Resources
This list contains links to internal and external resources addressing diversity. The amount of ongoing research, initiatives, curriculum options and programs available to students, faculty and staff reinforces the university’s commitment to diversity. The external resources included are non-exhaustive, but pertinent to higher education.
- For Students
- For Faculty & Staff
- Academic & Community Resources
- External Resources
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Cultural Services
- Asian Pacific Student Services (APSS)
- Chicano Latino Student Services (CLSS)
- Committee on the Status of Women (CSW)
- Intercultural Advancement
- Jewish Student Life
- LGBT Student Services
- Muslim Student Life
- Office of Black Student Services (OBSS)
- Office for International Students & Scholars (OISS)
- The Learning Community (TLC)
- Undocumented Student Services
Academic & Other Supports
- Academic Community of Excellence (ACE)
- Disability Support Services (DSS)
- First to Go Program
- The Learning Community
- Student Psychological Services
Discrimination & Bias Incidents
Recruitment & Hiring Resources
- Request a Search Process Workshop
- Recruiting and Hiring for Mission and Inclusive Excellence brochure
- Recruiting and Hiring for Mission and Inclusive Excellence flowchart
- Resource Directory of Department Chairs/Program Directors at HBCUs and HSIs
For Faculty and Departments: Building an Inclusive Pedagogy
- Cornell University: Center for Teaching Innovation – Inclusive Teaching Strategies
- Indiana University, Bloomington: Center for Innovative Teaching & Learning – Managing Difficult Classroom Discussions
- Michigan State University: Inclusion & Intercultural Initiatives - Building Inclusive Communities
- Stanford University: Center for Comparative Studies in Race & Ethnicity - RaceWorks
- University of Michigan: Center for Research on Learning & Teaching– Inclusive Teaching Resources and Strategies
- Anti-Defamation League (ADL) – Tips for discussing race in a predominately white classroom
- The Conscious Style Guide: Newsletter subscription on academic writing for empowerment and respect
- Baylor University: How to Provide a Multicultural Education
Affinity & Networking Groups
- Faculty & Staff Affinity and Networking Groups brochure (PDF)
- Alliance of White Anti-Racists Everywhere, Loyola Marymount (AWARE-LMU) -- aware@lmu.edu
- Asian American Pacific Islander Faculty Staff Association (AAPIFSA)-- aapifsa@lmu.edu
- Black Faculty and Staff Alliance -- BFSA@lmu.edu
- Committee on the Status of Women (CSW) -- Kyle Studebaker | Kyle.Studebaker@lmu.edu
- Latino Faculty Association -- Subscribe Here
- Latinx Staff Association -- LSA@lmu.edu
- LGBTQ Faculty and Staff Network -- Subscribe Here
Discrimination & Bias Incidents
- Report Discrimination & Bias Incidents
- Bias Incident Response Team(BIRT)
- Discriminatory Harassment, Retaliation and Sexual and Interpersonal Misconduct Complaint Process
- Statement of Non-Discrimination
- Faculty and Staff Title IX Sexual Harassment Policy
- Reporting Sexual and Interpersonal Misconduct
Ombuds
Academic Programs
- African American Studies
- Asian and Asian American Studies
- Chicano/a and Latina/o Studies
- Irish Studies
- Jewish Studies
- Modern Greek Studies
- Women's and Gender Studies
Notable Programs and Projects
- Campus Ministry's VITA - Respect Life Student Group
- LMU Food Pantry
- "People of the Earth" Tongva Tribe Memorial
Organizations focused on higher education, inclusive excellence, and leadership development
- American Council on Education (ACE) – provides leadership development and advocacy in areas critical to higher education
- Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) – Diversity, Equity & Inclusive Excellence Initiative provides national leadership that advances diversity and equity in higher education, and the best educational practices for an increasingly diverse population.
- American Educational Research Association (AERA) – Division J - strives to advance knowledge about education, to encourage scholarly inquiry related to education, and to promote the use of research to improve education and serve the public good.
News and Information on Higher Education
Research
- Journal of Diversity in Higher Education
- Journal of College Student Development
- Journal of Higher Education
- Research in Higher Education
- Review of Higher Education
Implicit Bias
- Kirwan Institute
- Project Implicit – Take an Implicit Association Test (IAT)