Gathering strategies for action 1: Recruitment and retention of Indigenous faculty
An open event at Congress 2018
This panel session will discuss the practice of recruiting and retaining Indigenous faculty members as part of the reconciliation efforts of the post-secondary sector. With panelists from several Canadian universities, the session will explore the opportunities and challenges involved in hiring and retaining First Nations, Métis, and Inuit faculty, with a focus on the social sciences and humanities. The goal is to identify strategies and structural changes that are necessary to ensure that Indigenous perspectives and peoples can thrive in post-secondary education.
This special session is sponsored by the Indigenous Advisory Circle at the University of Regina.
Featured panelists
Karla Jessen Williamson, Assistant Professor, Educational Foundations, University of Saskatchewan
Kevin Lamoureux, Education Lead, National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
Bob Kayseas, Associate Vice-President, Academic, First Nations University
Ralph Nilson, President and Vice-Chancellor, Vancouver Island University
Moderator
William Lindsay, Special Advisor on Aboriginal Affairs, Simon Fraser University
Opening ceremony
Noel Starblanket, Elder and Life Speaker
Langan Goforth, Cultural and Traditional Knowledge Keeper, Lead for the Office of Indigenization, University of Regina
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