Professional Development

Ignite! Resources

Section 1

Books

• Adams, M., Blumenfeld, W. J., Catalano, D. C. J., Dejong, K., Hackman, H. W., Hopkins, L. E., Love, B., Peters, M. L., & Zuniga, X. (2018). Readings for Diversity and Social Justice (4th edition). Routledge.

  (Companion site for Readings for Diversity and Social Justice, including videos, discussion questions, classroom-ready activities, next steps for action, and “further resources” guides.)

• Adams, M., Bell, L. A., Goodman, D. J., & Shlasko, D. (eds.) (2022). Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice (4th edition). Routledge.
• Collins, P. H. & Bilge, S. (2020). Intersectionality (2nd edition). Polity.
• Crenshaw, K. (2019). On Intersectionality: The Essential Writings of Kimberlé Crenshaw. The New Press.

Other Readings

• The 1977 Combahee River Collective Statement (BlackPast)
• Making Culturally Responsive Teaching Work: Zaretta Hammond Corrects 3 Big Misconceptions (EdWeek)
• The Transformative Power of Practice by Ng’ethe Maina and Staci Haines (PDF)

Videos and Documentaries

• Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain Webinar (YouTube)
• Iceberg Model of Culture (YouTube)
• The Urgency of Intersectionality by Kimberlé Crenshaw (YouTube)

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Section 2

Books

• Tatum, B. D. (2017). Tatum, B. D. (2017). Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? And Other Conversations About Race (2nd ed.). Basic Books.
• Thelin, J. R. (2019). A History of American Higher Education (3rd ed.). John Hopkins University Press.
• Wilder, C. S. (2013). Ebony and Ivy: Race, Slavery, and the Troubled History of American Universities. Bloomsbury Press.

Other Readings

• Land-Grab Universities: A High Country News Investigation, by Lee, R., Ahtone, T., Pearce, M., Goodluck, K., McGhee, G., Leff, C., Lanpher, K., & Salinas, T.
• Leveraging Our Place: Native Nations and Land-Grab Universities. A Lesson Plan by Tachine, A., M, Brayboy, B. M. J., & Lomawaima, K. T. (2022, December 5)
• Tatum, B. D. (2017). “Why Are All the Black Kids Still Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?” and Other Conversations About Race in the 21st Century. Liberal Education, 46-55. (PDF)

Videos and Documentaries

• A Brief History of Women’s Access to Higher Education (YouTube)
• On the Issues with Mike Gousha | Interview with Craig Steven Wilder (YouTube)
• Tell Them We Are Rising (PBS) – Short clip: Separate But Unequal (PBS)

Podcast/Audio

• The Long, Bloody Strike for Ethnic Studies (NPR)
• Shackled Legacy: Universities and the Slave Trade (American Public Media)

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Section 3

Books 

• Shlasko, D. (2017). Trans Allyship Workbook: Building Skills to Support Trans People in Our Lives. Think Again Training. (book)

Other Readings 

• Accomplices Not Allies, by Rudy. Indigenous Action (2014, May 4) (article)
• Rigot, A. (May, 2022) Design From the Margins. Technology and Public Purpose Project. Belfer Center. (issu)
• 10 Ways to Start a Conversation About Race, by Race Forward (webpage)
• Accessibility Resources, by the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network (webpage)
• Fong, K. J. (2021, March 25). Confronting the Racist in Me. Medium. (webpage)
• White Supremacy Culture by Okun, T. (webpage)

Videos and Documentaries 

• 5 Tips For Being an Ally by Francesca Ramsey (YouTube) 
• A Guide to Lifelong Allyship by Catharine Hernandez (YouTube)

Podcast/Audio 

• Finding Our Way by Prentis Hemphill (podcast)