How to look for a trans-friendly college climate

[AustenNut]

@Twoin28

He’s the sports photographer for the school paper, and runs a small business making highlight reels for student athletes trying to get the attention of college coaches. His dream job in the field would be working on production or marketing for ESPN or a major sports team

It’s a bit larger than a liberal arts college, but not huge. He may want to consider U. of Hartford in Connecticut which has about 4200 undergrads, so near the size of Ithaca College. Below is something I wrote in May 2024 about U. of Hartford that is relevant for your son, with emphasis added to the last two sentences:

@AustenNut

it has some really interesting opportunities for someone who’s interested in sports broadcasting, especially the UH Hawks Production mentioned below:

Using a combination of real-world and classroom experience, you build a strong portfolio through internships and by working in one or more of our media-oriented student firms:

• The Agency: A school wide firm, where you create media content for profit and non-profit organizations
• The Studio: A production company that develops TV shows and web series for our student-run television network (STN) and other clients
• The Newsroom: A media outlet for you to write and publish online news content about the University and the Hartford area
• UH Hawks Production: A mobile broadcast studio, where you produce live University sports programming for streaming services.

And it seems to be working, as both a '21 and '22 grad are working for ESPN’s SportsCenter. (ESPN’s headquarters are about a half hour away from campus.)

Also, this thread might be interesting reading since you’ve already mentioned two of them, and third has about 2k undergrads: Syracuse vs Ithaca vs St. Bonaventure for Sports Media and Communications