Aligning Your Syllabus with DEI


There are many opportunities for the quintessential classroom document to exhibit inclusivity, from syllabus statements...

Diversity & Inclusion Syllabus Statements _ Sheridan Center _ Brown University.pdf

Harriet W. Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning, Brown University

Curriculum statements, English language statement, Respect for diversity statement, Land acknowledgement, and more.

LGBTQ+ Advocacy in STEM (2019). American Society for Engineering Education.

Example language for an inclusion statement and for a pronoun/name statement.

...to diverse readings.

BIPOC-authored Psychology Papers

"BIPOC stands for Black, Indigenous and People of Color. The term encompasses all people of color, but with emphasis on Black and Indigenous people to highlight the unique oppression they face due to white supremacy." - E. Wojcik

  • This public-access spreadsheet serves as an ongoing database of Psychology journal articles by BIPOC authors.

  • Spreadsheet is moderated by Erica Wojcik, Assistant Professor at Skidmore College.

  • The spreadsheet includes tabs by subfield, including Applied; Clinical; Cognitive; Developmental; Educational; Health; Neuroscience; Sensation/Perception; Social/Personality; Quantitative

Thank you to Craig Rodriguez-Seijas for the resource!

"BME refers to Black Asian Minoritzed Ethnic and seeks to serve as a proxy to identify those disadvantaged by structural racism against those privileged by it (white people)." - G. Janowski

  • This page lists readings that can contribute to a more diverse psychological curricula.

  • Website is maintained primarily by Glen Janowski, Lecturer at Leeds Beckett University.

  • Readings are organized by subfields, including Developmental; Organizational; Cognitive and Social; Clinical and Heath

BME psychologists & anti-racist work

www.citeblackwomencollective.org. Smith, C. A. (2017). Campaign and collective to increase representation of Black women's intellectual production.


There are also ways to improve the accessibility (and therefore memorability) of your syllabus

Image of, and link to, Accessible Syllabus dot com

Accessible syllabus

Womack, A., Blanchard, A., Wang, C., & Jessee, M. C. (2020). Tulane Center for Engaged Learning and Teaching. https://www.accessiblesyllabus.com/

"Countless instructors complain that students don’t read the syllabus. We believe students would use the document more effectively if it were designed more accessibly.”

  • This website discusses the use of visual layout and format to make your syllabus more engaging and memorable.

“This website is dedicated to helping instructors build a syllabus that plans for diverse student abilities and promotes an atmosphere in which students feel comfortable.”

  • The four aspects of the syllabus to consider are
    1) Image; 2) Text; 3) Rhetoric; 4) Policy.

Intro Syllabus Sample_Costa.pdf

Sample Syllabus by Christina Costa, PhD Candidate in P&SC