Lloyd International Honors College

Eric B. Toler

Coordinator of Data and Student Records & Senior Academic Advisor

ebtoler@uncg.edu
(336) 334-9371

Eric B. Toler (he/him/his) is the Coordinator of Data and Student Records and Senior Academic Advisor in Lloyd International Honors College. Eric earned his Master of Arts and Bachelor of Arts degrees in Women’s and Gender Studies at UNC Greensboro. Before moving into his current position, Eric served as the Graduate Assistant for the Honors College. He regularly teaches courses in the Honors College and in the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program at UNCG.

In his role with the Honors College, Eric maintains student data and information, advises all Honors students, oversees the Honors Ambassadors, and teaches Honors courses. His original Honors courses include (Re)Imagining Freedom: Personhood, Human Rights, and the Perils of Inclusion; LGBTQ History and Theory; and How to Change the World: An Introduction to Key Issues in Social Justice.

Eric’s M.A. thesis examines the gay social networking application Grindr as a critical site of the (re)production of queer respectability and abjection, as well as its potential for queer world-making and the troubling of public and private spaces as distinct realms. His academic research interests primarily center queer theory, critical pedagogy, feminism, social justice education, and critical community building. He is passionate about education, advocacy, and making the world a more socially just place.

Outside of his work life, Eric is an avid reader, animal lover, yoga practitioner, and plant dad extraordinaire. Stop by his office for a cup of tea and a chat sometime!

You can access some of Eric’s academic writing here and connect with him on LinkedIn here. You can also find Eric on Instagram at @ericbtoler.