Overview
Resources focused on incorporating DEI into higher education, as well as pedagogical approaches to inclusive classrooms.
General Resources
University DEI Resources
- American University, Antiracist Praxis, Defining Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Georgetown University, Center for New Design in Learning & Scholarship
- Harvard University, Office for Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
- Harvard Medical School, Office for Diversity Inclusion & Community Partnership
- Northeastern University, 4 Practices to Promote Equity in the Classroom
- Queens University of Charlotte, Center for the Advancement of Faculty Excellence
- Stanford University, Diversity Works and Resource Directory
- Stanford Law School, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
- Stanford Medicine, Diversity at Stanford Medicine
- Stanford Graduate School of Business, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and Annual DEI Report
- Tufts University, Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning, Diversity and Inclusion in the College Classroom
- University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley Diversity, Diversity Data
- University of California, Los Angeles, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, Diversity in the Classroom
- University of Delaware, Center for Teaching & Assessment of Learning, Diversity and Inclusive Teaching
- University of Maryland, Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility Research Guide
- University of Rhode Island, Office for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning
- Vanderbilt University, Center for Teaching, Increasing Inclusivity in the Classroom
- Washington University in St. Louis, Center for Teaching and Learning
Secondary Sources
- Valerie Alexandra, Karent Holcombe Ehrhart & Amy E. Randel, Cultural Intelligence, Perceived Inclusions, and Cultural Diversity in Workgroups, 168 Personality and Individual Differences (2021). [article behind paywall]
- Jen’nea Sumo et al., The Development of an Online Diversity and Inclusion Community: Promoting a Culture of Inclusions within a College of Nursing, 37 Journal of Professional Nursing 18 (2021). [article behind paywall]
- Tiffany Taylor Smith & Leslie H. Picca, Educating the Educators: Leaning in to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Age of Zoom (2021).
- Kim M. Thompson & Clayton A. Copeland, Making the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Mindset Indispensable in the LIS Classroom Through Design, Content, Communication, and Assessment, in Humanizing LIS Education and Practice: Diversity by Design (2021).
- Shinobu Kitayama, Perspectives and the Truth: Another Case for Diversity and Inclusion, Association for Psychological Science (Jan. 6, 2021).
- Samina Ashraf & Muhammad Uzair-ul-Hassan, Equity Pedagogy as a Means to Address Educational Needs of Students to Burgeon Inclusive Culture in Colleges and Universities, 23 Journal of Educational Research 1 (2020). [article behind paywall]
- Milton A. Fuentes, David G. Zelaya & Joshua W. Madsen, Rethinking the Course Syllabus: Considerations for Promoting Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, 48 Teaching of Psychology (2020).
- Duke W. Austin et al., Diversity and Inclusion Curriculum: Addressing Culturally Relevant Pedagogy and the Achievement Gap at a Racially Diverse University, 11 Currents in Teaching & Learning 223 (2019). [article behind paywall]
- Amer F. Ahmend & Shayla Herndon-Edmunds, Classroom Diversity and Inclusive Pedagogy, ACUE Community (Feb. 21, 2018).
- J.D. Snowball & S. McKenna, Student-Generated Content: An Approach to Harnessing the Power of Diversity in Higher Education, 22 Teaching in Higher Education 604 (2017).
- Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, Office of the Under Secretary, U.S. Department of Education, Advancing Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education: Key Data Highlights Focusing on Race and Ethnicity and Promising Practices (November 2016).
- Baylie Hart Clarida et al., Strategies for Digital Inclusion: Towards a Pedagogy for Embracing and Sustaining Student Diversity and Engagement with Online Learning, IAFOR Journal of Education 86 (2015).
- Sabrina N. Ross, Diversity and Intergroup Contract in Higher Education: Exploring Possibilities for Democratization Through Social Justice Education, 19 Teaching in Higher Education 870 (2014).
- Inclusive Teaching: Presence in the Classroom, New Directions for Teaching and Learning (Special Issue on Inclusive Learning (2014)).
- Sylvia Hurtado & Chelsea Guillermo-Wann, University of California, Los Angeles Higher Education Research Institute, Diverse Learning Environments: Assessing and Creating Conditions for Student Success – Final Report to the Ford Foundation (2013).
