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Frances Henry, York University Guest Contributor Anti-racist scholars across the country are raising critical issues about the dynamics of racial inequity in the Canadian academy. An increasing literature written largely by racialized and Indigenous...

Canadian humanities researchers have yet again proven their ability to compete internationally, with the Holberg International Memorial Prize being awarded to a Canadian for the second year in a row. Natalie Zemon Davis from the University of Toronto...

Sarah Wolfe, University of Waterloo and Ailsa Craig, Memorial University Guest Contributors Every day begins with an email: ‘Here’s my pact. What are you doing today?’ The messages fly back and forth, halfway across the country. Hardly the...

The Federation would like to extend deep congratulations to Malinda S. Smith, vice-president of Equity Issues, on receiving the Anti-Racism Award 2010 (individual category). Awarded by the Centre for Race and Culture (formerly the Northern Alberta...

James Ryan, OISE/University of Toronto Guest Contributor Only recently has leadership been associated with equity and social justice. Even so, some observers continue to be skeptical about the potential of leadership practice to advance the cause of...

by Jean-Marc Mangin, Executive Director Photo courtesy of Ian Muttoo on Flickr Who are we? Where are we going? How should we get there? How will we transform along the way? These are the existential questions that continue to preoccupy much of the...

Donna Palmateer Pennee, University of Western Ontario Guest Contributor As a dean and as a researcher and teacher, I have a personal commitment to equity that is focused on not losing ground for those whose rights have improved significantly, while...

Ryan Saxby Hill, Media Relations Photo Courtest of slightly-less-random on Flickr The federal budget was released last week to much (but seemingly unsustainable) attention from the national press. Generally, the Federation was pleased that SSHRC was...

Audrey Kobayashi, Queen's University Guest Contributor Women of colour remain severely underrepresented in Canadian academia. Notwithstanding employment equity policies that have been in place for at least two decades in most universities, they are...