The Rutgers Department of Philosophy strives to maintain a supportive environment for graduate students belonging to other underrepresented groups, including LGBT graduate students, graduate students of racial and ethnic minorities, and disabled graduate students. Though some of the challenges faced by members of these groups are the same as those faced by women in philosophy, many are not. In recognition of the need to address the situation of each underrepresented group individually, the Department has collected a number of resources for LGBT, minority, and disabled students below.
Resources for LGBT Graduate Students:
- APA Newsletter on LGBT Issues in Philosophy
- LGBT Philosophy Forum
- ''On the Job Market as a Transgender Candidate'' by Rachel McKinnon
- ''Coming Out in Class'' by Rachel McKinnon
Resources for Graduate Students of Racial and Ethnic Minorities:
- APA Newsletter on Asian & Asian-American Philosophy
- APA Newsletter on Philosophy and the Black Experience
- APA Newsletter on Hispanic/Latino Issues in Philosophy
- APA Newsletter on Indigenous Philosophy
- Collegium of Black Women Philosophers
- Society of Young Black Philosophers
- The Black Academic's Guide to Winning Tenure Without Losing Your Soul by Kerry Ann Rockquemore and Tracey Laszloffy (Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2008)
- Integrated but Unequal: Black Faculty in Predominately White Space edited by Mark Christian (Africa World Press, 2011)
- On Being Included: Racism and Diversity in Institutional Life by Sara Ahmed (Duke University Press, 2012)
- Exploring Race In Predominantly White Classrooms: Scholars of Color Reflect edited by George Yancy and Maria del Guadalupe Davidson (Routledge, 2014)
- Asian Americans, Positive Stereotyping, and Philosophy
- What is the state of Blacks in philosophy?
Resources for Graduate Students with Disabilities:
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