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La lutte contre le racisme n’est pas un phénomène passager, affirme la directrice générale de l’Association canadienne des écoles de sciences infirmières.
racisme systémique en santé, et l’infirmière filmée en train d’insulter Mme Echaquan a été congédiée. Ce drame a secoué le milieu des soins infirmiers, dans lequel beaucoup affirment que le racisme ne date pas d’hier. Étudiants, professeurs et membres d’associations sou...
https://www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/actualites/actualites-article/les-programmes-de-soins-infirmiers-au-canada-sattaquent-aux-prejuges-raciaux-dans-la-profession/
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The process has forced Canada’s premier medical journal to reckon with its role in perpetuating anti-Black racism in health care, according to editor-in-chief.
racism in Canadian health care.
The Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) released the Continue reading Continue reading in October. The journals spotlight Black authors on topics ranging from anti-Black racism i...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/the-canadian-medical-association-journal-releases-special-issues-on-black-health/
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racism - She hosts a podcast called “Race, Health & Happiness.” Dr. Nnorom hopes the podcast will help all listeners understand the issues racialized people face 🌎 ⠀ ➡️ Swipe to read more on what Dr. Nnorom has done in advocacy for racial equality ➡️ ⠀...
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Tackling racism isn’t a ‘flash-in-the-pan kind of thing,’ says the head of the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing.
racism in health care have echoed across the country and the nurse caught on video insulting Ms. Echaquan was fired. The event was shocking and sad for the nursing community, but many argue that racism in the field is nothing new. In fact, it’s something students, professors and members of nursing...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/canadas-nursing-programs-address-racial-prejudice-in-the-profession/
From the admin chair
Dans sa première chronique, Malinda Smith examine de quelle façon la pandémie a révélé les disparités et les écarts en matière de connaissances dans les universités et la société.
racisme, le profilage racial et les décès parmi les membres de la communauté noire ont poussé les membres du mouvement Black Lives Matter, mais aussi les étudiants, à souligner l’urgence de renforcer la littératie raciale pour combattre le racisme individuel et systémique.
Puisqu’il a...
https://www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/opinion/parole-aux-leaders/le-leadership-en-matiere-dequite-raciale-a-lere-de-la-covid-19/
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Schools are ‘in denial,’ don’t recognize systemic racism on their campuses
racism, and from the insidious barriers, roadblocks and discrimination faced by visible minority academics.
Carol Tator, an anti-racism researcher at York University, Dolana Mogadime, professor of education at
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/universities-not-facing-up-to-race-issues/
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racism-1.5608965">University of Windsor releases action plan for tackling anti-Black racism on campus
Following a previous apology over its official statement on the death of George Floyd which was heavily criticized by multiple student groups, the University of Windsor has outlined an...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/media-scan/headlines-for-june-12-2020/
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How McMaster University’s Black Excellence Cohort hiring initiative was formed.
racism within the Canadian higher education sector. None of this is new. There have been widespread and consistent critiques of systemic racism Continue reading
https://universityaffairs.ca/opinion/in-my-opinion/beyond-cohorts-and-clusters-redressing-systemic-anti-blackness-in-higher-education/
Dispatches on academic freedom
Just because professors may say the N-word doesn’t mean they should.
racism-1.5664828">King’s University College at Western University.
In all three cases, white professors uttered the word while teaching about issues of race and racism to classes with a small minority of Black students. Black students complained that hearing their professors say the word in...
https://universityaffairs.ca/opinion/dispatches-academic-freedom/academic-freedom-and-the-n-word/
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En appui à la grève internationale pour la vie des Noirs et au mouvement #ShutDownSTEM, des chercheurs canadiens ont interrompu leurs activités habituelles le 10 juin afin de combattre le racisme anti-Noirs.
racisme anti-Noirs dans le domaine des sciences.
