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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Ready to Learn More

A collaborative effort between the University of Iowa Libraries and the Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

I'm Ready to Learn More About Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Now that we have introduced the some of the foundational concepts, we can build on prior experience and complicate our current understanding of diversity, equity, and inclusion. As we become more aware of the systemic structures all around us, we also become more aware of the part that we play in maintaining those structures, however unintentionally. With our ever-expanding understanding of oppression, we become more responsible and accountable to ourselves and our community to:

  • disrupt harmful systems; ·
  • support marginalized groups;  
  • implement equitable policy changes.

We encourage you to practice the skills and reflections we have offered thus far. We might even suggest that you share one of the resources you’ve read with a friend and talk with them about it! As we gain more nuanced knowledge, we also want to gain more competency around using, sharing, and applying that knowledge.

Please keep in mind that the materials listed are not exhaustive by any means and those listed serve as launching off points for further research and exploration. For the purposes of exploring each identity in more depth and providing a solid foundation of knowledge, we’ve separated the different identity categories out below.

You will find that there are several materials that could fall into a couple of the identity categories listed. One of the complexities of diversity, equity, and inclusion is that we can never truly separate one part from the whole, even when we try to focus in on just one experience. We accept and embrace this “messiness” as part of learning and encourage you to do the same.

“When you get these jobs that you have been so brilliantly trained for, just remember that your real job is that if you are free, you need to free somebody else. If you have some power, then your job is to empower somebody else." - Toni Morrison

Exploring Different Social Identity Groups

Reminder: Please keep in mind that the materials listed are by no means exhaustive and that the intersectional nature of our identities makes looking into specific social identity groups more complex and nuanced than they might seem at first. Some of the items below could include multiple social identity groups and/or a specific intersection of social identity groups. For simplicity’s sake, we have not duplicated said materials in every list that it could technically fit in. We encourage you to reflect on your own nuanced identities and lived experiences while you explore this page!

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Article: "Age Discrimination in Hiring Decisions: Evidence From a Field Experiment in the Labor Market" by Magnus Carlsson and Stefan Eriksson

Article: "Women Managers, Careers, and Gendered Ageism" by Marjut Jyrkinen

Article: "Age Diversity, Age Discrimination Climate and Performance Consequences - A Cross Organizational Study" by Florian Kunze, Stephan A. Boehm and Heike Bruch

Book: Age Discrimination and Diversity: Multiple Discrimination from an Age Perspective edited by Malcolm Sargeant

Tool: Old School: Anti-Ageism Clearinghouse 

Video: "Let's End Ageism | Ashton Applewhite | TED2017" (This video has captions.)

Reminder: Please keep in mind that the materials listed are by no means exhaustive and that the intersectional nature of our identities makes looking into specific social identity groups more complex and nuanced than they might seem at first. Some of the items below could include multiple social identity groups and/or a specific intersection of social identity groups. For simplicity’s sake, we have not duplicated said materials in every list that it could technically fit in. We encourage you to reflect on your own nuanced identities and lived experiences while you explore this page!

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Article: "The Activities, Roles, and Relationships of Successful First-Generation College Students" by Cynthia Demetriou, Judith Meece, Deborah Eaker-Rich, et. al

Book: First-Generation College Students Understanding and Improving the Experience from Recruitment to Commencement by Lee Ward, Michael J. Siegel, and Zebulun Davenport

Disseration: "High-Achieving Yet Underprepared: First Generation Youth and the Challenge of College Readiness" by Julia C. Duncheon

Report: First Generation Student Success: A Landscape Analysis of Programs and Services at Four-Year Institutions 

Video: "What I Have Learned as a First-generation College Student | Lyric Swinton | TEDxUofSC" (To utilize captions, view the video on YouTube and click the CC button to turn on closed captions.)

Reminder: Please keep in mind that the materials listed are by no means exhaustive and that the intersectional nature of our identities makes looking into specific social identity groups more complex and nuanced than they might seem at first. Some of the items below could include multiple social identity groups and/or a specific intersection of social identity groups. For simplicity’s sake, we have not duplicated said materials in every list that it could technically fit in. We encourage you to reflect on your own nuanced identities and lived experiences while you explore this page!

