For World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development on May 21st, we are sharing a collection that includes books that advise on cultural differences and bridging divides. Our goal is to influence students to learn how to talk to others who may come from different backgrounds and understand the widespread issues that affect and intersect with varying communities.
Books for World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
By Coll Rowe | May 14 2026 | General
A powerful, incisive reckoning with the impacts of school desegregation that traces four generations of the author’s family to show how the implementation of integration decimated Black school systems and did much of the Black community a disservice.
- Education > Foundations > History of Education
- Education > Foundations > Multicultural Education
- Education > Foundations > Philosophy of Education
- Education > Foundations > Sociology of Education
- English > Comparative Literature: American > African American Non-Fiction
- History > Race and Gender Studies > History of African-Americans
- History > Race and Gender Studies > Specialized Courses
- History > Topical History > History of Education
- History > U.S. History > U.S. Cultural History
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > African American History
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > African American Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Introduction to Cultural Studies
- Political Science > Comparative Politics > Race and Politics
- Sociology > Race / Class / Gender > Social Stratification
- Sociology > Social Problems > Social Problems
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Pioneering Harvard Kennedy School professor and behavioral scientist Julia Minson reveals the counterintuitive secret to a life of less drama and more impact.
- Business > General Business > Business Communications
- Management > Organizational Behavior > Negotiation
- Communication > Speech Communication > Argumentation
- Communication > Speech Communication > Communication Theory
- Communication > Speech Communication > Interpersonal Communication
- Communication > Speech Communication > Introduction to Communication
- Psychology > Social and Applied Psychology > Social Psychology
- Student Success and Career Development > Career Development > Personal and Professional Development
- Student Success and Career Development > Student Success > First-Year Experience
- Student Success and Career Development > Student Success > Freshman Orientation / Student Success
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From the former faith adviser to President Obama comes an inspirational guide for those who seek to promote positive social change and build a more diverse and just democracy.
- Political Science > American Government and Politics > Political Parties and Interest Groups
- Political Science > Comparative Politics > Race and Politics
- Political Science > Comparative Politics > Religion and Politics
- Political Science > Introduction to Political Science > Political Ideologies
- Religion > Special Topics > Religion and Culture
- Sociology > Social Change > Social Movements and Collective Behavior
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The inspiring story of evangelicals in Cincinnati struggling to bridge racial divides in their own church, their community, and across the nation.
- English > Comparative Literature: American > Asian American Non-Fiction
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > African American Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Introduction to Cultural Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Social Science > American Popular Culture
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Social Science > American Studies
- Political Science > Comparative Politics > Race and Politics
- Political Science > Comparative Politics > Religion and Politics
- Political Science > Introduction to Political Science > Political Sociology
- Religion > Comparative Religion > American Religions
- Religion > Special Topics > Religion and Culture
- Sociology > Race / Class / Gender > Race Relations
- Sociology > Social Institutions > Political Sociology
- Sociology > Social Institutions > Sociology of Religion
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- Communication > Speech Communication > Argumentation
- Communication > Speech Communication > Family Communication
- Communication > Speech Communication > Gender Communication
- Communication > Speech Communication > Group Communication
- Communication > Speech Communication > Intercultural Communication
- Communication > Speech Communication > Interpersonal Communication
- Communication > Speech Communication > Interracial Communication
- Communication > Speech Communication > Introduction to Communication
- Communication > Speech Communication > Persuasion
- Communication > Speech Communication > Political Communication
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Gender and Communication
- Student Success and Career Development > Career Development > Personal and Professional Development
- Student Success and Career Development > Student Success > First-Year Experience
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The essential guide for understanding why some political voices are amplified, others are silenced, and how the fight over “who’s too elite” to dissent will determine our democratic fates.
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > African American History
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > African American Studies
- Political Science > Comparative Politics > Race and Politics
- Sociology > Criminal Justice > Introduction to Criminology
- Sociology > Criminal Justice > Juvenile Delinquency
- Criminal Justice > Criminal Justice Administration
- Criminal Justice > History of Criminal Justice
- Criminal Justice > Juvenile Justice
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- Philosophy > Ethics > Specialized Courses
- Psychology > Social and Applied Psychology > Psychology of Religion
- Religion > Comparative Religion > Asian Religions
- Religion > Comparative Religion > Specialized Courses
- Religion > Special Topics > Religious Ethics
- Student Success and Career Development > Student Success > First-Year Experience
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In a collection of “civic sermons” delivered at gatherings around the nation, popular advocate for active citizenship Eric Liu takes on these thorny questions and provides inspiration and solace in a time of anger, fear, and dismay over the state of the Union.
- Management > Organizational Behavior > Leadership
- Political Science > American Government and Politics > American Government
- Political Science > Introduction to Political Science > Introduction to Political Science
- Political Science > Introduction to Political Science > Political Ideologies
- Political Science > Introduction to Political Science > Political Philosophy
- Political Science > Introduction to Political Science > Political Sociology
- Psychology > Abnormal and Clinical Psychology > Community Psychology
- Sociology > Social Change > Social Movements and Collective Behavior
- Student Success and Career Development > Student Success > First-Year Experience
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A powerful exploration of the past and present arc of America’s white supremacy—from the country’s inception and Revolutionary years to its nineteenth century flashpoint of civil war; to the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s and today’s Black Lives Matter.
- Education > Curriculum and Instruction > Curriculum Development – General (K-12)
- Education > Curriculum and Instruction by Subject > Specialized Courses
- Education > Foundations > History of Education
- History > Historiography
- History > Topical History > History of Education
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > African American Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Specialized Courses
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The bestselling author of American Nations reveals how centuries-old regional differences have brought American democracy to the brink of collapse and presents a powerful story that can bridge our cultural divisions and save the republic.
- Anthropology > Cultural and Social Anthropology > Political Anthropology
- History > Period History: U.S. > America in the 21st Century
- History > U.S. History > U.S. Cultural History
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Social Science > American Studies
- Political Science > American Government and Politics > American Government
- Political Science > American Government and Politics > Political Parties and Interest Groups
- Political Science > Comparative Politics > Introduction to Comparative Politics
- Political Science > Introduction to Political Science > Political Ideologies
- Political Science > Introduction to Political Science > Political Sociology
- Sociology > Social Change > Social Movements and Collective Behavior
- Sociology > Social Institutions > Political Sociology
- Geography > Human Geography
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- History > Race and Gender Studies > Specialized Courses
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > African American Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Asian American Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Introduction to Cultural Studies
- Sociology > Race / Class / Gender > Gender Studies
- Sociology > Race / Class / Gender > Race Relations
- Student Success and Career Development > Student Success > First-Year Experience
- Student Success and Career Development > Student Success > Freshman Orientation / Student Success
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