Research Guides: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Background / Best Practices

Implementing D E & I across campus

Contains links to background resources for learning more about diversity, equity, and inclusion or obtaining a high level overview on best practices to implement diversity, equity, and inclusion across a university campus.

D, E & I Implementation Across a University Campus

Strategies For Increasing Diversity And Opportunity In Higher Education
U.S. Department of Education report that provides a comprehensive look at the most promising strategies for promoting college diversity.

Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT)
A comprehensive, national and community-based process to plan for and bring about transformational and sustainable change, and to address the historic and contemporary effects of racism. Includes implementation guide and grants.
UC Berkeley - Catalyst for Change Initiative
Shifting from "diversity crisis" to "diversity catalyst". Includes case study and data.
UCLA "Know" Clearinghouse
“Know” is UCLA's Equity, Diversity and Inclusion's clearinghouse for helpful facts and resources on various topics, including inclusion, bias and more.

Toolkits and Training Resources

Antiracism Toolkits for Scholarly Publishing
Coalition for Diversity and Inclusion in Scholarly Communications publishes toolkits: The Antiracism Toolkit for Allies, The Antiracism Toolkit for Organizations, and The Antiracism Toolkit for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color.
Diversity Toolkit: A Guide to Discussing Identity, Power and Privilege
Toolkit discussion activities on: Introduction-Identity, Systems of Power and Privilege, Gender and Sexuality, Race and Ethnicity, Class and Historical Disadvantage, Recap and Closing Activity.

Biases

Unconscious Bias Resources
UCSF Office of Diversity and Outreach Unconscious Bias Training site.
Project Implicit
Harvard University’s collaboration between researchers who are interested in implicit social cognition. The goal is to educate about hidden biases and to provide a “virtual laboratory” for collecting data.
UCLA "Know" - Implicit Bias
Videos, guides and reports on implicit bias.

Books and Journals

Below are links to a few key journals.

INSIGHT Into Diversity
Articles on current trends and relevant news; interviews with innovators, thought leaders, and experts; explorations of best practices; and profiles of successful programs and initiatives.
Journal of Diversity in Higher Education
A quarterly publication of the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education. Disseminates research findings, theory and promising practices which guide the efforts of institutions of higher education in the pursuit of inclusive excellence.
Journal of cultural diversity

To search for additional journals, books, or other content, enter keywords/terms/subject into the search box below to search the USC Libraries catalog.

Should you come across relevant content not owned by USC Libraries, click the IDD: Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery link below to submit a request to see if the item can be borrowed from another library.

IDD: Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery
Use interlibrary loan to request articles and books not owned by USC. For additional information: visit IDD .

Faculty Recruitment & Retention

The CUPA-HR 2023 Higher Education Employee Retention Survey

Salary

Chronicle Data: Salaries
Search and explore faculty, staff, and adjunct salary data at thousands of colleges.

Association of American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U)

Association of American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U)
Site defaults to Publications tab. Click on the Resource link to access other resources.

American College Personnel Association (ACPA)

ACPA Publications
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Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education

The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education is a regional organization created by the Western Regional Education Compact and adopted in the 1950s by Western states. WICHE was created to facilitate resource sharing among the higher education systems of the West.

Knocking at the College Door
Site contains WICHE reports and data on projections of high school graduates by state and race/ethnicity through the class of 2032.

American Council on Education (ACE) / Higher Education Today

ACE Resources

ACE Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education Project
Espinosa, LL. Turk, JM. & Taylor, M. (2017). Pulling Back the Curtain: Enrollment and Outcomes at Minority Serving Institutions
This report’s analysis, utilizes data from the National Student Clearinghouse to examine Minority Serving Institution's (MSI) student enrollment and outcomes, including completion rates for students who start higher education at an MSI.
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This report’s analysis, utilizes data from the National Student Clearinghouse to examine Minority Serving Institution's (MSI) student enrollment and outcomes, including completion rates for students who start higher education at an MSI.

Higher Education Today resources. HET is a blog by the American Council on Education. Staffed by ACE’s Center for Policy Research & Strategy and Government Relations, and assess the critical challenges facing colleges and universities.

Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE)

Review of Higher Education
Keeps scholars, academic leaders, and public policymakers abreast of critical issues facing higher education today. Browse issues or search for diversity and inclusion for specific articles.
Rethinking Cultural Competence in Higher Education: An Ecological Framework for Student Development
Critical Race Theory in Higher Education: 20 Years of Theoretical and Research Innovations

Language Style Guides

The Diversity Style Guide
This media language guide includes terms and phrases related to race/ethnicity; religion; sexual orientation; gender identity; age and generation; drugs and alcohol; and physical, mental and cognitive disabilities.
Conscious Style Guide
Includes language guides for abilty+disability, age, appearance, empowerment, ethnicity, gender, health, and more.
Advancing Health Equity: A Guide to Language, Narrative, and Concepts
Guide created by the American Medical Association and AAMC Center for Health Justice.