“At the University of Michigan, our dedication to academic excellence for the public good is inseparable from our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. It is central to our mission as an educational institution to ensure that each member of our community has full opportunity to thrive in our environment, for we believe that diversity is key to individual flourishing, educational excellence and the advancement of knowledge.”
-President Schlissel, the University of Michigan
The Duderstadt Center is Committed to:
Diversity
We commit to increasing diversity, which is expressed in myriad forms, including race and ethnicity, gender and gender identity, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, language, culture, national origin, religious commitments, age, (dis)ability status, and political perspective.
Equity
We commit to working actively to challenge and respond to bias, harassment, and discrimination. We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, height, weight, or veteran status.
Inclusion
We commit to pursuing deliberate efforts to ensure that our campus is a place where differences are welcomed, different perspectives are respectfully heard and where every individual can be genuine and feels a sense of belonging and inclusion. We know that by building a culture where we value diverse individuals, and groups, on campus and creating a vibrant climate of inclusiveness, we can more effectively leverage the resources of diversity to advance our collective capabilities.
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DC DEI Calendar of Events
In addition to the calendar below, a comprehensive list of DEI events, past and present is available here
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DEI Resources and Study Materials
Books, Movies, and Study Materials
The Duderstadt Center DEI Committee, in collaboration with the U-M Office of DEI, has developed am extensive list of print, audio, and video resources for personal and group study of many topics for discovery and education regarding diversity equity and inclusion. You can Expand the Headings below to view the complete lists.
Suggested Reading for Adults
- White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
- How to Be an AntiRacist by Dr. Ibram X Kendi
- Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge
- Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Slavery By Another Name by Douglas A. Blackmon
- The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
- Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall
- The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
- The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
- The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
- So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
- Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde
- The Source of Self-Regard by Toni Morrison
- Juneteenth by Ralph Ellison
- Biased by Jennifer Eberhardt
- Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine
- The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois
- The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
- The Light of Truth by Ida B. Wells
- Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
- American Poison by Eduardo Porter
- The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
- Policing the Black Man by Angela Davis, Bryan Stevenson, Marc Mauer, Bruce Western, Jeremy Travis
- How We Fight For Our Lives by Saeed Jones
- Women, Race, & Class by Angela Davis
- Heavy by Kiese Laymon
- Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
- Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
- Hellhound On His Trail by Hampton Sides
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Suggested Reading for Kids
- AntiRacist Baby by Dr. Ibram X Kendi, Illustrated by Ashley Lukashevsky
- We’re Different, We’re the Same by Bobbi Kates and Sesame Street, Illustrated by Joe Mathieu
- That is My Dream! by Langston Hughes, Illustrated by Daniel Miyares
- Sulwe by Lupita Nyong’o, Illustrated by Vashti Harrison
- The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson, Illustrated by Rafael López
- Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña, Illustrated by Christian Robinson
- Of Thee I Sing by Barack Obama, Illustrated by Loren Long
- All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold, Illustrated by Suzanne Kaufman
- The King of Kindergarten by Derrick Barnes, Illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
- Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry, Illustrated by Vashti Harrison
- Let’s Talk About Race by Julius Lester, Illustrated by Karen Barbour
- The Other Side by Jacqueline Woodson, Illustrated by E.B. Lewis
- Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
- Mommy’s Khimar by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
- Don’t Touch My Hair! by Sharee Miller
- The Stars Beneath Our Feet by David Barclay Moore
- Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
- Brave. Black. First. by Cheryl Hudson, Illustrated by Erin K. Robinson
- Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults) by Bryan Stevenson
- Gordon Parks by Carole Boston Weatherford, Illustrated by Jamey Christoph
- The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
- Dear Martin by Nic Stone
- Malcolm Little by Ilyasah Shabazz, Illustrated by AG Ford
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Articles and Anti-racist Materials
- The 1619 Project, edited by Nikole Hannah-Jones for The New York Times
- 75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice, Corinne Shutack (medium.com)
- How Racism Invented Race in America, The Atlantic
- Showing Up For Racial Justice’s Educational Toolkits, ShowingUpforRacialInjustice.org
- America’s Racial Contract Is Killing Us, by Ta-Nehisi Coates for The Atlantic
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More University of Michigan DEI Resources:
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Duderstadt Center DEI Committee & Contacts
If you have questions, input for, or are interested in joining the DC DEI Committee please contact us by email: DEI-Duderstadt@umich.edu, or simply fill out the “Join” form.
The current serving members of the committee represent multiple DC partner organizations
- Steve Eberle (Co-Lead)
- Kathi Reister (Co-Lead)
- Tom Bray
- Nick Gallo
- Victoria McIntyre
- Deb Mexicotte
- Mari Nee
- Shawn O’Grady
- John Muckler (Accessibility Specialist)
- Amelia Hansen (Student)
- Jacob Napier (Student)
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Duderstadt Center DEI Five-year Strategic Plan and Annual Action Reports
The Duderstadt Center Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force began its work in fiscal year 2019 with the development of a five-year strategic plan describing the measures, objectives, and actions to be undertaken by the Duderstadt Center partner organizations. That document and our yearly action reports are available in the following PDF documents: