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racism-initiative-to-unveil-demands-and-take-action/">McMaster group’s anti-racism initiative to unveil demands and take action
McMaster student Sarah Jama is hoping an anti-racism action plan she helped organize will lead to tangible steps to defeat racism in Hamilton.
Wa...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/media-scan/headlines-march-28-2017/
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racism-education-colten-boushie-gerald-stanley-verdict-1.4532233">Educators call on universities to help fight institutional racism following Stanley verdict
'We have a responsibility as educational institutions to teach about racism and anti-racism'.
CBC
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/media-scan/headlines-feb-13-2018/
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racism-effort-as-philippe-rushton-harm-lingers">Western University president eyes anti-racism reform as Philippe Rushton 'harm' lingers
Western University’s president is appointing a special advisor to lead anti-racism efforts on campus – and apologizing for the hurt caused by the ...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/media-scan/headlines-for-june-23-2020/
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racism-exists-at-university">Is there systemic racism at McGill? 'Of course,' says one of only 10 Black professors
A McGill professor says systemic racism exists at the esteemed university, which bears the name of slave owner James McGill.
Macleans
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/media-scan/headlines-for-july-30-2020/
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racism-and-equity-plan.html">University of Waterloo announces racism and equity plan
The University of Waterloo has announced new racism and equity initiatives, but students and staff who raised the issues in the first place say they were not consulted.
The Toronto Star
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/media-scan/headlines-for-aug-21-2020/
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racism at University of Windsor
A group of academics at University of Windsor declared Monday a day of ‘mourning’ because of what they say is a problem with racism at the institution.
Windsor Star
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/media-scan/headlines-for-dec-8-2020/
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racism/">COMMENTARY: Years of anti-racism at Canadian universities but little action
Last fall, around 20 students sat-in for five days to demand concrete action on institutional anti-Black racism at the University of Ottawa.
CBC
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/media-scan/headlines-for-march-1-2021/
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racism-training-for-health-care-1.6802361">Researchers accuse Quebec of censoring health-care training that mentioned systemic racism
The Quebec government scrapped a training program designed to fight racism in the health-care system after learning that its content made reference to t...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/media-scan/headlines-for-april-6-2023/
The Many Faces
Working in student affairs offers unique and creative opportunities to connect with and support underrepresented and marginalized students.
racism and Islamophobia. Our collaborations began with a series of conversations about how to build spaces where students can come together and tackle difficult conversations about identity, trauma of colonial histories and conflict. These spaces were quite precarious and filled with difficult reali...
https://universityaffairs.ca/the-many-faces/inhabiting-the-ruptures-can-student-staff-collaborations-decentre-whiteness-in-co-curricular-spaces/
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racisme-systemique-censure-quebec-sante">Des chercheuses accusent Québec de censure d’une formation sur le racisme
Le ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux (MSSS) a coupé court à un projet de formation contre le racisme, destinée à ses employés, quand le gouvernement ...
https://www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/actualites/revue-de-presse/en-manchette-le-5-avril-2023/
In my opinion
En travaillant aux affaires étudiantes, nous avons la chance d’user de créativité et du cadre unique de notre travail pour aller à la rencontre des étudiant.e.s marginalisé.e.s et sous-représenté.e.s et pour leur offrir un soutien.
...
https://www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/opinion/a-mon-avis/la-cocreation-comme-moyen-de-radicalement-reinventer-les-notions-dappartenance-et-depanouissement/
Features
racism
For many, 2020 wasn’t only defined by the pandemic; it was also defined by racial inequalities. The deaths of people of colour at the hands of police, including George Floyd in the United States and Regis Korchinski-Paquet in Canada, sparked massive protests and put a spotlight on...
https://universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/2020-canadian-higher-education-in-review/
News
They say rising anti-Asian incidents in Canada worry them, but they won’t let that dash their ambitions.
racism in the news, especially how some people in North America are blaming Chinese people for spreading COVID-19,” says Ms. Zhou. “This situation has me concerned about my future. I was already quite afraid I wouldn’t blend into Canadian culture, and now I have to worry whether my future clas...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/despite-hesitations-these-chinese-students-say-they-still-plan-to-study-in-canada/
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racism, but at least one student also wants the school to raise awareness about why the move is important.
CTV News
Province invests $6-million for medica...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/media-scan/headlines-for-march-29-2021/
In my opinion
Universities often ignore a varied and rich Black intellectual tradition.
racism and anti-blackness on Canadian campuses while also showing solidarity with recent U.S. and worldwide movements, such as those characterized by the Twitter hashtags #blackoncampus, #studentblackout and #mizzou.
The afternoon of spoken word, vocal and dance performances ended with students a...
https://universityaffairs.ca/opinion/in-my-opinion/canadian-campuses-suffer-from-a-lack-of-racial-inclusion/
In my opinion
Les universités font souvent fi de la tradition intellectuelle riche et variée des Noirs.
racisme systémique et anti-noir sur les campus canadiens. Il permettait aussi d’exprimer la solidarité avec les nouveaux mouvements des États-Unis et d’ailleurs, comme ceux qui sont associés aux mots-clics #blackoncampus, #studentblackout et #mizzou sur Twitter.
Des allocutions et des num...
https://www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/opinion/a-mon-avis/manque-dinclusion-raciale-sur-les-campus-canadiens/
In my opinion
Systemic racism is in the very foundations of universities; its influence is insidious and persistent.
racism in academia stemmed from the idea that because I had been in a demographically white city, the university was simply a reflection of that.
While I experience less blatant forms of racism in Ottawa, the quiet whispers of prejudice are weaved into my PhD. Again, I find myself having to defen...
https://universityaffairs.ca/opinion/in-my-opinion/a-graduate-student-of-colours-navigation-through-the-ivory-tower/
In my opinion
It’s not for a lack of qualified individuals. We simply have to decide that it’s important enough that we actually do it.
racism work in the higher-education sector. During a session facilitated by Laura-Mae Lindo, she stopped and asked the obvious question: “Why are we still talking about so many of the same things we were talking about five years ago? Why are things so slow to change?”
Perhaps that’...
https://universityaffairs.ca/opinion/in-my-opinion/why-dont-canadian-universities-hire-more-racialized-and-indigenous-senior-administrators/
In my opinion
The decision by the Institute of Criminology and Criminal Justice to end undergraduate placements with police and prison authorities is not ‘academic isolationism’ but a measured response to injustice.
racism and settler colonialism. Among these actions is the termination, starting in the 2021-2022 academic year, of all undergraduate placement positions with police and prison authorities. As we wrote in our
https://universityaffairs.ca/opinion/in-my-opinion/placements-police-and-prisons-a-response-from-carleton-criminologists/
Career Advice
Recognizing the pervasiveness and the impact of microaggressions is critical to the development of inclusive and anti-racist learning.
racism is reflected in our programs and pedagogical supports.
https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/career-advice-article/navigating-microaggressions-in-an-online-learning-environment/
What are microaggressions?
Microaggressions are intentional or unintentional acts of discrimination, which are often rooted in personal bias and systems of power and may have hurtful impacts regardless of the intent. They encom...
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