We would like to invite any and all current college students or those who have graduated in the past year who identify on the asexual and/or aromantic spectrum to write a short reflection on the topic, “Education.” This is intended to be low-stress – you are not expected to write an entire blog post. Instead, we will create a single post combining the received submissions showing the diversity of perspectives present within our community. Your submission can be up to 300 words or another form of media such as a drawing.

How to submit

Please submit your written response to this form: https://forms.gle/9m3pXtpYn4qtKHSaA. If you want to submit another form of media, please email it to aace@smith.edu and note your college. The deadline for submissions is March 31, and the submissions will be posted anonymously on April 1.

Prompts

The following are meant to give you ideas for what you can write about, but you are not limited to these prompts! The topic is meant to be broad, so feel free to write about whatever you are inspired to write about.

• Have you ever had a class which discussed asexuality and/or aromanticism? If so, how was it discussed?
• Have you ever had a class which did not discuss asexuality and/or aromanticism when it would have been relevant? If so, how do you wish it had been discussed?
• Have you ever had a professor make assumptions/generalizations about asexuality and/or aromanticism?
• How is asexuality and/or aromanticism relevant to your field(s) of study?
• How was or wasn’t asexuality covered in health class?
• Do you feel comfortable talking about your identity in your classes?