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Our Time to Lead – Racism and Exclusion in the Academy
Malinda S. Smith, Vice-President, Equity The November 2010 cover story of University Affairs addresses the thorny issue of the exclusion of ‘ visible-minority’ or ‘ racialized’ scholars in the Canadian academy. In the editorial introducing the issue...
Discover East Coast Charm at Congress 2011
Ryan Saxby Hill Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences A team from the Federation made the short trek from Ottawa to Fredericton last week for the annual Congress planning meeting. This trip gave us a chance not only to get...
ASPP titles win big at Congress 2010
Kel Morin-Parsons, Manager of ASPP One of the many wonderful things about Congress is the awarding of a number of book prizes. With such a critical mass of scholars present, what better place to recognise scholarly accomplishment? The University of...
Congress 2010 begins!
The 79th Congress of the Humanities is underway at Concordia University in Montreal. Over the next 8 days, we look forward to welcoming over 9000 delegates from across Canada and around the world. Be sure to visit our Experience Congress website to...
Social impact of diversity: Potentials and challenges in Canada
Jeffrey G. Reitz, University of Toronto Guest Contributor Multiculturalism has been a cornerstone of Canadian policy for almost 40 years, but internationally, particularly since 9/11 and in light of inter-ethnic conflicts in Europe resulting from...
« L’égalité-déjà-là » dans une société post féministe?
Louise Langevin, Université Laval, Québec Article invité Il y a quelques années, la féministe française Christine Delphy avait dénoncé l’idée qu’elle voyait poindre : « L’égalité-déjà-là » pour les femmes. Puisque les femmes étaient présentes dans...
High educational aspirations of Visible Minority Immigrant Youth in Canada
Harvey Krahn and Alison Taylor, University of Alberta Guest Contributors Photo courtesy m00by on Flickr. The educational aspirations of 15-year-old Canadians are very high, while those of visible minority immigrant (VMI) youth 1 are even higher. Our...
Top Five Reasons to Register for Congress 2010
Alison Faulknor, Director of Programs Most of you reading this blog do not need convincing to attend Congress 2010 held at Concordia University in Montreal this spring (May 28 th – June 4 th). Just ask one of the 8,600 people who gathered in Ottawa...