Our Resources page is meant for anyone looking to self-educate and/or expand their knowledge of anti-racism and partner to battle racism, specifically as it relates to anti-Blackness. This is not by any means a comprehensive resource guide, but should get you started in understanding the complexities of racism and systematic injustice that exist in the fiber of our communities.
LISTEN
Watch and listen to the stories. By listening to podcasts, webinars, watching short documentaries, you learn more and develop better understanding of racism in its many forms.
Podcast Interview of Ibram X. Kendi by Brene Brown
Small Doses with Amanda Seales Podcast
Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast
LEARN
From racial inequities, white privilege and systemic injustice, explore practical ways to understand, explain, and develop an eye for identifying racism and your implicit biases.
Justice in June (schedule of daily readings/resources)
Scaffolded Anti-Racism Resources
TAKE ACTION
Now more than ever is the time to join the fight against racism, social injustice and systematic discrimination. Leverage your voice and privilege to speak against racial disparities. Be an ally. Get involved.
21 Day Challenge by Eddie Moore Jr.
RESOURCES FOR GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER STUDENTS
Campus Pride gives The University of Iowa 4 out of 5 stars on its LGBT-Friendly Campus Climate Index based on our student life options, campus resources, and recruitment and retention efforts.
The designation is the latest milestone in a long tradition of UI support for LGBT issues: Iowa was the first state university to officially recognize a queer student organization, the Gay Liberation Front (in 1970)-now known as Spectrum UI-and was the first public university in the country to offer insurance benefits to employees' domestic partners (in 1993).
Iowa also hosts an annual Rainbow Graduation Ceremony to celebrate the achievements of LGBT graduates and their allies
MULTICULTURAL & INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SUPPORT & ENGAGEMENT
Multicultural and International Student Support and Engagement is committed to supporting student success on the University of Iowa campus through planned activities at the four UI Cultural Centers, annual diversity programs, and student organization events. There are over 100 multicultural student organizations at the University of Iowa that provide programming, service, educational programs, and cultural experiences to the campus community.
The four UI Cultural Centers provide a "Home Away From Home" atmosphere for many students and can be utilized by any UI student or reserved for student organization events. The Centers also provide intra-and cross-cultural education, leadership and organizational development opportunities, social justice education, and change. The Centers compliment the academic mission of the University by enhancing students' inside and outside of the classroom.
Hawkeye Cultural Resource Guide
The literature in this booklet serves as a guide in assisting incoming student-athletes with their transition to the University of Iowa. It is vital that student-athletes develop a sense of belonging on campus, feel that they can be their true authentic selves, and have their voices and experiences heard. Within this guide, there is information on a variety of aspects pertaining to being a college student at the University of Iowa.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion @ Iowa
The Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion consists or three units: the Center for Diversity and Enrichment, Diversity Resources, and the Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity. The DDEI helps to coordinate the central diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts and inform all parts of campus about opportunities happening across campus.
The Campus Inclusion Team (CIT)
CIT provides support and resources to any student with a concern about diversity, equity, and inclusion. This may include concerns about actions perceived as discriminatory against aspects of identity such as race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy, disability, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, service in the U.S. military, sexual orientation, gender identity, and associational preferences. Read more
Full text version of 20 Things You Can Do As An Ally Right Now is also available.