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Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion at ECU: Learn

Take A Step Toward Equity & Justice

Learning about the issues surrounding equity and justice is a lifelong journey that may seem overwhelming at first.
This page will help guide you into that journey, one step at a time.

Finding DEI Resources

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Books, Films, TV

Read stories or watch films and TV series written by people in marginalized communities. To find recommendations for books:

Search #OwnVoices and #WeNeedDiverseBooks
Check out book awards and book lists that recognize diversity, like We Need Diverse Books
Reading lists that challenge traditional canon, such as #DisruptTexts
See the Library Resources page on this guide.
Talk to a librarian!

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Informational & News Media

Read non-fiction texts written from diverse perspectives
Search for diverse content in your field by adding the words "multicultural perspective" or "critical pedagogy" to the name of your discipline. For example, "critical pedagogy history" or "multicultural perspective sociology".
Search for general non-fiction texts with terms like "race relations", "social justice", "inequality", "anti-racism", or "oppression".
Consume news and media authored by marginalized communities. Search for the name of the marginalized community + news, for example "Native American news".

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Social Media

Follow diverse thought-leaders and organizations on social media
Search for "social justice organizations" or the name of the marginalized community + organizations, such as "LGBTQ+ organizations"
Look up the creators of diverse books, films and TV series and follow them on social media
Follow organizations and offices representing marginalized populations at ECU (links open a new window)
- African Caribbean Student Association: Instagram
- Asian Student Association: Facebook | Instagram
- Association of Black Students: Twitter
- Black Alumni Association: Website
- ECU Pride: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter
- International Student Connection Club: Facebook | Instagram
- Native American Student Association: Instagram | Twitter
- NASNTI: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter
- Silent Friends Club: Facebook | Instagram
- Veterans Upward Bound: Facebook

Implicit Bias Training

Implicit Bias Test
Explore your own implicit (unconscious) biases.
UCLA Implicit Bias Video Series
A seven-part series on implicit bias from BruinX, the R&D unit within UCLA's Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.
NRMN Unconscious Bias Course
An online course from the National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN) designed to help you address your personal unconscious bias, teach you about microaggressions, provide a solutions toolkit, develop your self-awareness, and discuss bias and disparities in medicine and healthcare. The course may be completed all at once or each module may be taken separately.
Kirwan Institute Implicit Bias Module Series
An online learning series from the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity. It is made for K-12 Educators, but it includes content that is transferable to other areas of academia.
8 Strategies to Mitigate Implicit Bias
One-hour interactive trainings available from hollaback! that will teach you how to understand and begin to undo your own implicit biases.
How to Outsmart Your Own Unconscious Bias
YouTube video - Valerie Alexander, TEDxPasadena
We all have implicit biases. So what can we do about it?
YouTube video - Dushaw Hockett, TEDxMidAtlanticSalon

ECU Professional Development

"You're Such an Inspiration" and Other Things Not to Say: The ABC's of Ableism
Presentation by Kim Rogers, Director of Testing and Accessibility Services
PsychArmor
Mental health training recommended by Jill Williamson in Veterans Student Support Services.
Kognito
Oklahoma Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services simulation training.
Brandon Whitten Institute at ECU
Online mental health and substance abuse training from BWI.

Find more ECU training opportunities on the Professional Development page.

News Literacy for Virtual Protestors

News Literacy for Virtual Protestors

Accessibility: All text from "News Literacy for Virtual Protestors" available at oercommons.org

Explore DEI Topics

Inclusive Design
Inclusive Design is a methodology, born out of digital environments, that enables and draws on the full range of human diversity. See what Microsoft is doing with inclusive design. (Opens a new tab)
Equity Unbound
An emergent, collaborative curriculum which aims to create equity-focused, open, connected, intercultural learning experiences across classes, countries, and contexts. (opens a new tab)
Race, Class, and Higher Education
A series of virtual panels on race, class, and the role of higher education in promoting equity, hosted by The Chronicle of Higher Education. (opens a new tab)
Race on Campus
A newsletter delivered each Tuesday by The Chronicle of Higher Education. (opens a new tab)