The CBE EDI Initiative has included a variety of workshops to provide tools and build skills tailored specifically to the needs of faculty and staff, resources below.
Resources for Faculty & Staff
- Board of Regents Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Advisory Committee, 2018 Diversity Metrics Data Book
- Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity 2019-2020 Fact Sheet
- Office of Academic Personnel 2019 Fact Sheet
Resources for students
The first resource for students can be found at the department level. Advisers are well versed in a number of resources available to students. Students with specific concerns or ideas to share are also welcome to schedule time with the Dean during Office hours. You can contact Brittany Faulkner at bfaulk@uw.edu for more information.
University of Washington resources
Centers and organizations
Several centers and organizations promote support networks that allow students to experience personal growth, meet new friends, share common interests with other students, faculty, and staff.
- Associated Students of the University of Washington (ASUW)
- Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology (DO-IT)
- International Student Center
- Leadership without Borders
- Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity
- Q Center
- Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center (ECC)
- UW Graduate and Professional Student Senate
- UW Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation
- UW McNair
- Undocumented Student Resources
- UW TRIO Student Support Services
- UW Veterans Center
- Women’s Center
- wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House
- Center for Communication, Difference and Equity
- Center for Environmental Politics
For a full list of student groups on campus, visit the Registered Student Organization Directory.
Mental health
- Counseling Center
- Health and Wellness Office
- Hall Health Mental Health
- Reporting Acts of Discrimination
Safety
We encourage all members of the College to use these resources as a springboard for further learning about anti-racist and anti-discriminatory practices and to foster greater diversity and inclusion in your work.
Bias & inclusion in the workplace
- The Bias of “Professionalism” Standards
- University of Washington Human Resources’ Inclusive Hiring Resources
- The Person You Mean to Be: How Good People Fight Bias
- About Bias Reporting at the UW
- Unconscious Bias in the Classroom: Evidence and Opportunities, Google
- Understanding Bias: A Resource Guide, U.S. Department of Justice
Teaching resources
- podcast series “Teaching While White”
- Integrating Racial Equity into Guided Pathways, UW Community College Research Initiatives
- Countering Coronavirus Stigma and Racism: Tips for Teachers and Other Educators
Difference & belonging
- How to go beyond diversity and inclusion to community & belonging video
- Code-Switching, Passing, Covering – Kenji Yoshino: Diversity Does Note Mean Having to Choose Between Identity and Inclusion
- Identity, Privilege, & Marginalization: Understanding Ourselves & Others
Intersectionality
Racial equity & justice
- Showing up for Racial Justice – understanding white supremacist culture
- White Culture Worksheet
- Racial Equity Tools
Education & equity
Microaggressions
- Hollaback bystander interventions
- Eliminating microaggressions video
- Just belonging: finding the courage to interrupt bias
- Eliminating microaggressions TEDx Talk by Tiffany Alvoid,
- Why microaggressions aren’t so micro TED talk by Whitney Cassidy
Disability justice
- What is disability justice? – Disability and Philanthropy Forum
- Project Let’s
- Sins Invalid 3-part podcast series ” An Unshamed Claim to Beauty in the Face of Invisibility” that addresses the intersection of disability justice, and climate + environmental justice.
