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Working Towards Peace Education for All
Congress 2021 blog edition In a brief but mighty keynote, Steven Staples, chairperson of Peace Quest, accomplished policy and research strategist, published author, and award-winning peace and social justice advocate discussed peace education and...
Rebuilding the Institution: Concrete Steps to Support BIPoC Scholars in the Academy
Congress 2021 blog edition Congress 2021 is ending the way it began, with an intentional focus on engagement with justice and equity in academia. In “Beyond Equity Policy: Searching for Institutional Procedures and Practices that Support Black...
Our Future is Shared: Sheila Watt-Cloutier Presents “Everything is Connected”
Congress 2021 blog edition The sixth Big Thinking session at Congress, “Everything is Connected: Environment, Economy, Foreign Policy, Sustainability, Human Rights, and Leadership in the 21st Century,” was proud to feature Sheila Watt-Cloutier, 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...
Reflecting on Historical Indigenous-Canada Relations; Building New, Healthy Relationships for the Future
Congress 2021 blog edition “ Sharing the Land, Sharing a Future,” was an open event hosted by the University of Manitoba Press and moderated by their Sales and Marketing Supervisor, David Larsen. It celebrated the upcoming launch on June 8, 2021 of...
Addressing Burnout: Is Doing Equity Work Worth the Costs?
Congress 2021 blog edition In an era of increasing hostility towards the incorporation of diversity, inclusion, equity, and anti-colonial policies and practices in institutional settings, “We Are Dropping Like Flies: The Professional and...
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.’...
How Social Meaning Constructs a Narrative of Adolescent Suicide Clusters
Congress 2021 blog edition Trigger warning: This blog post discusses suicide in youth. How do we create the social meanings surrounding youth and suicide? This is a question Seth Abrutyn, Associate Professor at The University of British Columbia, is...
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...