Diversity and Intercultural Understanding
American Association of University Professors
AAUP’s purpose is to advance academic freedom and shared governance, to define fundamental professional values and standards for higher education, and to ensure higher education’s contribution to the common good.
Association of American Colleges and Universities
AAC&U is the leading national association concerned with the quality, vitality, and public standing of undergraduate liberal education.
Diversity Web
Comprehensive compendium of campus practices and resources about diversity in higher education. The site is designed to serve campus practitioners seeking to place diversity at the center of the academy’s educational and societal mission.
Fulbright Programs
These various programs offer educational and cultural exchange opportunities to both U.S. citizens and citizens of other nations. They are administered by the Council for International Exchange of Scholars, the US Dept. of Education, or the US Dept. of State.
RFP Bulletin: Community
Weekly roundup of recently announced Requests for Proposals (RFPs) from private, corporate, and government funding sources.
Everyday Democracy
Previously Study Circles Resource Center, it is dedicated to finding ways for all kinds of people to engage in problem solving on critical social and political issues. It provides tools to help people organize productive dialogue, recruit participants from all walks of life, find solutions and work for action and change.
Teaching Tolerance
Founded in 1991 by the Southern Poverty Law Center, Teaching Tolerance provides educators with free educational materials that promote respect for differences and appreciation of diversity in the classroom and beyond. See also “Mix It Up”, a project that supports student efforts to identify, question and cross social boundaries within their schools and communities.
U.S. Commerce Department Office of Civil Rights
Provides helpful information regarding government-wide initiatives promoting diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA).
Specialized Services
ADA Returning Service Members with Disabilities
This publication explains the rights established under the Americans with Disabilities Act and provides information on where to get assistance especially for service members returning with disabilities.
America’s Athletes With Disabilities
Advocates and raises funds to help underwrite the cost of physical disability sports and recreation programs across the country. Members are eligible to apply for grant funding for disability awareness, education or diversity programs.
Fundsnet Services
This Web portal provides a brief list of private and corporate foundations that support organizations serving people with disabilities.
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, US Dept. of Education
Through its various grant programs, OSERS provides grants for research, education, and the rehabilitation of people with disabilities.
US Dept. of Health and Human Services
(HHS) is the United States government’s principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves. The department includes more than 300 programs, covering a wide spectrum of activities.
VSA arts
International non-profit organization founded in 1974 to create a society where all people with disabilities learn through, participate in and enjoy the arts.