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CSU Policies
University policies relevant to academic freedom, free speech, and classroom environment
- First Amendment, Free Speech Protections and Limits on Campus - CSU’s gateway for understanding how free speech functions on campus.
- CSU Policy: Free Speech and Peaceful Assembly
- CSU Policy: Freedom of Expression and Inquiry
- CSU Policy: Inclusive Physical and Virtual Campus
- CSU Policy: Discrimination, Harassment, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Misconduct, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Stalking, and Retaliation
- CSU Policy: Bullying in the Workplace
- CSU Academic Faculty and Administrative Professional Manual
- Student Conduct Code
Events and Groups
CSU’s groups and events focused on equity and inclusion
- Office for Inclusive Excellence - Administrative unit focused on providing leadership, accountability, and education to advance an inclusive university culture with resources including training ,data, events, and programs
- Diversity Events - A regularly updated listing of diversity-focused events across campus.
- Symposium for Inclusive Excellence - CSU’s week-long conference featuring over 50 one-hour sessions relating to diversity and inclusion, cutting-edge research presentations, a variety of keynote speakers, and a strand focused specifically on educators (formerly Diversity Symposium).
- Open Door Pedagogy Network - A new group of CLA instructors who are available to informal conversation around teaching, equity, and academic freedom.
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Self and Community
Resources to address educating yourself and working with your community
- Inclusive Online Meetings – Suggested practices to center equity in online meetings from CSU’s Office of Inclusive Excellence.
- Continuing Education Resources - Curated articles, resources, and news stories from CSU’s Office of Inclusive Excellence to assist you in your quest to learn more about topics related to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- Racial Equity Tools - A collection of tools for organizations including techniques for working on racial equity outside the classroom such as through community involvement, program evaluation, and information/data collection..
- How to Be an Anti-Racist in Denver – Collection from 2020 of readings, businesses, and organizations to support and join in the Denver area from 303 Magazine
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Classroom Best Practices
Rich and extensive collections of readings, guides, and worksheets
- Inclusive Pedagogy – Collection at CSU’s TILT (The Institute for Learning and Teaching) of discussion, tips, and further reading to support a student-centered approach to teaching that nurtures a community within the classroom, values the unique contributions of all students, and takes into consideration their backgrounds, experiences, and learning needs.
- Equity Toolkit - Collection of classroom exercises, guides, and reports from the Colorado Department of Higher Education with concrete strategies and techniques to help educators become more inclusive practitioners. Draws from evidence-based best practices in three areas: Self-Inquiry, Course Design, and Creating Community.
- Equity Resources for Large Courses - A collections of activities, assignments, guides, and more for equitable teaching in large classrooms.
Course Design
Selected tools for designing an equitable, accessible course and syllabus
- Teaching Resources for All Delivery Modes - Links to resources for course design and classroom climate for online and residential classrooms from The Institute for Learning and Teaching (TILT) at CSU.
- Understanding by Design - A practical guide based on empirical research for designing the learning experience in courses using “backward design.”
- Accessible Syllabus - Suggestions for the images, text, rhetoric, and policies on your syllabus that are accessible to all students, especially to those with disabilities.
- Thoughtful Syllabus Design – A short guide on developing a learner-centered syllabus, including discussion of the impact of syllabus language style on learning environments.
- Syllabus Rubric - A rubric and user guide to help quantitatively and qualitatively assess how well your syllabus achieves a learning-centered orientation.
Classroom Environment
Strategies and best practices for creating an inclusive and supportive classroom
- Inclusive Teaching Guide - Comprehensive guide from Columbia University with discussion and concrete teaching strategies for creating an inclusive classroom environment. Includes citations of evidence-based research supporting the strategies.
- Setting the Tone for an Inclusive Classroom - Document summarizing key practices for creating an inclusive classroom environment.
- Multicultural Education in All White Schools/Settings - An article with concrete strategies for developing multicultural education for all or mostly white settings.
- Responding to Trauma in the Classroom - Article with concrete strategies and responses to support students in the classroom from the University of Denver.
- Trauma-Informed Pedagogy - Definitions and principles with examples and further reading from Barnard College.
Addressing Populations
Inclusive teaching guides that detail best practices for specific populations
- Accessibility by Design – CSU’s site for resources for learning and teaching accessible courses and content for people with disabilities
- Best Practices for Serving LGBTQ Students – A guide for teaching tolerance regarding LGBTQ+ students from the Southern Poverty Law Center (2018)
- Strategies for Teaching International and Multilingual Students - Brief list of best practices for effective teaching of international students
- Teaching Neurodiverse Students – A library guide with books and other resources on best practices for teaching across neurodiversities
- Antiracist Pedagogy Guide: Methods and Challenges - Library guide that provides resources for developing anti-racist pedagogical strategies and syllabi from the University of Southern California Antiracist Pedagogy Collaborative.
- Latinx Student Success – A series of books and presentations on Latinx students in higher education from Excelencia in Education
- Teaching Students with Disabilities – Best practices for creating accessible courses from the University of Chicago
- Interfaith Resources – Books, videos, and documents on teaching interfaith content on college campuses
- Native American Pedagogies – Best practices and key considerations for higher education from the University of Denver
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Reading Lists
Lists of recommended books and articles to learn more about equity in education
- The Research Basis for Equity-Focused Teaching - Brief analysis and extensive list of academic research on the impact of equity-focused teaching strategies.
- Scaffolded Anti-Racist Resources - Public Google document that organizes readings, videos, podcasts, social media accounts to follow, and more by stage of learner identity development.
- Education Equity Readings - A list of recommended texts (books, academic articles) on equity in higher education from the Equity Toolkit by the Colorado Dept. of Higher Education.
- University of Denver Anti-racist Library Guide - Organized list of library resources for anti-racist learning and practice specific to anti-Black racism.
- Multiculturalism Matters - A guide (PDF) for media-makers about integrating diverse perspectives into their work, including summaries of and links to terminology glossaries for different identities. Created by CSU’s Dept. of Journalism & Media Communication.
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Podcasts
Discussions, interviews, and reporting on and by diverse authors
- The 1619 Project - Podcast that is part of a New York Times initiative that aims to reframe the country’s history by placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of black Americans at the center of our national narrative.
- Seeing White - Fourteen-part documentary series on the history, meaning, and implications of whiteness.
- Code Switch - Multi-racial, multi-generational team of journalists fascinated by the overlapping themes of race, ethnicity and culture, how they play out in our lives and communities, and how all of this is shifting.
- Yo, Is This Racist? - Hosts respond to listener voicemails with analysis and humor.
- Intersectionality Matters - Interviews and stories about race and intersecting identities from the African American Policy Forum and scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw.
- One from the Vaults - Researched interviews show how the history of trans people is threaded throughout the history of the world.
- Disability Matters - Shares perspectives from business leaders, government officials and disability advocates on how to move the needle on disability employment.
- Breaking Dishes - Discussion-based episodes about disabilities, race, gender, and more.
- The History Chicks - Light and entertaining introduction to some of the fascinating women in history.
- Women at Work - Conversations about the workplace and women’s place in it.