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.
- Critical Race Theory by Richard Delgado
- How To Be An Antiracist by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
- 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)
- Black Graduate and Professional Students Association (BGAPSA
- 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)
- Professional Student Government (PSG)
- The Queer Graduate and Professional Student Association (QGPA)
- Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)
- Women in Computer Science
- Women in Science and Engineering (WISE)
- 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
- 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. Lauren Eldridge is a mental health advocate in Student Services.
- Lynn Eberly, Biostatistics
leberly@umn.edu, 612-624-1436 - Lauren Eldridge, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
leldridg@umn.edu, 612-624-9970 - Marlin Farley, Epidemiology & Community Health
farle128@umn.edu, 612-626-4541 - Darren Kaltved, Career & Professional Development
dkaltved@umn.edu, 612-626-4448 - Vic Massaglia, Career & Professional Development
victorm@umn.edu, 612-626-5443 - Chris Miller, Health Policy & Management
mill3394@umn.edu, 612-626-3716 - Grace Pankratz, Epidemiology & Community Health
pankr039@umn.edu, 612-626-9463 - Megan Schossow, Environmental Health Sciences
schos021@umn.edu - Marta Shore, Biostatistics
shore007@umn.edu, 612-626-7009
See more information about Student Mental Health.
For questions, contact Lauren Eldridge, associate director of diversity, equity, and inclusion, at leldridg@umn.edu.
