LibGuides: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: NSU Resources and Scholarship

This LibGuide includes material about several ways people identify themselves. However, there is more than one marker of identity: race, sex, birthplace, socioeconomic class, etc. Browse this Guide to learn about resources for identity and the study of human complexity. Read this EBSCO Research Starter for an overview of intersectionality.

"I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it's for or against. I'm a human being first and foremost." -- The Autobiography of Malcolm X

"democracy itself ... requires the University to become a force for the emergence of diversity." Thomas Docherty, For the University: Democracy and the Future of the Institution (2011)

"Get the COVID Vaccine, Say Black Health Workers"
"The 60 [signers] are Black Americans. We are trained health professionals. We understand the science. We understand our community. Many of us have already received the shots. The rest of us will get them when our turn comes. We encourage you to claim your place in line to get vaccinated. Do this for yourself. Do this for our community."

NSULA Resources

Moving the Needle on Diversity and Inclusion
A presentation by Dr.Michael Snowden, VP of Diversity and Inclusion at NSU

Meet Lillie Frazier Bell, who worked in NSU's Office of the Registrar for 31 years, during which time there were many changes at the university in administration, in technology and in wider culture.

Louisiana Folklife Center at NSU
Creole Heritage Center at NSU
The Williamson Museum, 108-110 Kyser Hall
A state repository for recovered archaeological remains, it falls within the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The museum curates and houses NAGPRA collections for the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma and the Tunica Biloxi Tribe.
Introduction to The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison--A Presentation by NSU's Dr. Holly Stave
Scroll down the linked page to see Dr. Stave's video for the Universities of Louisiana's first book-club meeting.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI)

A Scholarly Publishers' Discussion of Intersectionality and Identity
"None of us have just one identity. The concept of intersectionality highlights how multiple, overlapping identities and identity markers—such as race, class, age, gender, sexuality, and religion—contribute to how marginalized groups experience discrimination. On June 15, 2021, the Coalition for Diversity and Inclusion in Scholarly Communications (C4DISC), in collaboration with SSP’s DE&I Committee, hosted a panel discussion on intersectionality. Speakers Axelle Ahanhanzo, Laura Martin, Andolyn Medina, and Derek Victor explored what intersectionality means, how it can shape our social and professional experiences, and what we can do to better support ourselves and our colleagues."

Diversity, inclusion, equity--what's the difference? Dr. Geraldine Cochran explains in this article from the Scholarly Kitchen blog.

Playing on a Team of DEI
from Inside Higher Education in 2018

Scholarship

Black Freedom in the United States
A database of 1600 primary source documents, assembled by ProQuest.
"A Decolonial Turn in the Humanities"
This theoretical article explores how scholarship both leads and follows political and cultural events.
A List from Project MUSE
about the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution
Another List from Project MUSE
about structural racism

Online Resources

"and Campus for All: Diversity, Inclusion, and Freedom of Speech at U.S. Universities"
A report from PEN America about free speech and open debate on college campuses. These are complex issues, dealt with in a long report. Look at page 8 for a summary.
from The Resilient Educator.com
A Guide from the University of Colorado-Denver
The Invisible Disability Project
"We understand the body as always changing, so disability and chronic illness may be unstable or periodic throughout one’s life."
Racial Equity Tools dot org