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Congress 2021 highlights
Racism's touch: 'I can't quite put my finger on it' - Shirley Anne Tate
In an event organized by the University of Alberta's Black Graduate Students' Association, Tate will critically examine the academy’s ‘post-race’ sensibilities and question the quotidian transmission of racism through the flinching away from Black...
Northern projects you should know about: young people lead change
Congress 2021 blog edition “Northern Inspirations: A New Generation of Voices for Change” began by showcasing a variety of northern initiatives led by young voices. Here are some highlights: The Yukon First Nations Climate Action Fellowship is a...
Extending Social Science Research Partnerships to Canada’s North: A Mitacs Panel
Congress 2021 blog edition Mitacs, an independent, not-for-profit organization that fosters global growth and innovation, hosted a two-part session entitled, “ Developing Research Partnerships in Canada’s North – Opportunities and Challenges: How...
Deconstructing the EDI Acronym with Dr. Malinda Smith
Congress 2021 blog edition Malinda Smith, Vice Provost Equity Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and Professor at the University of Calgary, invites us to think about racial diversity in leadership positions in Canadian higher education, barriers to...
Combating Unconscious Bias and Systemic Racism
Congress 2021 blog edition Although – hopefully – most of us do not consciously or intentionally work to perpetuate inequality in the world, odds are that most of us at least sometimes say or do things that preclude diversity and exclude the ‘other.’...
Bridging the gaps in employability for social science and humanities academics
Congress 2021 blog edition “We have an underutilization of talent in Canada; we produce exceptional [social science and humanities] graduates, but don’t do a great job hiring them,” said Gail Bowkett, member of The/La Collaborative and panellist in...
Announcing the Final Five Winners of the 2020 SSHRC Storytellers Competition
Congress 2021 blog edition The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) announced their Final Five winners of the 2020 Storytellers competition, selected from the 25 finalists who moved forward in this latest edition. This panel...
Dissecting the Canadian Higher Education System
Congress 2021 blog edition The Canadian Society for the Study of Education’s Foundations of Higher Education webcast at Congress 2021 was an open event featuring presentations by Sarah Elaine Eaton from the University of Calgary, James Czank from...