Le groupe Particles for Justice est un collectif créé en 2018 par des physiciens qui souhaitaient combattre le sexisme dans leur milieu. Ces derniers ont été interpellés par les récents décès de Noirs et d’Autochtones aux États-Unis et a...
https://www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/actualites/actualites-article/comment-un-groupe-de-physiciens-a-lance-un-mouvement-protestataire-en-appui-au-mouvement-black-lives-matter/
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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.
racism in science that took place primarily online last month.
Particles for Justice is a collective of physicists that was created in 2018 in response to sexism in the field. After witnessing the recent deaths of Black and Indigenous people in both the U.S. and Canada, and seeing peaceful Black ...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/how-a-group-of-physicists-started-a-protest-movement-in-solidarity-with-black-lives-matter/
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Universities and colleges across Canada now have a new set of guidelines to address racism and promote Black inclusion at their institutions.
racism-on-campus/">state of anti-Blackness at Canadian institutions. It’s underpinned by four principles – Black flourishing, inclusive excellence, mutuality and accountability – to help drive the commitments outlined in the charter, Dr. Walker said.
Those commitments include enabling a...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/scarborough-charter-signals-national-effort-to-deal-with-anti-blackness-on-campus/
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racism-course">‘All options are on the table’: Trent University discusses petition for mandatory anti-racism course
A petition to include a mandatory anti-racism course within Trent University’s curriculum is making rounds online. The Associate Vice President of Students for the ...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/media-scan/headlines-for-june-16-2020/
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racism-through-hundreds-of-instagram-posts.html">Canadian students sound off on campus racism through hundreds of Instagram posts
In years past, post-secondary students may have taken a marker into a bathroom stall to vent about issues on campus. Now, students across the country have t...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/media-scan/headlines-for-july-14-2020/
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Dozens of Canadian post-secondary institutions are holding a two-day national dialogue on anti-Black racism in academic spaces and how to break down barriers.
CBC
racism-forum-campuses-1.5746067">Cross-country foru...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/media-scan/headlines-for-oct-2-2020/
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racisme systémique
L’Association canadienne des professeures et professeurs d’université (ACPPU) organise un webinaire le 25 juin prochain qui abordera la question du racisme systémique dans les universités et les collèges ainsi que la façon de lutter contre ce phénomène au temps d...
https://www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/actualites/actualites-article/covid-19-mises-a-jour-archivees-juin-2020/
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Ce n’est pas parce que les professeurs peuvent utiliser le « mot en n » qu’ils doivent le faire.
racisme-controverse-professeurs-harcelement-mot">récents événements survenus à l’Université d’Ottawa. Même si des enjeux très proches sont abordés dans les quatre situations, le cas de l’Université d’Ottawa se distingue par l’ampleur de l’attention dont il a fa...
https://www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/opinion/a-mon-avis/la-liberte-universitaire-et-le-mot-en-n/
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While some Indigenous scholars say there’s been significant progress, others see mostly rhetoric.
racism is different, and we know that it’s rooted in legislation.”
“The question of Indigenous peoples having a voice in how education systems are developed and rolled out is one of the most long-standing
sources of advocacy, activism and super hard work from a lot of Indigenous...
https://universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/where-truth-and-reconciliation-stand-at-canadian-universities/
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racism
The struggle against systemic racism was another focus of our coverage over the past year. A number of stories dealt with a particular form of it that has sadly grown more pervasive since the start of the pandemic. The University of British Columbia hosted the inaugural National Forum o...
https://universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/2021-canadian-higher-education-in-review/
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The two-hour, voluntary sessions provide training in Indigenous specific racism, cultural humility, cultural safety and integrating the truth of colonization.
racism in Canada’s health care system. Cynthia Baker, executive director of CASN, said over the next two years the organization began work to improve students’ understanding of racism, implement anti-racism interventions and provide culturally safe care.
“There’s a world of evidence t...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/new-workshop-series-offers-nursing-faculties-training-in-implementing-trcs-calls-to-action/
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