 

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Article: "Disability Terminology: Choosing the Rights Words When Talking About Disability" by HIE Help Center

Article: “Ten Principles of Disability Justice” by Patricia Berne, Aurora Levins Morales, David Langstaff, and Sins Invalid

Book: Skin, Tooth, and Bone: a Disability Justice Primer by Sins Invalid (Organization)

Podcast: “Ep 98: Disabled Students” from Disability Visibility (Click here to download a transcript of the podcast.)

Video: "The Social Model of Disability | NDACA" (This video contains captions.)

Reminder: Please keep in mind that the materials listed are by no means exhaustive and that the intersectional nature of our identities makes looking into specific social identity groups more complex and nuanced than they might seem at first. Some of the items below could include multiple social identity groups and/or a specific intersection of social identity groups. For simplicity’s sake, we have not duplicated said materials in every list that it could technically fit in. We encourage you to reflect on your own nuanced identities and lived experiences while you explore this page!

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Article: "The changing categories the U.S. Census has used to measure race" by Anna Brown 

Article: "The college-choice process for Asian Pacific Americans: Ethnicity and socioeconomic class in context" by Robert Teranishi, Miguel Ceja, et. al

Book Chapter: "Chapter 6 - Ethnic Identity Development and Acculturation" by Lori D. Patton, Kristen A. Renn, Florence Guido-DiBrito, and Stephen John Quaye (Student Development in College: Theory, Research, and Practice) 

Infographic: "What Census Calls Us - a Historical Timeline" 

Reminder: Please keep in mind that the materials listed are by no means exhaustive and that the intersectional nature of our identities makes looking into specific social identity groups more complex and nuanced than they might seem at first. Some of the items below could include multiple social identity groups and/or a specific intersection of social identity groups. For simplicity’s sake, we have not duplicated said materials in every list that it could technically fit in. We encourage you to reflect on your own nuanced identities and lived experiences while you explore this page!

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Article: "The Effects of Sexism on American Women: The Role of Norms vs. Discrimination" by Kerwin Kofi Charles, Jonathan Guryan, and Jessica Pan

Article: "Out in the classroom: Transgender student experiences at a large public university" by J.T. Pryor

Article: "The Report of the 2015 US Transgender Survey: Executive Summary" by the National Center for Transgender Equality

Book: Transgender Identities: Towards a Social Analysis of Gender Diversity by Sally Hines and Tam Sanger

Podcast: Episode 1: "What does it mean to be a man today?" from What's a Man? Masculinity in India

Video: "Everyday sexism: Laura Bates at TEDxCoventGardenWomen" (To utilize captions, view the video on YouTube and click the CC button to turn on closed captions.)

Video: "Why is Gender Identity so Important? | Rikki Arundel | TEDxWarwickSalon" (To utilize captions, view the video on YouTube and click the CC button to turn on closed captions.)

Reminder: Please keep in mind that the materials listed are by no means exhaustive and that the intersectional nature of our identities makes looking into specific social identity groups more complex and nuanced than they might seem at first. Some of the items below could include multiple social identity groups and/or a specific intersection of social identity groups. For simplicity’s sake, we have not duplicated said materials in every list that it could technically fit in. We encourage you to reflect on your own nuanced identities and lived experiences while you explore this page!

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Article: "The Marginalized 'Model' Minority: An Empirical Examination of the Racial Triangulation of Asian Americans" by Jun Xu and Jennifer Lee

Book: Critical Race Theory by David Gillborn, Gloria Ladson-Billings, et. al

Book: Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad

Dissertation: "Where is My Place?: Queer and Transgender Students of Color Experiences in Cultural Centers at a Predominantly White University" by Dr. Sheltreese Donyell McCoy

Podcast: "Representation Matters Featuring David Davila" from The Latinx Identity Project

Video: "The difference between being 'not racist" and antiracist | Ibram X. Kendi" (To utilize captions, view the video on YouTube and click the CC button to turn on closed captions.)

