The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Collection supports UNC’s vision element “Empower Inclusivity” by highlighting works that seek to acknowledge and celebrate the experiences of historically marginalized communities. The DEI Collection is intended to educate and inform, facilitate dialog, and spark engagement in a way that advances efforts to honor all voices and identities at our institution and beyond. If you want your work to appear in this collection, contact libraries@unco.edu.
To learn more about UNC’s commitment to DEI, see the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion website and the University Libraries Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Statement.Submissions from 2025
Using OER to Champion DEI Amid Anti-DEI Legislation, Nancy A. Henke
Shaping the Future of Information Literacy Instruction through Connections to Students' Everyday Lives, Darren Ilett
Ethnomusicologically Augmented French Diction Course, Jake Larcqua
The Traditional Performance Art of the Ewe People, Alison Larson
Golden Compass for Bears [Executive Summary], Jieun Lee
Changing the Channel: How Queer Representation in Mainstream Media Influences Social Perceptions in Young Adult Viewers, Lillian Joy Myers
Peer Leadership Through a Domains of Mentoring Approach [Executive Summary], Chelsie L. Romulo
Submissions from 2024
Take a Ballot: Can Transnational Theatre Foster Political Efficacy in Women of Color?, Breanna Marie Bailey
Leveling the Fulbright Scholarship Playing Field: Inter-Institutional Equity and the U.S. Student Fulbright Program (Year 2) [Executive Summary], Karen S. Barton
Does Appearance Matter? The Relationship of Perceived Body Size and Physical Appearance on Students' Attraction to Physical Activity at Recess, Danielle Belcher
The Lived Experiences of Transition-Age Youth with Usher Syndrome Preparing for Postsecondary Education: A Retrospective Study, Tara Mae Brown-Ogilvie
Exploring the Degrees of Ableism Nursing Students with Disabilities Experience, Elizabeth Ruth Brox
Service Learning to Develop CulturallyAppropriate Nutrition Education [Executive Summary], Teresa Buckner
Equity in the Classroom Breakout Rooms, CETL, University of Northern Colorado
OER Breakout Rooms, CETL, University of Northern Colorado
Recentering Research Practices in Higher Education: Post Course Launch Analysis [Executive Summary], Hannah Conner
The Deaf Experience in National Parks with an Emphasis on Rocky Mountain National Park, Madeline Dannewitz
More Than Windows and Mirrors: Using Culturally Responsive Teaching in Conjunction with Project Based Learning, Victoria DiMarzio
Faking Being Well: Evaluating The Everyday Experiences Of University Students With Chronic Pain, Hannah Ditzenberger
Unveiling Existentialism and Self-expression: Utilizing the Arts, Raquel Eduardo Nunez
Assessing the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Climate in the College of Natural & Health Sciences, Savana Estrada and Kimberly Murza
Value Beyond Cost Savings: Unlocking Diversity, Equity and Inclusion with Open Educational Resources, Nancy A. Henke
OER as an Equitable Practice, Nancy A. Henke, Cassendra Bergstrom, and Oscar Levin
Academic Libraries, Counter-Storytelling, and Minoritized Students' Scholarly Identity Development, Darren Ilett
From Access to Justice: Realizing the Transformative Potential of Open Educational Practices, Rajiv Jhangiani
Exploring the Impact of Dance Arts Integration on General Education Teaching Practices: Insights into Classroom Environment, Planning, Instruction, and Assessment, Sara Kessler-Kennon
Crafting Culturally Responsive Qualitative Research: Part I, Maria K. E. Lahman
Crafting Culturally Responsive Research: Part II, Maria K. E. Lahman
Culturally Responsive Research: Answering the Call, Maria K. E. Lahman
The Impacts of Gender Minority Stress on Wellness Among Trans and Gender Diverse Adults, Nathan R. Landers
Implicit Bias Toward Students with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and the Influential Role of Teacher Self-Efficacy, Laurie Claire Landrieu
The Work [Executive Summary], Kelly Langley Cook
The Work: A Self-Paced DEI Workbook, Kelly Langley-Cook
Barriers Faced by Members of Marginalized Communities when it Comes to Eating Healthy and Cultural Adaptations to Nutrition Education Materials, Kennedy Larsen
Social Justice in Dance: The Exploration of Dance as a Tool for Promoting, Recognizing and Influencing Change, Michelle O'Konis Linnehan
Racially and Culturally Conscious Parent Engagement Programs: Parent Contributions to a Critical Analysis, Veronica Maria Lucero
OER as Transformation Tool: How Colorado's OER community creates change beyond textbooks, Jennifer Mayer, Chealsye Bowley, Katie Brown, Teresa Connolly, and Nicholas Swails
The Effect of Socioeconomic Status on Adult Access to Hearing Aids, Skyler Preston Mumford
(Re)Birth of the Cool: A Culturally Sustaining & Community Responsive Pedagogical Framework for Music Education, Mario Yuzo Nieto
Equity in the Classroom, Bailie Peterson, Matthew Farber, and Maurice Harris
Combating the Racial Discipline Gap: Does Diversity Training Mitigate Implicit Bias in the Discipline Decision- Making Process?, Bailey R. Reshel
Speech-Language Pathologist and General Educator Perceptions of the Inclusive Service Delivery Model, Kellie Rine
Poston Internment Camp - Interview, Raquel Saldana
Disability and neurodiversity in the academic library: Fostering new and continuing engagement, Lynette Seelmeyer
Keynote Address - Equity Driven Assessment and Teaching: Simple Steps to Increasing Equity and Inclusion, Karen Singer-Freeman
"Female Faithfulness Encouraged": Gendered Piety in Early American Print, Kadienne Sizemore
Portraiture of Four Reservation Community College Graduates, Ray Andrew Jade Talley
Ubuntu/We Carry the Stories: A campus climate study for Black, African & African American students at the University of Northern Colorado, janine m. weaver-douglas and Francisco Logan
Bridging the Equity Gap for Graduate Student Onboarding [Executive Summary], Cindy Wesley
Submissions from 2023
Culturally Responsive Teaching: Insights from an International Student, Yousef Alardhi
HSI 101: Why Becoming a Hispanic-Serving Institution Matters, Jonathan Alcántar, Cristóbal Garcia, and Tobias Guzmán
HSI 201: 'Servingness' in Practice, Jonathan Alcántar and Tobias Guzmán
Submissions from 2022
Small Steps to Universal Design for Learning, Victoria Terranova
Submissions from 2021
"We're Gonna Figure This Out": First-Generation Students and Academic Libraries, Juliann Couture, Jimena Bretón, Emily Dommermuth, Natasha Floersch, Darren Ilett, Kristine Nowak, Lindsay Roberts, and Renae Watson
Create more equity and access in your classroom with Easy 2 Support Strategies, Rebecca Smith and Kelly Langley-Cook
Submissions from 2020
Walking a Mile in Their Shoes: Designing Inclusive Surveys to Level the Playing Field, Margarita Shawcross and Wendy Highby
Submissions from 2019
A Critical Review of LIS Literature on First-Generation Students, Darren Ilett
First-generation students’ information literacy in everyday contexts, Darren Ilett
Dissertations from 2013
iSi Se Puede! First-Generation, Latino Immigrant College Success Stories: A Transformative Autoethnographic Study, Mario Gonzalez
Submissions from 2005
Black Women of Today: Oral History Project, George Junne