Student Culture & Climate Survey 2024

Students Listened to in Classroom Sengs Students were asked to evaluate how well they felt they were listened to in classroom sengs by faculty instructors, student instructors, other students, and staff instructors. All four groups received over 80% levels of agreement, with the highest overall agreement being 85.8% for being listened to by faculty instructors followed by other students, 84.7%, student instructors, 83.1%, and staff instructors, 82.5%. The levels of disagreement on the four items ranged from 1.9% to 2.6%. Table 10.1. Listened to in Classrooms and Classroom Sengs

In my classrooms and classroom settings (e.g., lectures, seminars, labs, workshops, studio sessions, etc.), I feel listened to by: Faculty instructors

0.5%

1.4%

12.4%

45.0%

40.7%

85.8%

962

4.24

0.76

119

433

392

0.3%

1.7%

14.9%

44.0%

39.2%

Student instructors (e.g., GSIs, TAs, etc.)

83.1%

960

4.20

0.77

143

422

376

0.2%

2.4%

12.7%

48.6%

36.1%

Other students

84.7%

961

4.18

0.76

122

467

347

0.6%

1.5%

15.4%

45.0%

37.5%

Staff instructors

82.5%

957

4.17

0.78

147

431

359

There were some differences by demographic group, including: • Men had slightly higher mean scores on all items compared to women. Both groups rated faculty instructors the highest men 4.27, women, 4.22. Men rated other staff instructors the lowest, women other students. • Asian students rated faculty instructors, student instructors, and staff instructors the highest, while white students rated how well they were listened to by other students the highest. Other BIPOC students had the lowest mean scores across all groups with their lowest, 4.08, on being listened to by peers. • LGBTQIA2S+ students reported lower mean scores on all four items than students who idenfied as straight, with the lowest score being 3.99 for feeling listened to by other students. • Graduate students rated their experiences with faculty instructors much more favorably than undergraduate students, with a mean of 4.40 versus 4.18. They also rated how they felt listened to by other students and staff instructors more favorably. However, their assessments of being listened to by student instructors were nearly equal. • On all items, PhD students had higher mean scores than master’s students. Addionally, juniors and seniors had lower mean scores on all items compared to freshmen and sophomores. Full results by demographic groups are shown in Table 10.2 and Table 10.3.