Reminder: Please keep in mind that the materials listed are by no means exhaustive and that the intersectional nature of our identities makes looking into specific social identity groups more complex and nuanced than they might seem at first. Some of the items below could include multiple social identity groups and/or a specific intersection of social identity groups. For simplicity’s sake, we have not duplicated said materials in every list that it could technically fit in. We encourage you to reflect on your own nuanced identities and lived experiences while you explore this page!

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Article: "Distinguishing Between Belief and Culture: A Critical Perspective on Religious Identity" by Sachi Edwards

Article: "For Interfaith Engagement to Succeed, White Religiosity Must Seek Solidarity with People of Color" by Kevin Singer

Video: "Religion & Identity in Young America" (To utilize captions, view the video on YouTube and click the CC button to turn on closed captions.)

Reminder: Please keep in mind that the materials listed are by no means exhaustive and that the intersectional nature of our identities makes looking into specific social identity groups more complex and nuanced than they might seem at first. Some of the items below could include multiple social identity groups and/or a specific intersection of social identity groups. For simplicity’s sake, we have not duplicated said materials in every list that it could technically fit in. We encourage you to reflect on your own nuanced identities and lived experiences while you explore this page!

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Article: "Signaling Inclusivity in Undergraduate Biology Courses through Deliberate Framing of Genetics Topics Relevant to Gender Identity, Disability, and Race" by Karen Hales and Rebecca Price

Article: "We Finally Understand That Gender Isn't Binary. Sex Isn't, Either." by Alexandra Kralick

Infographic: Beyond XX and XY 

Video: "What It's Like To Be Intersex" (To utilize captions, view the video on YouTube and click the CC button to turn on closed captions.)

Reminder: Please keep in mind that the materials listed are by no means exhaustive and that the intersectional nature of our identities makes looking into specific social identity groups more complex and nuanced than they might seem at first. Some of the items below could include multiple social identity groups and/or a specific intersection of social identity groups. For simplicity’s sake, we have not duplicated said materials in every list that it could technically fit in. We encourage you to reflect on your own nuanced identities and lived experiences while you explore this page!

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Article: "Voices from the stories untold: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer college students' experiences with campus climate" by Rosalind Evans, Julie L. Nagoshi, Craig Nagoshi, et. al

Article: "Queer student leaders of color: Leadership as authentic, collaborative, culturally competent" by Ryan Miller and Annemarie Vaccaro

Infographic: "The Asexual Spectrum"

Video: "Tyler Ford Explains the History Behind the Word 'Queer' | InQueery" (To utilize captions, view the video on YouTube and click the CC button to turn on closed captions.)

Reminder: Please keep in mind that the materials listed are by no means exhaustive and that the intersectional nature of our identities makes looking into specific social identity groups more complex and nuanced than they might seem at first. Some of the items below could include multiple social identity groups and/or a specific intersection of social identity groups. For simplicity’s sake, we have not duplicated said materials in every list that it could technically fit in. We encourage you to reflect on your own nuanced identities and lived experiences while you explore this page!

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Article: "Does socioeconomic status moderate the political divide on climate change? The roles of education, income, and individualism" by Matthew T. Ballew, Adam R. Pearson, Mathew H. Goldberg, et. al

Article: "The Economic Consequences of Major Tax Cuts for the Rich" by David Hope and Julian Limberg

Article: "Feeding the Student Body: Unequal Food Insecurity Among College Students" by Don E. Willis

Article: "I Ain't No Fortunate One: On the Motivated Denial of Class Privilege" by L. Taylor Phillips and Brian S. Lowery

Video: "The Impacts of Social Class" (To utilize captions, view the video on YouTube and click the CC button to turn on closed captions.)

Accessibility

If you are struggling with navigating through this guide, please contact Inclusive Education and Strategic Initiatives at ddei-iesi@uiowa.edu for assistance. 

We have varying levels of control over the resources listed; we will do our best to provide accessible versions of outside content that was not created by the University of Iowa.

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