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The Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) is committed to building individual and departmental capacity to address barriers to success for our underrepresented faculty, staff, and students, to further our efforts toward inclusive excellence and foster a more welcoming and supportive campus climate.

ODI is here to support our campus community through a number of initiatives, programs and workshops. We are also available to engage with you and your team in a variety of discussion formats on anti-racism.

This page will be updated regularly with resources to support your personal edification and discussions with students, colleagues, and teams regarding racism.

• ¸»¶þ´úÊÓƵapp University Annual Anti-Racism Summit
• Resources to Combat Anti-Asian Racism

• Key Terminology & Concepts

  Unsure where to start? Begin by grounding yourself in key terminology and concepts to fully understand racism and how it persists in society.

  Understanding Racism

  • Taking Criticism While Privileged (Inside Higher Ed)
  • Now is Not the Time to Look Away (Collective Impact Forum)
  • 11 Terms You Should Know to Better Understand Structural Racism (The Aspen Institute)
  • The Intersectionality Wars (Vox Media)
  • What do terms like systemic racism, microaggression and white fragility mean? (ABC News)
  • The BIPOC Project: A Black Indigenous People of Color Movement (The BIPOC Project)
  • Anti-Racism Resources - Curated List
  • Explained: What is systemic racism and institutional racism? (The Conversation)
  • 158 Resources to Understand Racism in America (Smithsonian Magazine)
  • Types of Racial Inequity (Seattle.Gov)
  • An Anti-Racist Reading List (The New York Times)
  • This List Of Books, Films And Podcasts About Racism Is A Start, Not A Panacea (NPR)
  • What Is White Privilege, Really? (Teaching Tolerance)

  On Advocacy, Allyship & Activism

  • Educational Justice: Which Are You — an Advocate, Ally, or Activist? (The Education Trust)
  • Ally or Accomplice? The Language of Activism (Tolerance.org)
  • The Guide to Allyship (GuidetoAllyship.com)
  • White Accountability Groups (The Center for Transformation and Change)
  •  (Collectiveimpactforum.org)
• Diversity and Inclusion Resources for Curricula: General Teaching Resources

• ¸»¶þ´úÊÓƵapp University Anti-Racism Summit (Recording and resources)

  ¸»¶þ´úÊÓƵapp University Anti-Racism Summit (Recording and resources)

• News & Expert Opinion Pieces

  Why These Teens Are Fighting to Learn Multicultural History in School (Parents)
  Two teen sisters are fighting to make Black and Indigenous history a part of American history in school. They are holding school districts accountable for equitable and just public education. Here’s why it matters.

  How Textbooks Taught White Supremacy (Harvard)
  A historian steps back to the 1700s and shares what's changed and what needs to change.

   (Newsweek)
  A look at some, not all, of the seminal events in America's journey toward racial fairness. It shows progress that has been frustratingly slow and painfully hard-won.

  Collecting missing demographic data is first step to fighting racism in healthcare (Popular Science)
  Ensuring that racial and ethnic data is included in CDC and local health agency reports is crucial to solving public health issues.

  Racism in mental healthcare: An invisible barrier (Medical News Today)
  In this Special Feature, we explore the impact of racism as a public healthcare hazard in the mental health arena.

  Racism in Health Care Isn’t Always Obvious (Scientific American)
  As physicians, we believe that recognizing it begins with understanding our own privilege and biases.

  “I Can’t Breathe.” It Happens at Schools, Too. (ProPublica)
  Students in Illinois schools said “I can’t breathe” while being restrained at least 30 times over the time period we investigated, according to our analysis of the records. The practice of face-down restraint is still legal in Illinois.

  Racism in Care Leads to Health Disparities (Washington Post)
  Some argue that more work needs to be done to regain trust and uproot bias in their professions.

  Yale Astronomers Hired One Black Employee 35 Years Ago (Buzzfeed News)
  “Deeply entrenched systemic racism exists in every sector of our society, including at Yale and in this department,” a group of undergraduates wrote in response.

