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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Higher Education

A shared LibGuide between Butler University’s Academic Affairs for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion unit and Butler Libraries. Focus is on DEI issues & opportunities in higher education.

Concepts and Identities

Explore the boxes below to learn about the basic concepts and identities that are a part of DEI awareness and addressing these areas.  This is not an exhaustive list, but is meant to provide you with some working definitions.

The definitions and suggested resources are being used, with permission, from: 
Soenksen, R. (Sept 2022). Guides: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: General Information. Retrieved September 9, 2022, from https://guides.lib.uiowa.edu/dei

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!

Start here:

Article: "Age Discrimination in Hiring Decisions: Evidence From a Field Experiment in the Labor Market" by Magnus Carlsson and Stefan Eriksson, 2019 (request through ILL).

Article: "Women Managers, Careers, and Gendered Ageism" by Marjut Jyrkinen (request through ILL).

Book:  Age Discrimination, by Carla Mooney, 2019.  

Book: Age Discrimination and Diversity: Multiple Discrimination from an Age Perspective edited by Malcolm Sargeant, 2011.

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

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: Demystifying disability : what to know, what to say, and how to be an ally. Emily Ladau, 2021.  

Book:  "Academic Ableism" by Jay Dolmage, 2017

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 

Book: "Immigration, diversity and student journeys to higher education." by Peter Joseph Guarnaccia, 2019. 

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), 2016.

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!

Start here:

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.)

Fundamental Concepts of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Identity

Identity is a person's sense of who they are based on their group membership(s) and is understood through a lens of historical and social context.

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Book Chapters: "Chapter 1: The Complexity of Identity" by Beverly Daniel Tatum and "Chapter 2: Identities and Social Locations" Who Am I? Who Are My People?" by Gwyn Kirk and Margo Okazawa-Rey (Readings for Diversity and Social Justice)

Infographic: Social Identity Wheel Handout (University of Michigan)

Social Identity Wheel Handout

Intersectionality

Intersectionality starts from the premise that people live multiple, layered identities derived from social relations, history and the operation of structures of power.

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Article: "It's All in the Family: Intersections of Gender, Race, and Nation" by Patricia Hill Collins

Book: Emerging Intersections: Race, Class, and Gender in Theory, Policy, and Practice edited by Bonnie Thornton Dill and Ruth Enid Zambrana

Book: Introducing Intersectionality by Mary Romero

Video: "Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw Defines Intersectionality" (To utilize captions, view the video on YouTube and click the CC button to turn on closed captions.)

Privilege:

Unearned access to resources (social power) only readily available to some people as a result of their advantaged social group membership. (Adams, Bell, & Griffin, 2007)

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Article: "Difficult Dialogues, Privilege, and Social Justice: Uses of the Privileged Identity Exploration (PIE) Model in Student Affairs Practice" by Sherry K. Watt

Article: "White privilege: Unpacking the invisible knapsack" by Peggy McIntosh 

Video: "Deconstructing White Privilege with Dr. Robin DiAngelo" (To utilize captions, view the video on YouTube and click the CC button to turn on closed captions.)

Oppression: 

A system that maintains advantage and disadvantage based on social group memberships and operates, intentionally and unintentionally, on individual, institutional, and cultural levels.

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Book Chapter: "Chapter 1: Five Faces of Oppression" by Iris Marion Young 

Book Chapter: "Chapter 5: The Cycle of Socialization" by Bobbie Harro (Readings for Diversity and Social Justice)

Book: Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches by Audre Lorde

Book: Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison

Implicit Bias: 

Attitudes or stereotypes that affect our understanding, actions, and decisions in an unconscious manner. (Kirwan Institute, 2017)

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Activity: Take the Implicit Association Test by Harvard Project Implicit

Article: "An Implicit Bias Primer" by Gregory Mitchell

Article: "Facing One's Implicit Biases: From Awareness to Acknowledgement" by Adam Hahn, Bertram Gawronski, and Kerry Kawakami

Article: "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Implicit Bias" by Cheryl Pritlove, Clara Juando-Prats, Kari Ala-leppilampi, et. al

Article: "Yes, You Have Implicit Biases, Too" by David Gooblar

Book: Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice that Shapes What We See, Think, and Do by Jennifer L. Eberhardt

Book: Everyday Bias: Identifying and Navigating Unconscious Judgments in Our Daily Lives by Howard J. Ross

Video: "Implicit Bias: Peanut Butter, Jelly and Racism" (To utilize captions, view the video on YouTube and click the CC button to turn on closed captions.)

Microaggressions:

These are subtle, innocuous, preconscious, or unconscious degradations, and putdowns, often kinetic but capable of being verbal and/or kinetic. In and of itself a microaggression may seem harmless, but the cumulative burden of a lifetime of microaggressions can theoretically contribute to diminished mortality, augmented morbidity, and flattened confidence. (Pierce, 1995)

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Book: Microaggressions in Everyday Life: Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation by Derald Wing Sue

Article: "Racial Microaggressions in Everyday Life: Implications for Clinical Practice" by Derald Wing Sue, Christina Capodilupa, Gina Torino, et. al

Video: "What is the definition of microaggression?" (To utilize captions, view the video on YouTube and click the CC button to turn on closed captions.)

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