Diversity Common Reader Program
Northern's annual Diversity Common Reader Program (DCRP) revolves around a nonfiction book of interdisciplinary interest that advances discussions of diversity, inclusion, and social justice. Free copies of the selected text are available to NMU students on a first-come, first-served basis.
About the DCRP
Held annually since 2013, this program comprises an interdisciplinary series of events inspired by a nonfiction book that advances discussions of diversity, inclusion, and justice.
Each year, books are distributed free of charge to interested NMU students (on a first-come-first-served basis), and all events are free and open to the public.
This year we celebrate the 12th anniversary of NMU's Diversity Common Reader Program with As We Have Always Done by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson.
If you read this year's DCRP book, attend any DCRP events, or have a book/topic idea for next year, please fill out our feedback and book recommendation survey. This is also a great way to let us know if you want to get involved in planning next year's program.
To fill out our survey click here!
2025 Book Selection
2025 Book Selection
As We Have Always Done: Indigenous Freedom Through Radical Resistance
Leanne Betasamosake Simpson is a Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg writer, academic, and musician. She is the author of several books, including This Accident of Being Lost and Noopiming: The Cure for White Ladies (also from Minnesota). She holds a PhD from the University of Manitoba and is a member of Alderville First Nation. As We Have Always Done locates Indigenous political resurgence as a practice rooted in uniquely Indigenous theorizing, writing, organizing, and thinking. It makes clear that the goal of Indigenous resistance can no longer be cultural resurgence as a mechanism for inclusion in a multicultural mosaic, calling for unapologetic, place-based Indigenous alternatives to the destructive logics of the settler colonial state.
You can learn more about Leanne here.