  How Did We Get Here? (The Atlantic)
  163 years of The Atlantic’s most important pieces from our archives on race and racism in America.

  Curbing implicit bias: what works and what doesn't (Knowable Magazine)
  Psychologists have yet to find a way to diminish hidden prejudice, but they do have strategies for thwarting discrimination.

  White Americans Say They Are Waking Up to Racism. What Will It Add Up To? (The New York Times)
  Anti-racism activists have detailed concerns that are not only about symbols or slurs but also about entire systems governing how Americans live.

  The 10 Commitments Companies Must Make to Advance Racial Justice (HBR)
  In the wake of the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, many major corporations are tweeting out statements of concern and support for the Black community. That’s a start, but what is needed at this moment is action.

• Podcasts

   (Scene on Radio)
  Where did the notion of “whiteness” come from? What does it mean? What is whiteness for? Scene on Radio host and producer John Biewen took a deep dive into these questions, along with an array of leading scholars and regular guest Dr. Chenjerai Kumanyika, in this fourteen-part documentary series, released between February and August 2017. The series editor is Loretta Williams.

   (The African American Policy Forum)
  Hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw, Professor of Law at UCLA and Columbia Law School, leading authority in the area of civil rights, race theory, and coined the term "intersectionality".

   (Earwolf)
  Every Wednesday, Andrew Ti, co-host Tawny Newsome, and their guests answer questions from fan-submitted voicemails and emails about whether or not something is, in fact, racist.

   (NPR)
  Hosted by journalists of color, our podcast tackles the subject of race head-on. We explore how it impacts every part of society — from politics and pop culture to history, sports and everything in between.

   (The New York Times)
  An audio series on how slavery has transformed America, connecting past and present through the oldest form of storytelling.

   (NPR)
  NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with author Richard Rothstein about his book, The Color of Law, which details how federal housing policies in the 1940s and '50s mandated segregation and undermined the ability of black families to own homes and build wealth.

• Research, Reports & Actionable Resources

   (Lean In) The cards highlight more than 50 specific examples of bias against women at work, encourage participants to brainstorm solutions together, and offer research-backed recommendations for what to do.

   (Vice) If you want to take action against police brutality, this is an easy place to start.

   (The Cut) Organizations to donate to, and other actions to take to help demand justice for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and other victims of police violence.

  Guidelines for Diversity & Inclusion in Crisis Juan E. Gilbert, PhD, Department Chair of the Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE) Department at the University of Florida, shares his foundational practices for navigating diversity and inclusion in crisis.

   (PEW) Being black is bad for your health. And pervasive racism is the cause.

   (American Public Health Association) Racism structures opportunity and assigns value based on how a person looks. The result: conditions that unfairly advantage some and unfairly disadvantage others. Racism hurts the health of our nation by preventing some people the opportunity to attain their highest level of health.

   (Academic Medicine) The authors argue that before any curriculum on race and racism can be developed for health professions students, and before faculty members can begin facilitating conversations about race and racism, faculty must receive proper training through intense and introspective faculty development.

   (Academic Medicine) The authors propose that medical school curricula should address such concerns through an explicit pedagogical orientation. Antiracist pedagogy and the concept of structural competency—to construct a curriculum oriented toward appropriate care for patients who are victimized by extremely challenging social and economic disadvantages and who present with health concerns that arise from these disadvantages.

   (JusticeinJune.org) This resource was compiled by Autumn Gupta with Bryanna Wallace's oversight for the purpose of providing a starting place for individuals trying to become better allies. Choose how much time you have each day to become more informed as step one to becoming an active ally to the black community.

   (Medium) Achieving racial justice is a marathon, not a sprint. Our work to fix what we broke and left broken isn’t done until Black folks tell us it’s done.

   (Teaching Tolerance) The Social Justice Standards are a road map for anti-bias education at every stage of K–12 instruction. Comprised of anchor standards and age-appropriate learning outcomes, the Standards provide a common language and organizational structure educators can use to guide curriculum development and make schools more just and equitable.

