This list contains resources in the SPH, the UMN, and beyond that promote an inclusive and equitable climate to achieve respectful research and academic environments. They also provide information to view our research paradigms through an antiracism lens in order to facilitate change in our research practices and culture.

School of Public Health

Office of Diversity and Inclusion

Health Equity Work Group (HEWG)

The Health Equity Work Group (formerly the Health Disparities Work Group) mission is to give greater visibility to health inequalities research at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health and nationally; develop collaborations with faculty and community partners; and ensure SPH students are well trained to work in a diverse society.

Diversity Network

Diversity Network is a School of Public Health community-building student organization that focuses on cultivating personal and professional development in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). This is an inclusive space that brings together students to engage in conversation, vent, and learn from each other. Additionally, Diversity Network is involved in social programming and collaboration with the SPH Student Senate to improve the student experience.

University of Minnesota

The TRUTH Project

The Towards Recognition and University-Tribal Healing (TRUTH) Project is part of a Minnesota, Twin Cities, and University of Minnesota justice-oriented MN Transform project. In response to the 2020 resolutions written by the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council (MIAC) calling on the University of Minnesota to be better relatives to the 11 Tribal Nations, the TRUTH Project is a collaborative effort between MIAC and the University that is convening a TRUTH Task Force that will release a report detailing findings and recommendations for the University on bettering their relations with the Tribal Nations in Minnesota.

At the heart of this truth-telling project is community-led participatory research designed to give Tribes the opportunity to tell, in their words, the history of relations between their Tribal Nation and the University of Minnesota.

Experts@Minnesota

Contains public profiles of University faculty and staff and public pages for departments, colleges, campuses, and centers. You can search and connect with faculty and staff working on topics of interest. 

Find U of M experts who work on topics related to racism and racial discrimination.

Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)

Funding Opportunities – Find grants and other opportunities for jump-starting promising research endeavors.

College of Education and Human Development (CEHD)

We advance research, teaching, and community engagement to increase opportunities for all individuals to have a successful start in life and to foster healthy human development, and will provide programs that meet the demands of the 21st century.

Equal Opportunity & Affirmative Action

We have educational resources for improving unit and department culture and climate. Topics include:

• Facilitating Challenging Conversations
• Teaching with Intention: Facilitating
• Challenging Conversations in the Classroom
• Addressing Implicit Bias and Microaggressions
• Race, Racism, and Privilege
• Intersections of Race and Sexual Violence

Office for Equity and Diversity: U of M Affinity Groups

Affinity groups help make the University of Minnesota a more welcoming and inclusive place to work and learn. Connect with the groups below to find out how you can join their mailing lists, learn about their upcoming events, programs, and meetings, and get involved.

School of Nursing: Black Lives Matter and Anti-Racism Resources

This list of resources have been compiled by members of the School of Nursing Inclusivity, Diversity, and Equity Committee as a starting point for anti-racist education for School of Nursing community members and the general public. They are not exhaustive.

U of M Libraries: Conducting Research through an Anti-Racism Lens

This guide was developed in response to requests from UMN researchers looking to incorporate anti-racism into their research practices. Conducting research through an anti-racism lens is an ongoing process and must be considered as part of a complex system which oppresses people and groups in multifaceted ways (i.e., classism, ethnocentrism, capitalism, ableism, etc.). While some disciplines have mitigated racism through understanding of critical race theory, others have not. Consult the Related Guides and Resources for reading lists to help form a baseline understanding or reach out to your subject librarian for individualized help locating anti-racism learning experiences. This guide shares resources for mitigating problematic systems and practices, but it is acknowledged that it is not a “solution” to the issues of racism embedded in research.

U of M Libraries: Anti-racism Readings List

Dean of the Libraries, Lisa German, said, “Antiracism is a journey, as Ibram X. Kendi tells us in How to Be an Antiracist, and we commit to identifying and addressing the ways white supremacy manifests itself throughout all aspects of librarianship. We must be accountable for this work. Our U Office for Equity and Diversity says: We all share responsibility for equity and diversity — it’s everybody’s everyday work. We are committed to making this a priority for the University of Minnesota Libraries.”

External

American University: Antiracist Research & Policy Center

The Antiracist Research and Policy Center at American University generates scholarly research, educational tools, and policy analysis geared towards dismantling racism in its many forms. We build multidisciplinary initiatives for fostering racial justice, decolonial politics, and intersectional liberation by forging relationships across AU and with external changemakers in the DC region and beyond.

University of Michigan

Anti-racist and community-centered research approaches for a more just and equitable society.

Minnesota Department of Health: Division of Health Equity Strategy and Innovation

The Division provides support and technical assistance for advancing equity across the Minnesota Department of Health.

Association of Schools & Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) – Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Antiracism

As part of our commitment to dismantling racism and ending the cultural and structural conditions that enable racism in academic public health institutions, we released the Association’s Statement of Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice as well as our Framework, Dismantling Racism and Structural Racism in Academic Public Health. 

American Public Health Association (APHA): Racism and Health

Racism and Health – Declarations of racism as a public health issue.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Health Equity

At CDC, we are committed to ensuring every person has the opportunity to live a healthy life. To that end, CDC—as the nation’s leading public health agency—has established this web portal, “Racism and Health” to serve as a hub for our activities, promote a public discourse on how racism negatively affects health and communicate potential solutions. Working with the broader public health community, we will serve as a catalyst to further investigate the impact of racism on health and efforts to achieve health equity for all.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation – Culture of Health Blog: How We’re Working Toward Becoming an Antiracist Community

Advancing Health Equity: Why Equity Matters

Across the nation, gaps in health are large, persistent and increasing—many of them caused by barriers set up at all levels of our society. After all, it’s hard to be healthy without access to good jobs and schools and, safe, affordable homes. Health equity means increasing opportunities for everyone to live the healthiest life possible, no matter who we are, where we live, or how much money we make.

SPARC

SPARC is a non-profit advocacy organization that supports systems for research and education that are open by default and equitable by design. We believe everyone should be able to access and contribute to the knowledge that shapes our world. 

As a catalyst for action, our pragmatic agenda focuses on driving policy change, supporting member action, and cultivating communities that advance our vision of knowledge as a public good. From the local to the global level, SPARC works to address the ways in which our knowledge systems exclude people due to racism, colonialism, and other legacies of injustice.