Open events

This panel invites a range of perspectives– from policymakers and scholars to university administration and students– on the state of graduate student funding in Canadian postsecondary institutions. The panel will explore the ways in which federal and provincial funding has changed (or not) over the past 20 years, and the ways in which institutions and students have responded in order to continue to pursue and offer graduate education. The panel will also discuss the disparate ways in which individual graduate student funding has impacted the recruitment and participation of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour) students, with long-term consequences for representation in faculty and senior positions across all sectors in Canada. We hope to bring the attendees together to engage in a rich conversation about graduate student funding and how important it is to invest in our shared futures.