Resources
Below is an initial list of resources related to diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging. If you have suggestions for additional resources on the broad dimension of human diversity, please email DEIBAC@bu.edu or use this web form to submit ideas anonymously.
GSDM Community Resources
- American Dental Education Association Resources:
- GSDM Student Resources
- GSDM Student Organizations & Study Clubs
- GSDM Faculty & Staff Resources
- Gender Affirming Resources
Boston University Resources
- Boston University Diversity & Inclusion
- Diversity & Inclusion Events at BU
- BU Women’s Guild
- The Newbury Center for First-Generation Students
- LGBTQIA+ Center for Students
- LGBTQIA+ Center for Faculty and Staff
- Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground
- BU Global Programs International Students & Scholars Office
- BU Support Pathways
- Graduate Education Student Groups & Associations
- Access
Educational Toolbox
- ADA’s first course offering on implicit bias
- NASPA (Student Affairs Administrators in High Education
- Understanding Belonging and Humanistic Culture
- Chadha S, Ha T, Wood A. Thinking you’re different matters more for belonging than being different. Sci Rep. 2024 Mar 30;14(1):7574. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-58252-y. PMID: 38555409; PMCID: PMC10981754.
- Quick KK. NEW ACCREDITATION STANDARD FOR DENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS ON HUMANISTIC ENVIRONMENT. J Am Coll Dent. 2016 Winter;83(1):13-16. PMID: 29474017
- Inclusive Event Planning
- Understanding Bias
- Different Types of microaggressions
- Understanding Neurodivergent
- Cleveland Clinic: Neurodivergent
- Suggested Reading List

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