Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Resource Guide

Collection of law journal articles.

Center for Teaching Innovation - Cornell University

Center for Teaching - Vanderbilt University

"Equity is higher ed’s word of the hour -- and rightly so." April 20, 2021, Steven Mintz, Blog, Inside Higher Ed

This article provides a candid assessment of the demanding, and rewarding, work that is required to put into action the written words of institutional support for implementing an Antiracist curriculum.

A Comprehensive Guide to DEI Pedagogy, Course Planning, and Classroom Practice
by Teri A. McMurtry-Chubb
Supplemental materials: https://www.wklegaledu.com/File%20Library/Resources/Faculty/Strategies-Techniques-Teaching/Supplemental-Materials-for-WK-DEI-S-T-Manuscript--TMC-.pdf

The Acquisitions & Collection Development Interest Group’s Task Force on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging in Collection Development has completed a toolkit to aid librarians who want to add more diversity and antiracism resources to their collections.

RWU Law staff produce a compelling, timely book and speaker series covering specific ways to integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion into the law school curriculum.

Textbook costs have risen at two to three times the rate of annual inflation over the past several decades. This is not equitable for many students.
This Duke Law Libguide lists free and low cost casebooks, casebook development platforms, and resources faculty can use to develop coursepacks.

The 21-Day Challenge concept was conceived several years ago by diversity expert Eddie Moore, Jr. to advance deeper understandings of the intersections of race, power, privilege, supremacy and oppression.

Project Implicit is a non-profit organization and international collaboration between researchers who are interested in implicit social cognition - thoughts and feelings outside of conscious awareness and control. The goal of the organization is to educate the public about hidden biases and to provide a “virtual laboratory” for collecting data on the Internet.

The directory of materials found on this site have been prepared as a shared tool for building a community of connected, informed and engaged practitioners. With the ability to generate a Resource Guide tailored to their own goals, these materials are practical resources that will assist organizations working within the racial healing and racial equity field.

The Chronicle for Higher Education - June, 18, 2020

Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice -- and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding.

Article by Professor Rhonda V. Magee

TEDxHampshire College - Jay Smooth is host of New York's longest-running hip-hop radio show, the Underground Railroad on WBAI 99.5 FM in NY, and is an acclaimed commentator on politics and culture.

Law review article by Serena Patel (62 UCLA L. REV. DISC. 140 (2014))

Law review article by Susan Bryant (8 Clinical Law Review 33 (2001))

Law review article by Debra Chopp (41 N.Y.U REVIEW OF LAW & SOCIAL CHANGE 367 (2017))

Oliha-Donaldson, H., Howard Journal of Communications 29, no. 2 (2018): 126-43.

Given the substantial and growing scientific literature on implicit bias, the time has now come to confront a critical question: What, if anything, should we do about implicit bias in the courtroom? The author team comprises legal academics, scientists, researchers, and even a sitting federal judge who seek to answer this question in accordance with behavioral realism.

The Diversity Style Guide is a resource to help journalists and other media professionals cover a complex, multicultural world with accuracy, authority and sensitivity. The Diversity Style Guide is a project of the Center for Integration and Improvement of Journalism, based at the Journalism Department at San Francisco State University.

Conscious language is the art of using words effectively in a specific context. The Conscious Style Guide is designed to help writers and editors think critically about using language—including words, portrayals, framing, and representation—to empower instead of limit.

Words and their multiple uses reflect the tremendous diversity that characterizes our society. Indeed, universally agreed upon language on issues relating to racism is nonexistent. We discovered that even the most frequently used words in any discussion on race can easily cause confusion, which leads to controversy and hostility. It is essential to achieve some degree of shared understanding, particularly when using the most common terms. In this way, the quality of dialogue and discourse on race can be enhanced.

Inclusive language embraces all areas of life—from the way everyday concepts are described to recognizing diverse families, physical and mental health, and gender identity and sexual orientation.