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Diversity toolkit

As part of Augustana's ongoing effort to provide resources to the entire community, inclusive of staff, faculty and students, the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion has created the Diversity Toolkit, a multimedia collection of resources about diversity, inclusion and belonging.

This list of books, articles, videos, and websites helps higher education professionals remain current on innovative strategies, and ways of knowing, to enhance equity and high performance within the educational and work environments of Augustana.
 

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Tim Wise: White Privilege

Tim Wise: White Privilege

In critical race theory, white privilege is a set of advantages that some say are enjoyed by white people beyond those commonly experienced by non-white people in the same social, political, and economic spaces. Theorists differentiate it from racism or prejudice because they say, a person who may benefit from white privilege is not necessarily racist or prejudiced and may be unaware of having any privileges reserved only for whites.

Tim Wise: White Privilege

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Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People (Book)

Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People (Book)

Authors Mahzarin R. Banaji and Anthony G. Greenwald explore the extent to which our perceptions of social groups — without our awareness or conscious control — shape our likes and dislikes and our judgments about people’s character, abilities, and potential.

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Implicit Association Test

Implicit Association Test

Project Implicit is an international collaboration between researchers who are interested in implicit social cognition — thoughts and feelings outside of conscious awareness and control. The goal of the organization is to educate the public about hidden biases and to provide a “virtual laboratory” for collecting data online.

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Alexander Street

Alexander Street

One person in seven experiences disability, yet the story of this community and its contributions is largely absent from the scholarly record. Access to the primary and secondary source materials within this collection enables you to include this important piece of the puzzle in your research.  

 

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Research: People Share More Information with Colleagues of Similar Cultural Backgrounds

Research: People Share More Information with Colleagues of Similar Cultural Backgrounds

Imagine you are a member of a purchasing team. Your manager sets a goal: she wants everyone on your team to make at least one deal with a supply company of their choice. You end up signing a deal with a supplier who offers a great price, but — unbeknownst to you — is infamously slow to deliver. One of your colleagues has worked with them before, but the two of you haven’t been communicating much with each other, so he fails to advise you against it. Because you never receive this vital information, your performance suffers.

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Generations at Work: What Are We Really Talking About?

Generations at Work: What Are We Really Talking About?

Sometimes a conversation about generations is chosen as a topic du jour because — unlike “stickier” issues such as race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation — it’s simply easier to talk about.

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Can You Teach Diversity and Inclusion?

Can You Teach Diversity and Inclusion?

Training alone is rarely enough. Not when the subject matter is complex, controversial or comes packaged with a load of historically negative baggage, which diversity and inclusion does.