Universities must not only invest in dedicated senior equity leader roles with specialized knowledge and expertise. They must also ensure these roles are resourced and empowered with authority.
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Mentorship programs serving Black youth are an important part of addressing anti-Black racism in Canada.
A toolkit for inclusive entrepreneurship education and training was developed with input from a 19-country panel of entrepreneurship educators.
The silence of some Canadian universities in addressing antisemitism, in particular when considered alongside active approaches toward equity and racial justice, needs to be addressed.
Workplaces committed to diversity and inclusion need to ensure they don’t overlook the importance of addressing mental health concerns.
The media storm that is building on equity work after the death of a Toronto school principal will test Canadians’ commitment to doing the work needed to be done to address racism.
AI can quietly work in the background as a sophisticated technological tool that delivers better results and performance for people.
True workplace diversity goes beyond visible diversity and also includes diversity of personalities, values and attitudes.
Equity, diversity and inclusion policies are being used to obtain status and financial benefit. It’s the very antithesis of EDI as a tool for democratic and equitable citizenship.
Engineers say the current ‘iron ring’ ritual is steeped in colonial worldviews and excludes the public from understanding engineers’ ethical obligations.
As institutions continue to push diversity and cluster hires, they can reinforce the negativity of tokenism.
Corporations may have amped up their diversity statements, but their promises to promote anti-racist cultures without action plans can lead to greater blocks to success for racialized employees.
A study of students across Canada between 2004 and 2015 provides an estimate of anxiety symptoms in kindergarteners, and can serve as a baseline for comparing children’s anxiety after COVID-19.
Medical schools need long-term equity planning and built-in accountability measures in order to help realize a larger vision of anti-racist and inclusive health care.
Mathematics departments in Canada have a poor record on equity, diversity and inclusivity says a gay mathematics professor. Here he speaks about the hopeful changes he sees coming.
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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University
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Professor of Mathematics, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Associate Vice-President, Equity, Diversity, and Anti-Racism; Assistant Professor of History, University of Waterloo
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Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University
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Director of UG Business, University of Salford
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Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary
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Co-director, Centre for Digital Business, University of Salford
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Part-time Instructor, Schulich School of Business, York University, Canada
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Research Associate, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University
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Canada Research Chair in Identity, Diversity, and Inclusion Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour and HR Management, University of Toronto
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Professor of Psychology, Saint Mary’s University
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Professor of English Language and Literature; University Research Chair & Founding Director, Critical Media Lab, University of Waterloo
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Professor Emerita, Telfer School of Management, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Professor, Sobey School of Business Management, Saint Mary’s University
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Associate Vice-President, Equity & Inclusion and Honorary Associate Professor Educational Studies, University of British Columbia