- Gail A. Dawson, Using Conversational Learning to Enhance Teaching of Diversity, 7 e-Journal of Business Education and Scholarship of Teaching 31 (2013).
- A. Helene Robinson, Using Creativity and Collaboration to Develop Innovative Programs That Embrace Diversity in Higher Education, 5 Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching 6 (2012).
- K. Dara Hill, We’re Actually Comfortable with Diversity: Affirming Teach Candidates for Culturally Relevant Reading Pedagogy in Urban Practicum, 34 Action in Teacher Education 420 (2012). [article behind paywall]
- Bobby Ann Starnes, Rethinking Diversity, 92 The Phi Delta Kappan 74 (2010). [article behind paywall]
- Hala Elhoweris et al., College Students’ Myths about Diversity and What College Faculty Can Do, 12 Multicultural Education 13 (2004).
Books on Teaching & DEI
- Jaime Hoffman, Patrick Blessinger & Mandla Makhanya, Editors, Perspectives on Diverse Student Identities in Higher Education: International Perspectives on Diversity and Inclusion (2019).
- Philathia Bolton, Cassander L. Smith & Lee Bebout, Editors, Teaching With Tension: Race, Resistance, and Reality in the Classroom (2019).
- harlene Voogd Cochrane, Meenakshi Chhabra, Marjorie A. Jones & Deborah Spragg, Culturally Responsive Teaching and Reflection in Higher Education (2017).
- Amy Lee, et al., Teaching Interculturally: A Framework for Integrating Disciplinary Knowledge and Intercultural Development (2017).
- Christopher Emdin, For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood … and the Rest of Y’all Too : Reality Pedagogy and Urban Education (2016).
- Caprice D. Hollins & Ilsa Govan, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Strategies for Facilitating Conversations on Race (2015).
Opinion Pieces on Inclusion
- Deborah S. Willis, Job Seeker, Change Agent:…Even in a Quest for Employment, Seeking to Access and Support Organizations’ Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Social Justices Goals Can Be Beneficial, Inside Higher Ed (Dec. 14, 2020).
- Patrick Berkery, Strengthening La Salle’s Community of Inclusivity (Oct. 12, 2020).
- Angelyn Francis, Why Business Schools Will Need a Curriculum Overhaul if Corporations Are Going to Meet Their Pledges for Equity, Inclusion and Diversity, Toronto Star (Oct. 4, 2020).
- Bobby T. Rimas, Op-ed, More Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Needed to Help Heal Our Nation, South Pasadenan (Sept. 24, 2020).
- Soulaymane Kachani, Catherine Ross & Amanda Irvin, 5 Principles as Pathways to Inclusive Teaching, Insider Higher Ed (Feb. 19, 2020).
- Eli Capilouto & Sonja Feist-Price, Op-ed, The Importance of a Diverse, Inclusive Community (Jan. 7, 2020).
- Kassem L. Lucas, Teaching Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging in Law School, Troutman Pepper (Oct. 5, 2019).
- Viji Sathy & Kelly A. Hogan, How to Make Your Teaching More Inclusive, Chronicle of Higher Education (July 22, 2019).
Selected References from Published Reports on Inclusion
- Ibram X. Kendi, How to Be An Antiracist (2019).
- Anna J. Egalite & Brian Kisida, The Many Ways Teacher Diversity May Benefit Students, Brookings Institution (2016).
- Ibram X. Kendi, Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America (2016).
- Adriana Ruiz Alvarado & Sylvia Hurtado, Diversity in Teaching and Learning: Affirming Students as Empowered Learners, 16(3) Diversity and Democracy (2013).
- Jeffrey F. Milem, Mitchell J. Chang & Anthony Lising Antonio, Making Diversity Work On Campus: A Research Based Perspective (2005).
- Patricia Gurin, Eric L. Dey, Sylvia Hurtado & Gerald Gurin, Diversity and Higher Education: Theory and Impact on Educational Outcomes, 72 Harvard Educational Review 330 (2002).
- Lee Anne Bell, Sincere Fictions: The Pedagogical Challenges of Preparing White Teachers for Multicultural Classrooms, 35 Equity and Excellence in Education 236 (2002).
Selected Websites from Published Reports on Inclusion
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