A Queer Endeavor

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Overview

A Queer Endeavor is a nationally recognized center for gender and sexual diversity in education. We build partnerships with districts and school communities to create safer, more humanizing spaces in which LGBTQ+ youth, families, and staff can thrive. The work of A Queer Endeavor is made possible through our school and district partnerships,  grants and gifts, and the generous support of our community.

https://www.colorado.edu/center/a-queer-endeavor/

Position

This position is a paid, part-time internship. It requires approximately 60 hours of work throughout Spring, Summer, and Fall semesters. Salary is $16.00 an hour.

This CU undergraduate student position involves working with A Queer Endeavor (AQE), a center housed in the School of Education. Along with undergrads,our team will include faculty, staff, and graduate students. In this position, students will focus on House Bill 19-1192: Inclusion Of American Minorities(sic) In Teaching Civil Government which required revisions to the Social Studies standards in Colorado. As a team, we will focus on the standards particularly as they apply to Latinx LGBTQ+ Coloradans and CO history. The student researchers will lead this slice of the project. Read more here.

Responsibilities

  • Cultivating critical community as a team
  • Research + archival work
  • Outreach, including interviews
  • Bringing queer, anti-racist, anti-oppressive lenses to the standards to create sample lessons
  • Teach-ins: scholars and community organizers

Ideal Candidates

  • Interested in education
  • Interested in Latinx and trans histories in Colorado
  • Interested in archival work and interviews

Internship will take place from late Spring 2025 

For questions, please reach out to aqueerendeavor@colorado.edu

Please submit your application by December 12, 2024