The readings, videos and data used for the Diversity Literacy workshop and refresher are listed below for anyone who wants to review the material before the workshop starts or refresh their memories after it ends. Course content and format are reviewed and revised annually by the faculty facilitators to continuously adapt to the landscape of DEI initiatives and needs at Michigan Tech. Additional resources that expand far beyond those presented here can be found at the Michigan Tech ADVANCE Initiative website.
Full Diversity Literacy Training
Module/Week 1 - Bias and the accumulation of disadvantage
- READINGS:
- The Power of Diversity. Powell K (2018) Nature 558:19-22. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-05316-5
- Scientists from historically excluded groups face a hostile obstacle course. Berhe AA, Barnes RT, Hastings MG, Mattheis A, Schneider B, William BM, Marin-Spiotta E. (2022) Nature Geoscience 15 (2-4) https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-021-00868-0
- US universities are not succeeding in diversifying faculty. Matias JN, Lewis NA, Hope EC (2022) Nature Human Behavior 1606-1608 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-022-01495-4
- VIDEO: 3 ways to be a better ally in the workplace by Melinda Epler
- For more information on relevant state and federal laws and Michigan Tech's commitment to a just and respectful community that is accessible to all individuals and free from discrimination, harassment, and sexual misconduct:
Module/Week 2 - Bias in selection decisions
- READING: Bias in bias recognition: People view others but not themselves as biased by preexisting beliefs and social stigmas. Wang, Q. and Jeon, HJ (2020) PLOS ONE 15: e0240232. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240232
- DATA:
- Michigan Tech Faculty Hiring Process https://www.mtu.edu/hr/hiring/faculty/
- NSF’s survey of earned doctorates https://ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf23300/data-tables
Module/Week 3 - Bias in Promotion and Tenure decisions
- READING: Gender bias in student evaluations. Mitchell KMW, Martin J (2018) The Teacher 51:648-652. https://doi.org/10.1017/S104909651800001X
- READING: The diversity-innovation paradox in science. Hofstra B, Kulkarni VK, Galvex SM-N, He B, Jurafsky D, McFarland DA (2020) Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 117(17): 9284-9291. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1915378117
- READING: In the wake of COVID-19, academia needs new solutions to insure gender equity. Malisch JL, Harris BN, Sherrer SM and 14 others (2020) Proceedings of the National Academy of Science 117:15378-15381. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2010636117
- DATA: Michigan Tech Strategic Diversity Metrics https://www.mtu.edu/stratplan/dashboard/diversity/
Refresher Course
Module 1 - Bias and the accumulation of disadvantages
- READINGS:
- The Power of Diversity. Powell K (2018) Nature 558:19-22. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-05316-5
- Scientists from historically excluded groups face a hostile obstacle course. Berhe AA, Barnes RT, Hastings MG, Mattheis A, Schneider B, William BM, Marin-Spiotta E. (2022) Nature Geoscience 15 (2-4) https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-021-00868-0
- VIDEO: 3 ways to be a better ally in the workplace by Melinda Epler
- For more information on relevant state and federal laws and Michigan Tech's commitment
to a just and respectful community that is accessible to all individuals and free
from discrimination, harassment, and sexual misconduct:
Module 2 - Bias in selection and promotion + tenure decisions
- US universities are not succeeding in diversifying faculty. Matias JN, Lewis NA, Hope EC (2022) Nature Human Behavior 1606-1608 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-022-01495-4
- READING: In the wake of COVID-19, academia needs new solutions to insure gender equity. Malisch JL, Harris BN, Sherrer SM and 14 others (2020) Proceedings of the National Academy of Science 117:15378-15381. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2010636117
- DATA:
- Michigan Tech Faculty Hiring Process https://www.mtu.edu/hr/hiring/faculty/
- NSF’s survey of earned doctorates https://ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf23300/data-tables
- Michigan Tech Strategic Diversity Metrics https://www.mtu.edu/stratplan/dashboard/diversity/