   (Teaching Tolerance) Most students leave high school without an adequate understanding of the role slavery played in the development of the United States—or how its legacies still influence us today. In an effort to remedy this, we developed a comprehensive guide for teaching and learning this critical topic at all grade levels.

• Videos, Webinars & Virtual Panels

   (Part 1 of 2) PART ONE (INSIGHT Into Diversity) INSIGHT Into Diversity recently hosted a webinar for Black women in academia to discuss how White women colleagues can be allies in the fight for racial and gender equity.

   (Part 2 of 2) PART TWO (INSIGHT Into Diversity) INSIGHT Into Diversity recently hosted a webinar for Black women in academia to discuss how White women colleagues can be allies in the fight for racial and gender equity.

   ‘Segregated By Design’ examines the forgotten history of how our federal, state and local governments unconstitutionally segregated every major metropolitan area in America through law and policy.

   (TED) The Black Lives Matter movement has sparked discussion about race and inequality across the world. In this spirited conversation with Mia Birdsong, the movement's three founders, Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi, share what they've learned about leadership and what provides them with hope and inspiration in the face of painful realities.

   (C-SPAN) Interview with Associate Professor, Dennis Childs regarding his book, Slaves of the State: Black Incarceration from the Chain Gang to the Penitentiary.

To contribute to this anti-racism resource page, please email ODI@salisbury.edu

To contribute to this anti-racism resource page, please email ODI@salisbury.edu

Local/Regional Resources

LGBT+ Faith Organizations

Partnership with ¸»¶þ´úÊÓƵapp University Multicultural Alliance: In addition to ODI programs, you can actively run and participate in numerous multicultural student organizations. Download the ¸»¶þ´úÊÓƵapp University Multicultural Student Organizations Brochure (PDF) to learn more.

• SU Multicultural Alliance (SUMA)
• Organization of Latin American Students (OLAS)
• Meeting Space
• LGBTQ+ Alliance Office
• Interfaith Meditation Space
• Additional Spaces may become available in the future

ODI Student Lounge: Hangout or study in ODI! Find us in GSU 125 (near Chick-Fil-A). Use our computers, meet with friends, and enjoy our convenient location!

Academic Monitoring: We do our best to ensure your academic success at SU. The Early Warning System (EWS) is a voluntary program designed for students to help keep you on track academically. This program is designed to help you:

• Identify resources
• Accomplish your academic goals
• Review your own academic performance
• Increase contact with professors

Consultation and support on topics related to diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, and mattering.

The Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) Faculty Fellows: The Fellows work with staff from the ODI and across campus on special projects and initiatives related to creating a greater sense of belonging on campus. The Fellows may also work with senior administrators and shared governance representatives to obtain input on the project and develop a report for the President’s Cabinet.

There are currently three faculty Fellows whose projects cover a wide range of campus DEI Efforts.

• One fellow is dedicated to the design, implementation, and assessment of in person training for faculty and staff on topics including but not limited to, implicit bias and identity development.
• One fellow is dedicated to the support of incorporating DEI into teaching, scholarship, and service for Faculty members. This work may include hosting open office hours and consultation space for faculty who need assistance in this endeavor.
• One fellow is dedicated to supporting DEIB engagement with students. This work may include, but is not limited to supporting the IDEAAA Special Interest Housing Community, training students on their role in DEI work on college campuses and more.
• All fellows are supporting efforts to develop a comprehensive diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) strategic plan. To create the DEI strategic plan, Fellows along with ODI staff and other campus leaders will review the University’s strategic plan and campus climate study, as well as seek input from students and employees from around campus. This plan will be developed on an ongoing basis in preparation for approval by the new Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

"Therefore, it is important that the pedagogical strategies we employ in the classroom reflect an understanding of social identity development so that we can anticipate the tensions that might occur in the classroom and be proactive about them”
(Ambrose, Bridges, DiPietro & Lovett, 2010, p. 169-170).

