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racism-winnipeg-manitoba-1.5932626">Anti-Black racism alive and well on Manitoba campuses: student and professor
A Winnipeg student and professor are speaking out about anti-Black racism on campus here at home after a Black law student in Ontario was partially banned from school for a ...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/media-scan/headlines-for-march-2-2021/
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racism-task-force-report">UBC anti-racism task force issues 54 recommendations
Addressing racism against within the UBC community is "critical for the future of the institution," said UBC president Santa Ono.
The Saskatoon Star Phoenix
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/media-scan/headlines-for-april-25-2022/
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racism-black-inclusion-forum-1.6453041">University of British Columbia hosts first-ever forum addressing Scarborough Charter on anti-Black racism
The Scarborough Charter pledges to fight anti-Black racism in post-secondary institutions.
CBC News
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/media-scan/headlines-for-may-16-2022/
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racism/">U of T launches anti-Asian racism working group
The plan for the group includes consulting students, faculty and other members of the university’s wider community, asking them to share their experiences of anti-Asian racism on campus.
Guelph Today
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/media-scan/headlines-for-june-17-2022/
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racism-1.6504490">Sudbury police 'unlawfully' detained Indigenous academic after she faced hospital racism, lawsuit alleges
Sudbury, Ont., hospital and police deny racism allegation in court filings.
Toronto Star
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/media-scan/headlines-for-june-29-2022/
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racism-strategy-update/">Canada’s Immigration Department updates anti-racism strategy following backlash
The federal Immigration Department has updated its anti-racism strategy following criticism during the Ukrainian refugee crisis, but groups representing applicants and refugees sa...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/media-scan/headlines-for-july-25-2022/
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racism-at-muhc">Report into systemic racism at MUHC includes chilling testimonials
The Montreal Gazette obtained a preliminary draft of the 91-page report into racism, sexism and other forms of prejudice at the McGill University Health Centre, a bilingual network of five hospitals that...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/media-scan/headlines-for-september-7-2022/
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racism.html">Canada’s top medical journal acknowledges its role in perpetuating anti-Black racism
Canada’s premier medical journal says it’s eager to address the role it plays in perpetuating anti-Black racism in health care and spark the broader change needed to dismantle struct...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/media-scan/headlines-for-october-24-2022/
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racism">Concordia University releases the final report of its President's Task Force on Anti-Black Racism
It is a landmark document in Concordia University’s history — and a roadmap for the university’s future.
CTV News
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/media-scan/headlines-for-october-31-2022/
People on the Move
racism. Dr. Ferguson is an advocate for equity, diversity and inclusion and serves on the president’s advisory committee on anti-racism. In her new role, which she began in May, Dr. Ferguson is advising on best practices for combatting racism as well as promoting equity and inclusivity in teaching...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/people-on-the-move/announcements-july-2022/
In my opinion
The work of equity asks leaders to support movement toward justice, even when we cannot always foresee or predict the path forward.
racism and colonialism will necessarily investigate a range of realities, practices, and policies.
Ryerson University continues to consider its relationship to colonialism and racism, and to commit to different ways forward. In August 2021, the university’s board of governors endorsed all 22 of...
https://universityaffairs.ca/opinion/in-my-opinion/an-update-on-the-renaming-of-ryerson-university/
In my opinion
Wayfinding with paradox in troubled times.
racism-campus-university-1.5924548">everyday racisms encountered in institutions, we collectively face the conundrum of what to say and not to say. Sometimes silence is necessary when we don’t have words and reflection is needed. However,
https://universityaffairs.ca/opinion/in-my-opinion/thinking-beyond-black-history-month/
The Many Faces
Our spiritual lens serves as a source of strength and perseverance in the face of ongoing challenges.
racism, and diversity?
The three of us can answer with a resounding yes! Our individualized complexities include discrimination at the intersection of our identities, rooted in Islamophobia, institutional whiteness, sexism and racism. As a collective, we want to share our truths by disrupting Isl...
https://universityaffairs.ca/the-many-faces/centering-the-voices-of-muslim-women-doing-equity-work-in-the-academy/
Features
Comme jeune professeure, la vie aurait été plus simple pour elle si elle n’avait pas réagi obstinément au sexisme à l’université. Mais elle ne serait pas Constance Backhouse.
racisme et la loi. Passionnée par son travail, elle puise une force dans l’écriture et compare la recherche de faits historiques à une aventure. En tant qu’universitaire, « elle excelle vraiment dans toutes les sphères », affirme son amie de longue date et professeure de droit à l’Unive...
https://www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/articles-de-fond/article/un-parcours-obstine/
Features
Créée par une chercheuse, la série de webinaires The Good and the Bad of Black Grad fait résonner la voix des universitaires noir.e.s de tout le pays.
racisme était plus apparent : il y a des liens évidents avec l’histoire colonisatrice du Canada. (Pour citer un exemple, il y a 100 ans de cela, le premier ministre Wilfrid Laurier
https://www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/articles-de-fond/article/etre-noir-e-et-etudier-aux-cycles-superieurs-un-parcours-empreint-de-joies-et-de-peines/
Features
Tenue en personne pour la première fois en quatre ans, la conférence a pour thème « Confronter le passé, réimaginer l’avenir ».
...
https://www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/articles-de-fond/article/congres-2023-ou-la-mise-en-oeuvre-dun-changement-de-culture/
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racisme.php">La science pour combattre le racisme
Une exposition scientifique sur le racisme ? Contrairement à ce qu'on pourrait penser, ce n'est pas en réaction à cette perception que l'intolérance est en hausse dans nos sociétés.
La Tribune
https://www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/actualites/revue-de-presse/en-manchette-le-2-janvier-2019/
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racisme-systemique">Des étudiants veulent lutter avec l’Université d’Ottawa contre le racisme systémique
Un groupe d’étudiants a rencontré le recteur de l’Université d’Ottawa, Jacques Frémont, jeudi soir, pour discuter de racisme systémique et sécurité sur le campus...
https://www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/actualites/revue-de-presse/en-manchette-le-18-octobre-2019/
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racisme-esclave">Une pétition réclame le retrait de la statue du fondateur de l'Université McGill
Une pétition en ligne, signée par plus de 2000 personnes, demande que la statue du fondateur de l’Université McGill, connu pour son passé esclavagiste, soit retirée et remplacée...
https://www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/actualites/revue-de-presse/en-manchette-le-15-juin-2020/
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racisme/l-universite-d-ottawa-nomme-un-conseiller-special.php">L’Université d’Ottawa nomme un conseiller spécial
C’est que son arrivée en poste, en janvier, se fera dans la foulée de la tempête qui a secoué l’Université d’Ottawa cet automne quand une professeure a ét...
https://www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/actualites/revue-de-presse/en-manchette-le-7-decembre-2020/
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