Resources
The resources below have been compiled by the SPH Office of Diversity and Equity as a starting point for anti-racist action, learning, and conversations for the School of Public community and the general public. It is not an exhaustive list.
Key Resources
- Chauvin Trial Verdict Week Discussion Guide (SPH)
- Diversity, equity, and inclusion definitions (SPH)
- Health Equity Work Group (SPH)
- Faculty Fighting Racism (Graduate School)
- UMN Calendar of Holidays and Religious Observances (UMN)
- Critical Race Theory by Richard Delgado
- Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad
- So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
- The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
by Michelle Alexander - The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
- Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? by Beverly Tatum
- I Am Not Your Negro (James Baldwin documentary) — Amazone Prime & Netflix
- 13th (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix
- When They See Us (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix
- This Free North (TPT-produced documentary on the Black experience at the University of Minnesota)
- Jim Crow of the North (TPT-produced documentary on the racist history of housing in Minnesota)
- Association of Multicultural Scientists (AMS)
- Council for the Advancement of Underrepresented Scientists and Engineers (CAUSE)
- Circle of Indigenous Nations
- Council of Graduate Students (COGS)
- Community of Scholars Program (COSP)
- Graduate Students of Color Alliance (GSOCA)
- Humphrey Student of Color Association
- La Raza Student Cultural Center
- Minnesota Network of Latinos in Higher Education
- Minnesota Queer Science
- National Society for Black Engineers (NSBE)
- The Queer Graduate and Professional Student Association (QGPA)
- Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)
- Women in Computer Science
- Health in All Matters
- 1619 (New York Times)
- About Race
- Code Switch (NPR)
- Intersectionality Matters! hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw
- Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast
- Nice White Parents (Serial and The New York Times)
- Pod For The Cause (from The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights)
- Pod Save the People (Crooked Media)
- Seeing White
- Behave by Team Dynamics
- This American Life episode on Mankato
- African American and African Studies
- American Indian Studies
- Asian American Studies
- BIPOC Mental Health Collective
- Center of American Indian and Minority Health
- Chicano/Latino Studies
- Circle of Indigenous Nations (COIN)
- Community of Scholars Program (COSP)
- Common Ground Consortium
- Disability Resource Center
- Gender and Sexuality Center for Queer and Trans Life
- Graduate Assistant Employment Services
- Multicultural College Teaching and Learning
- Multicultural Center for Academic Excellence (MCAE)
- Minnesota Dream Act and the U of Minnesota (see also: UMN Immigration Response Team)
- Office for Equity and Diversity
- Office of Professional Development (Biomedical Sciences Programs)
- Preparing Future Faculty Program
- Roy Wilkins Center for Human Relations and Social Justice
- Student Parent Help Center
- University Counseling and Consulting Services
- University’s Immigration Response Team (DACA)
- Urban Research and Outreach Engagement Center (UROC)
- Women’s Center
- Writing Support: Especially for Graduate Writers
At the School of Public Health we value each individual’s complete health. A number of staff in the School of Public Health are trained Mental Health Advocates and can help direct you to resources. Look for the ‘Student Mental Health Advocate’ signs.
- Zobeida Bonilla (Epidemiology & Community Health), zbonilla@umn.edu
- Lynn Eberly (Biostatistics & Dean’s Office), leberly@umn.edu
- Lauren Eldridge (Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion), leldridg@umn.edu
- Marlin Farley Jr. (Epidemiology & Community Health), farle128@umn.edu
- Stephanie Hagel (Health Policy & Management), shagel@umn.edu
- Kelli Johnson (Health Policy & Management), johns706@umn.edu
- Darren Kaltved (Career & Professional Development Center), dkaltved@umn.edu
- Sarah Keene (Rothenberger Institute), skeene@umn.edu
- Victor Massaglia (Career & Professional Development Center), victorm@umn.edu
- Ned McCully (Environmental Health Sciences), nmccully@umn.edu
- Chris Miller (Health Policy & Management), mill3394@umn.edu
- Grace Pankratz (Epidemiology & Community Health), pankr039@umn.edu
- Jennifer Porter (Student Services Center), rachm001@umn.edu
- Susan Rafferty (Dean’s Office), raffe005@umn.edu
- Marta Shore (Biostatistics), shore007@umn.edu
- Evan Witt (Epidemiology & Community Health), evanwitt@umn.edu
See more information about Student Mental Health.
For questions, contact Lauren Eldridge, director of diversity, equity, and inclusion, at leldridg@umn.edu.