Inclusive teaching strategies refer to any number of teaching approaches that address the needs of students with a variety of backgrounds, learning modalities, and abilities. These strategies contribute to an overall inclusive learning environment in which students feel equally valued.” (Cornell Univ.) Please use the resources on this site that have been curated from many institutions across the country to create more inclusive classrooms and educational opportunities at ¸»¶þ´úÊÓƵapp University.

• Creating Inclusive Classrooms
• Creating an Inclusive Learning Environment
• Disabilities: Teaching Students with Disabilities
• Does Diversity Make A Difference (AACU)
• (Univ. of Michigan)
• Gender Inclusive Teaching
• Managing Conflict in the Classroom
• (Harvard)
• Recommended Books to Read
• Setting the Tone for an Inclusive Classroom
•  (AAUP)

Office of Access & Accommodations (OAA)

AHEAD is the premiere professional association committed to full participation of persons with disabilities in postsecondary education.

As the official journal of the Association on Higher Education And Disability, the JPED serves as a resource to our members and other professionals dedicated to the advancement of full participation in higher education for persons with disabilities. The Journal is the leading forum for scholarship in the field of postsecondary disability support services.

Disability Compliance for Higher Education offers “insightful analysis of disability and privacy laws and proven techniques for accommodating your students and staff with disabilities.

Developing a diverse pool of highly qualified applicants is essential for ¸»¶þ´úÊÓƵapp University to effectively serve our students and achieve our goals. The Office of Diversity and Inclusion plays an important role in assisting departments in actively recruiting diverse candidates. To assist in recruiting efforts, here is an assembled list of diversity recruiting resources.

Directories & Databases

• Ford Foundation Fellows

  Ford Foundation Fellows is an on-line directory of minority Ph.D.s in all fields, administered by the National Research Council (NRC). The directory contains information on Ford Foundation Postdoctoral fellowship recipients awarded since 1980 and Ford Foundation Predoctoral and Dissertation fellowship recipients awarded since 1986. This database does not include Ford Fellows whose fellowships were administered by an institution or agency other than the NRC.

• U.S. Department of Education Lists of Postsecondary Minority Institutions

  This list of minority institutions was compiled based on the definition of “minority institution” in the Higher Education Act (HEA).  NCES has determined that each of the colleges and universities on this list reported an enrollment of a single minority group, or combination of those minority groups, that exceeded 50 percent of its total enrollment. For the purposes of this list, “minority” is defined as American Indian, Alaska Native, Black (not of Hispanic origin) and Hispanic.

Associations, Publications & Websites

• Associations, Publications & Websites
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  • National Society of Hispanic Professionals

Diversity Resources by Discipline

• Biology Diversity
• Business Administration
  • d
• Chemistry
• Coaches
• Computer Technicians
• Criminal Justice
• Engineering
• Federal Diversity Recruitment Resources
• Finance
• Fine/Theater Arts
• History
• Librarians
• Mathematics
• Nursing
• Philosophy
• Physics
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Social Workers

• Student Affairs
• Teachers
• Writers and Journalists

Veteran Recruitment Resources

•   - Military.com joined forces with Monster to connect employers to America's largest talent pool with military experience.

Comprised of institutions of higher education dedicated to ensuring that the advantages of a liberal education are available to all students regardless of background, enrollment path, academic specialization, or intended career.

The AAUW is committed to bringing people together for the common goal of breaking through educational and economic barriers for women and girls.

To achieve higher education environments in which lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students, faculty, staff, administrators, and alumni have equity in every respect.

The Mission of the League of United Latin American Citizens is to advance the economic condition, educational attainment, political influence, housing, health and civil rights of the Hispanic population of the United States.

Improving access to and the quality of post-secondary educational opportunities for Hispanic students;

The organizations on this page have a diversity focus and can be used as a source for professional development and engagement. If you are aware of other organizations that should be included, please e-mail odi@salisbury.edu