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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...
Niqab: Gender equity or social exclusion?
Christine Overall, Queen’s University Guest Contributor Naïma Atef Amed has twice been forced out of government-funded French language classes for new immigrants in Montreal. The reason is that she wears a niqab, a face veil chosen by some Muslim...
The 5 Ls of Mentoring
Minister Faust Guest Contributor For this post, we're offering it in audio form - simply click on the link below and listen! Or, if you'd prefer to read, a shortened transcript follows. Click here to listen to the full podcast. I’ve worked with...
Mentoring and equity: Women and geography
Bonnie Kaserman, University of British Columbia Guest Contributor Once a month I head out from my apartment in the evening, directions to someone’s home usually scrawled on a piece of scrap paper. Each month, a group of women geographers, composed of...
Much ado about mentoring
Malinda Smith, VP Equity Let’s be audacious and say it: Some of the most innovative – socially innovative – developments in human history have occurred in the social sciences and humanities. I think mentoring is one of them: Mentoring is a social...
Canadian Economics Association responds to SSHRC's program changes
James Brander, President, and Michael Veall, Vice-President On behalf of the Executive Council of the Canadian Economics Association Guest Contributors We have reviewed the proposed changes described in the “Briefing on SSHRC’s Renewed Program...
SSHRC Program Architecture Renewal – Share your thoughts
Noreen Golfman, President The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council recently released the latest draft of their proposed Program Architecture Renewal. You can find a primer on the Program Architecture Renewal on the Federation’s website, or...