Offerings from Princeton University

The following resources are just some of the many offered within Princeton University.

• HR Offering on Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace (Can sort their offerings by topic/by identity/by affinity/by learning goal)
• Keller Center Program in Institutional and Historical Racism
• School of Engineering Diversity and Inclusions Events

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Understanding Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity Terminology

Getting a handle on all the different terms can be helpful as you navigate your learning and exploration of DEI.

General Terminology

• General Glossary (RacialEquityTools.org)
• Understanding Diversity and Inclusion (builtin.com)

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Self-Discovery/Self-Exploration/Personal Growth

Here are some broad topics that often spur questions and conversation.

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Anti-Racism Action

The following resources address some of the topics above with an action-oriented approach.

• Talking About Race Web Portal-resources to help people explore Issues of Race, Racism, and Racial Identity  (National Museum of African American History and Culture)
• The Racial Healing Handbook: Practical Activities to Help You Challenge Privilege, Confront Systemic Racism, and Engage in Collective Healing (Anneliese A. Singh)  
• AntiRacist Activities (Excerpt of Racial Healing Handbook by Anneliese Singh)
• Confronting Racism (The Guardian)
• The Path to Becoming an Anti-Racist Organization (Coalition for Diversity and Inclusion in Scholarly Communications)
• Teaching About Race, Racism, and Police Violence (Southern Poverty Law Center)
• Responding to Bias or Offensive Comments (Diane Goodman)
• Extending Grace as We Learn (Berkeley Lab)

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Diversity in Higher Education

While matters of diversity, equity, and inclusion are relevant throughout society, each field brings its own challenges, including higher education.

• What’s it’s like to be a woman in the academy? (Chronicle of Higher Education)
• “There Are So Few That Have Made Their Way” (Inside Higher Ed)
• Pay and representation of ethnic minorities in higher education administrative positions (College and University Professional Association of Human Resources)
• Representation and pay of women of color in higher education (College and University Professional Association of Human Resources)
• College and university administrative positions (American Council on Education)
• Black workers and the University (Inside Higher Ed)
• Who holds positions in higher ed and who gets paid? (Inside Higher Ed)
• “College Faculty Have Become More Racially and Ethnically Diverse, But Remain Far Less So Than Students” (Pew Research Center)
• Race and ethnicity of higher education faculty (American Council of Education)
• Race, ethnicity, and gender of full-time faculty members at more than 3,300 institutions (Chronicle of Higher Education)
• “Though more women are on college campuses, climbing the professor ladder remains a challenge” (Brookings)
• “Incorporation and Marginalization in the Academy: From Border toward Center for Faculty of Color?” (Caroline Turner, Arizona State University)
• “A Theoretical Focus on Cultural Taxation” (Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal)

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Minoritized/Marginalized Voices/Perspectives

Listening to voices from a wide range of communities is a great way to identify gaps in our own understanding and to gain insights into building a more equitable society.

LGBTQIA Resources

The following resources focus primarily on matters of gender and sexual identity.

• History of Gay Rights movement (History.com)
• A simple way to be an LGBTQ+ ally (Keegan Thoranin) 
• Walking Through the World Non-Binary (Jesse Lueck)
• The revolutionary truth about kids and gender identity (Angela Kade Goepferd)

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Ally Resources

People who identify with any community, but particularly those who identify with traditionally privileged communities, have a role to play in advocating for others.

• 20 Things You can Do As An Ally Right Now (Melinda Briana Epler)
• AntiRacism Toolkit for Allies (Coalition for Diversity and Inclusion in Scholarly Communications)
• Showing up for Black Lives and Doing Something Different (BuildingAllies.org)
• Being an LGBTQ Ally (Human Rights Campaign)
• How to be an ally to your LGBT friends, relatives, and coworkers (Ayana Archie & Brandon Griggs)
• LGBTQIA Ally tips (University of California Davis)
• Anti-Ableism and Ways to Counter Ableism (Flexibility.com)
• Confronting Ableism (Brendon Campbell)
• How to be an ally to people of different faiths (Aspen Institute)
• Ways to be a Christian Ally (First Oak United Methodist Church)

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Religious Diversity and Bias

The following resources touch on the many ways in which a person’s religious beliefs can be the subject of biased views from others.

• The 2020 Census of American Religion (Public Religion Research Institute)
• Religious Diversity in the US (American Survey Center)
• U.S. doesn’t rank high in religious diversity (Pew Research)
• Why the Jews: History of Antisemitism (U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum)
• Antisemitism (Southern Poverty Law Center)
• Islamophobia (Gallup)
• Anti-Muslim (Southern Poverty Law Center)
• Arab: How you see me (Youtube: Participant)

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The Pandemic and Discrimination

The following resources discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has had unequal affects in various communities, often exacerbating long-standing inequities.

• Pandemics: A history of Discrimination (HealthMatch)
• People from racial, ethnic, and other groups report frequent COVID-19-related discrimination (National Institutes of Health)
• Double pandemic: racial discrimination amid coronavirus disease 2019 (Social Sciences and Humanities Open journal)
• COVID-19: Pandemic restrictions magnified discrimination against most marginalized groups (Amnesty International)

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Paid Streaming Programs

These are valuable resources addressing some of the topics above, but require a paid service to view.

• Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America (Jeffrey Robinson) (Netflix)
• A Class Apart: A documentary on the segregation of Mexican Americans in the South West (Amazon/PBS)
• Amend: The Fight for America (Netflix Documentary series)

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