
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
READING GROUPS AND TOPICS
DISCUSSION GUIDES
BILINGUAL COMMITTEE RESOURCES
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.
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.
Last Updated January 2020


Last updated January 2020
Last Updated January 2020


Last Updated January 2020
BILINGUAL COMMITTEE RESOURCES
Currently available for Spanish-English committees

Courtesy of MUN San Antonio (MUNSA)

Courtesy of MUN Chapel Hill
(MUNCH)