Being a (Queer) Academic in Precarious Times
Fri, Oct 16
|Library room 7200
The Queer Collective invites you to join a new conversation series, hosted in collaboration with the Trans Equity Pod. The first conversation will be on October 16th, from 9:30 to 11:00 am in the Burnaby Campus Library room 7200. We hope to see you there!
Time & Location
Oct 16, 2026, 9:30 a.m.
Library room 7200, WAC Bennett Library, 8888 University Dr E, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada
About the Event
Navigating academic research can be complicated by intersectional identities, often in unexpected ways. This conversation series will hold space for trans, queer, racialized and/or disabled folks to come together and discuss their experiences in research/academic settings. Happening approximately twice per academic term, these conversations will hold space for sharing experiences and developing strategies to address intersectional challenges.
On October 16, the initial conversation will focus on graduate student interactions with supervisors. This session will be hosted by Dr. Taco Niet, a trans nonbinary faculty member in the SFU School of Sustainable Energy Engineering. We will discuss questions like: What should a grad student expect from their supervisor? How does one approach their supervisor with questions/challenges? What happens if the student-supervisor relationship isn’t meeting expectations?