- You Tube Video: Aimi Hamraie on “Making Access Critical: Disability, Race, and Gender in Environmental Design”
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Association on Higher Education And Disability
- Disability:INclusive Workplaces. Accessible Technology Procurement Toolkit, Disability:IN
- Mental Health in the workplace, Disability:IN
- National Organization on Disability
Gender identity, expression, & sexuality
- American Psychological Association: Fifty Shades of Gay
- Transgender College Student Resource Guide, EduBirdie
- Diverse Conversations Supporting LGBT College Students, Higher Education
Allyship
- UndocuAlly Training
- An Ally’s Guide to Issues Facing LGBT Americans, Movement Advancement Project
Resources & readings
Equity
- UW Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action (EOAA)
- Affirmative Action in Washington
- Ten Myths about Affirmative Action, Understanding Prejudice
- How to support Asian American colleagues amid the recent wave of anti-Asian violence, CNBC
- Sinophobia: How a Virus Reveals the Many Ways China is Feared
- The Hidden History of Anti-Chinese Violence in Seattle
- Asian American Experiences of Racism during COVID-19
Diversity in environmental organizations
- Leaking Talent: How People of Color Are Pushed Out of Environmental Organizations (2019), Green 2.0
- The State of Diversity in Environmental Organizations (2014), Green 2.0
Environmental justice in Washington state
- Environmental Justice Task Force. Recommendations for Prioritizing EJ in Washington State Government
- Alliance for Jobs & Clean Energy
- Got Green Seattle
- Duwamish Alive Coalition
- Duwamish River Clean-up Coalition
- Environmental Coalition of South Seattle (ECOSS)
- Forterra
- Front & Centered
- King County Exec. Priorities (Equity & Social Justice | Climate Change)
- Northwest Toxic Community Coalition
- Puget Sound SAGE
- Puget Soundkeepers
- Seattle Foundation
- Social Justice Fund NW
- Stand Up to Oil: Community Fueling Change
- United Indians of All Tribes Foundation
Science & engineering
- A Guidebook for a Campus Self-Assessment of Successes and Challenges in STEM Faculty Diversity and Inclusion, NSF INCLUDES-APLU
- AGU Ethics and Equity Center, AGU
- Best Practices for American Indian and Alaska Native Data Collection, Urban Indian Health Institute
- Creating-Sustaining-a-Culture-of-Excellence-Quick-Tips, National Center for Professional and Research Ethics
- Data Sovereignty Principles, University of Arizona, Native Nations Institute
- Diversity Programs in Science
- Growing the Diversity Awareness & Cultural Competency of Faculty and Partners, Pathways to Science
- National Science Foundation Office of Diversity and Inclusion
- Preventing Harassment in Fieldwork Situations, University of Washington (2017)
- Strengthening the Pathways to Faculty Careers in STEM Recommendations for Systemic Change to Support Underrepresented Groups, ASPIRE-NSF
- Take Steps to Prevent Harassment, National Science Foundation
Social justice organizations in Washington state
- 350 Seattle
- All Home
- American Civil Liberties Union of Washington State
- Amnesty International USA Group 4 of Seattle
- Anti-Defamation League Pacific Northwest Office
- API Chaya
- CAIR Washington
- Casa Latina
- Colectiva Legal del Pueblo
- El Centro de la Raza
- Equal Rights Washington
- Ingersoll Gender Center
- International Rescue Committee – Seattle
- Legal Voice
- Muslim Association of Puget Sound
- Northwest Immigrant Rights Project
- OneAmerica
- Seattle Chapter, National Organization for Women
- Solid Ground
- Somali Community Services of Seattle
- Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle
Veterans
- Student Veterans of America
- Transition Assistance Program
- Veteran Education Connection
- 5 Tips for Transitioning From Military Service to the Civilian Workforce, Purdue University
EDI Resources for Departments
Architecture EDI Committee
Chair: Ann Huppert
Construction Management
CIAC’s Subcommittee CMI (Careers, Mentorship & Inclusion)
Co-chairs: Shanna Dennis (Sellen) and Tara Harrington (HSWC)
Contact: cmadmin@uw.edu
Landscape Architecture JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion) group
Student Leader: Ginger Plaster
Contact: Jennie Li, Lynne Manzo, Julie Johnson
Real Estate PAC EDI
Chairs: Kristin Ryan and Diane Sugimura
Contact: Melissa Best
Urban Design & Planning EDI
Faculty & Academic Advisors:
Branden Born and Diana Siembor
National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMAS) – student chapter
UW NOMAS email: uwnomas@uw.edu
Student lead: Austin Bass (BA Arch Design)
Faculty adviser: Vikram Prakash