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The Humanities: Relationships with others and with the world are essential to freedom
Susan Babbitt, Queen’s University Guest Contributor “Humanities” refers to human beings and to the human condition. In the Humanities we raise questions about what it means to be human. But, at least in my discipline of Philosophy, we teach mostly...
L’embauche de conjoints: une question d’équité?
Christine Daigle, Université de Brock Article invité Les couples universitaires ne sont plus une rareté. Finie l’époque où monsieur le professeur vaquait à ses recherches et à son enseignement alors que l’épouse supportait tous ses efforts en s...
Indigenous knowledge, anti-colonialism and empowerment
Waziyatawin, University of Victoria Guest Contributor Indigenous knowledge recovery is an anti-colonial project . It is a project that gains its momentum from the anguish of loss of what was and the determined hope for what will be. It springs from...
From traditional mentoring to mentoring networks
James Deaville, Carleton University Guest Contributor This is an edited version of Dr. Deaville’s recent presentation to the Federation’s General Assembly meeting on March 27, 2010. Listen to the podcast of the panel presentation, or read the...
Addressing racism: Toward equity and diversity in higher education
Grace-Edward Galabuzi, Ryerson University Guest Contributor Last month, a study conducted by Statistics Canada for Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Canadian Heritage and Human Resources and Skills Development Canada entitled Projections of the...
“Mentoring is Key!” Success for female graduate students
Marlene Pomrenke, University of Manitoba Guest Contributor The following narratives describe the ways in which female graduate students see mentoring as essential to their academic success. As one woman stated, “Having a responsive and engaged...
Much ado about mentoring
Over the past few weeks, some of our Equity Matters content has featured posts exploring the issues behind mentoring in the academy, including a podcast from Minister Faust and pieces about mentoring within one's discipline and an unconventional...
Anti-Racism: Is there a university responsibility?
Carol Tator, York University Guest Contributor “Who are we in the university…? What do we represent? Whom do we represent? Are we responsible? For what and to whom? If there is a university responsibility, it at least begins with the moment when a...
Equity, human rights and inclusive knowledge
Vanaja Dhruvarajan, Carleton University Guest Contributor Universities are one of the most important sites of knowledge production. Open and inclusive dialogue contributes generously to the knowledge commons . It allows all of us to take advantage of...