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Breaking the glass ceiling: Women in Canadian university leadership
Despite making up the majority of faculty, women are still underrepresented among university leadership.
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Are university campuses safer spaces for 2SLGBTQIA+ folks?
Almost a year after the stabbing at U of Waterloo, what has changed?
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Centering the voices of Muslim women doing equity work in the academy
Our spiritual lens serves as a source of strength and perseverance in the face of ongoing challenges.
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Bridging gaps and building opportunities
How growing recognition of the diverse needs of students on the autism spectrum is fueling a culture change on campus.
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Publish or perish: women in research call for an end to systemic discrimination
The global COVID-19 crisis offers universities the ideal pretext to change their practices and rethink their definition of academic work and its value.
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I shouldn’t have to convince you about the need for anti-racism in the academy, but I’ll try anyway
What are you doing to connect with people of colour? Do you know your BIPOC colleagues and students? Do you know their hopes and aspirations?
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‘We are in a revolutionary moment’: Canadian academics take part in two-day strike against racism
On September 9 and 10, scholars across Canada paused academic and administrative work to participate in a strike against anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism in policing.
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A new network by Black graduate students, for Black graduate students, launches this week
With the unveiling of its website on September 4, the National Black Graduate Network officially starts its work to connect and support Black graduate students across Canada.
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Speaking out on the inequities in academia
In order to disrupt ongoing gendered discrimination, it is critical that we expose it. This is not always easy.
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Diversity in academic leadership: the gap at the top
Despite all of the affirmative action policies and unconscious bias training at universities, something is still amiss.
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Researchers respond to gender-based violence, ‘the pandemic within a pandemic’
Rates of domestic violence and violence against women have been on the rise during the COVID-19 pandemic, and researchers are moving quickly to support survivors stuck at home.
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How to mobilize and sustain EDI change in the academy
Efforts to address issues of equity, diversity and inclusion require leadership, good governance and accountability.
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U of T develops LGBTQ+ focused health curriculum for medical residents
The new curriculum has also been adapted to address risks associated with COVID-19.
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How a group of physicists started a protest movement in solidarity with Black Lives Matter
As part of the international Strike for Black Lives and #ShutDownSTEM, Canadian researchers stopped work as usual on June 10 to dedicate the day to confronting anti-Black racism.
