EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

A more equitable MUN circuit is about more than just inclusion and representation. Here are some tools to create more dynamic, well-rounded, and diverse MUN educational experiences.

UNCOM(MUN) BACKGROUND GUIDES

Move beyond traditional MUN committee topics to address the Global South, domestic inequality, and other less common MUN topics.

READING GROUPS AND TOPICS

DISCUSSION GUIDES

Host a debate or discussion to talk about current international relations topics using these reader-friendly guides.

BILINGUAL COMMITTEE RESOURCES

Materials for hosting dual Spanish-English committees, including parli-pro cheat sheets and a sample background guide.

UNCOM(MUN) BACKGROUND GUIDES

Student-created, free-to-use background guides that draw attention to lesser-discussed issues.

Please let us know if you use these guides; this helps us know where to channel our resources.

ZAPATISTA ARMY OF NATIONAL LIBERATION: 1994 UPRISING (CRISIS)

Learn about a struggle for indigenous rights that turned violent in the Chiapas region of Mexico.

READING GROUPS

What MUN and IR clubs across the country are talking about today.

AMERICAN MILITARY INTERVENTION IN AFRICA

Carolina International Relations Association

"Tomorrow's Battlefield: US Proxy Wars and Secret Ops in Africa" by Nick Turse

RACE RELATIONS, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Carolina International Relations Association

"White World Order, Black Power Politics: The Birth of American International Relations" by Robert Vitalis

ANTI-RACISM

Yale Model United Nations Secretariat

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
TED talk: "The real story of Rosa Parks -- and why we need to confront myths about black history" by David Ikard
Heavy by Kiese Laymon
TED talk: "The danger of a single story” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
TED talk: "The urgency of intersectionality" by Kimberlé Crenshaw
“Our democracy’s founding ideals were false when they were written. Black Americans have fought to make them true.” - - a New York Times Magazine article by Nikole Hannah-Jones
“Afterimages” -- a poem by Audre Lorde

DISCUSSION GUIDES

Engage students on the most pressing topics of today-- especially those which aren't covered frequently in class or in the news. By talking about diverse issues, we invite diverse voices to the table.