excited to serve as a fellow for @ucfreespeech.bsky.social during the upcoming year! My project will fuse my upcoming JD education @asulaw.bsky.social with my broader research agenda. Looking forward to learning alongside this great group!
🎉 Congratulations to the Center’s 2025 - 2026 class of fellows!

This cohort’s research examines topics such as the role of misinformation in medicine, fostering trust through campus communications and viewpoint diversity.

Learn about their projects:
buff.ly/9RYwCmE
May 14, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I am constantly amazed at the level of brilliance of the people I am in community with—especially these three. Grateful for these wonderful people! We’re cooking up some 🔥 (is that what people say?) @itsalexcl.bsky.social @zakfoste.bsky.social @wilsonokello.bsky.social
May 12, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I was watching via live stream in the CBus airport & am so proud of Brenna Garcia—an undergrad who I served as faculty mentor for an LGBTQ studies capstone—for sharing their research! My favorite part is playing the smallest part in supporting QT researchers in their brilliance!
May 1, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Congratulations to the amazing, kind, and brilliant Dra. @hannahlreyes.bsky.social! Such an honor to be able to hood you and to be a part of your journey.
April 30, 2025 at 11:26 PM
I have finally reached the point in my longitudinal research (5 years in) where I am starting to tell the stories of the amazing QTPOC participants.

This article shares insights into how participants have navigated relationships w/ families over the years.

www.tandfonline.com/.../10.../00...
April 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Honored to share this manuscript written w/ @zakfoste.bsky.social & J. Audra where we examine how #HigherEd scholars engage positionality in research. We hope this will be a helpful tool for teaching research, as well as for those authoring their scholarship! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Who are the “Scholars” in “Scholarship?”: How Higher Education Researchers Represent Positionality in Their Studies
Despite the widespread incorporation of positionality statements in higher education qualitative scholarship, and their incremental increase in quantitative research, understandings of just what su...
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April 23, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Are you attending @aeraedresearch.bsky.social's Annual Meeting in Denver? Have an idea for an article or special issue? Want to talk w/ the editors about your research? Want to learn more about the journal? Come meet us!

@kamdenstrunk.bsky.social @drantonioduran.bsky.social @sashelton.bsky.social
April 19, 2025 at 10:57 PM
*Please share* Call for bi+ college student participants on a study regarding the concept of 'passing.' Financial compensation will be provided! Interest can be shared via this link: usmep.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_.... #HigherEd #college #bisexual #pansexual #queer
April 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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New publication with @drantonioduran.bsky.social & @jaudrazona.bsky.social reviewing the last 15 years of research about disabled queer & trans college students published in the Journal of Diversity in Higher Ed
@apajournals.bsky.social

psycnet.apa.org/record/2025-...
March 31, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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It's almost Giving Day here at VCU! Consider supporting the Journal of Queer and Trans Studies in Education with a donation! Help us keep the journal completely open-access and fee-free.

Please consider making a gift today, and also consider sharing with your networks: give.vcu.edu/schools/Virg...
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March 31, 2025 at 5:12 PM