DEI Resources

Nursing Reports

The Future of Nursing 2020-2030 

The decade ahead will test the nation’s nearly 4 million nurses in new and complex ways. They are often the first and most frequent line of contact with people of all backgrounds and experiences seeking care and they represent the largest of the healthcare professions. 

National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing

The Commission examines the issue of racism within nursing nationwide focusing on the impact on nurses, patients, communities, and health care systems to motivate all nurses to confront individual and systemic racism. 

DEI Institutes and Organizations

• Boston Univeristy Center for Antiracist Research
• USC Race & Equity Center 
• National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE)
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice @UConn
• Race Forward

DEI Lectures and Archival Film

• Ibram Kendi: The Difference between being not Racist and Antiracist
• Microaggressions in the Classroom
• Who We are: A Chronicle of Racism in America

DEI Related Books and Articles  

• ANA Racial Reckoning Statement 
• APA Apology for Racism 
• AJPA article on Gender Pronouns
• Black Americans’ Views of and Engagement With Science
• On Racism: A New Standard For Publishing On Racial Health Inequities 
• Inside the Fall of the CDC  
• Finding Joy in Fighting Racism
• Hidden Figures of Nursing
• Dr. Kafui Dzirasa: For Black Scientists, the Sorrow Is Also Personal  
• Black Americans in Nursing Education  
• JAMA special DEI Issue  
• A National Approach to Reducing LGBTQ+ Health Disparities
• Overdue Reckoning in Nursing Article
• Overcoming COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Minority Communities
• Penn State Nursing Magazine: 50th Anniversary Edition