Resources
The resources below have been compiled by the SPH Office of Diversity and Equity as a starting point for anti-racist action, learning, and conversations for the School of Public community and the general public. It is not an exhaustive list.
Key Resources
- Diversity, equity, and inclusion definitions (SPH)
- Land Acknowledgement (SPH)
- SPAR Animated Video Series (SPH)
- SPAR Signage (SPH)
- Discussion Guide: Reckoning with Violence and Crises (SPH)
- UMN Calendar of Holidays and Religious Observances (UMN)
- Inclusive Teaching at a Predominantly White Institution (UMN)
- Health Equity Work Group (SPH)
- Faculty Fighting Racism (Graduate School)
- Mapping Prejudice Project (UMN)
- The story of George Trice
- Tenure, Twitter and Taking Her Board to Task
- History of police in Minneapolis
- Before it was cut in half by I-94, St. Paul’s Rondo was a thriving African-American cultural center
- Penumbra Center for Racial Healing
- Conducting research through an anti-racism lens
- Critical Race Theory by Richard Delgado
- Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad
- The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
by Michelle Alexander - The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
- Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? by Beverly Tatum
- I Am Not Your Negro (James Baldwin documentary) — Amazone Prime & Netflix
- 13th (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix
- When They See Us (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix
- This Free North (TPT-produced documentary on the Black experience at the University of Minnesota)
- Jim Crow of the North (TPT-produced documentary on the racist history of housing in Minnesota)
- Association of Multicultural Scientists (AMS)
- Circle of Indigenous Nations
- Council for the Advancement of Underrepresented Scientists and Engineers (CAUSE)
- Council of Graduate Students (COGS)
- Community of Scholars Program (COSP)
- Graduate Students of Color Alliance (GSOCA)
- Humphrey Student of Color Association
- La Raza Student Cultural Center
- Minnesota Network of Latinos in Higher Education
- Minnesota Queer Science
- National Society for Black Engineers (NSBE)
- The Queer Graduate and Professional Student Association (QGPA)
- Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)
- Women in Computer Science
- Health in All Matters
- 1619 (New York Times)
- About Race
- Code Switch (NPR)
- Intersectionality Matters! hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw
- Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast
- Nice White Parents (Serial and The New York Times)
- Pod For The Cause (from The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights)
- Pod Save the People (Crooked Media)
- Seeing White
- This American Life episode on Mankato
- Behave by Team Dynamics
- African American and African Studies
- American Indian Studies
- Asian American Studies
- BIPOC Mental Health Collective
- Center of American Indian and Minority Health
- Chicano/Latino Studies
- Circle of Indigenous Nations (COIN)
- Common Ground Consortium
- Community of Scholars Program (COSP)
- Disability Resource Center
- Gender and Sexuality Center for Queer and Trans Life
- Graduate Assistant Employment Services
- International Student and Scholar Services
- Multicultural Center for Academic Excellence (MCAE)
- Multicultural College Teaching and Learning
- Minnesota Dream Act and the U of Minnesota
- Office for Equity and Diversity
- Office of Professional Development (Biomedical Sciences Programs)
- Preparing Future Faculty Program
- Roy Wilkins Center for Human Relations and Social Justice
- Student Parent Help Center
- University Counseling and Consulting Services
- University’s Immigration Response Team (DACA)
- Urban Research and Outreach Engagement Center (UROC)
- Women’s Center
- Writing Support: Especially for Graduate Writers
At the School of Public Health (SPH), we value each individual’s complete holistic health and well-being. SPH and the University of Minnesota (U of M) offer a variety of support services for our students through providing mental health, well-being, food security, and financial resources.
Notes on Antiracism, Justice & Equity
Includes thought-provoking articles, profiles, resources, and events at the school.
For questions, contact Lauren Jones, director of diversity, equity, and inclusion, at lljones@umn.edu.