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Let’s Talk about Inclusivity!
Congress 2021 edition Social inclusion is context-dependent and calls forth a myriad of philosophical ideals. The University of Alberta’s Faculty of Nursing’s “ Social Inclusion and Health Equity” webcast invited a panel of eloquent speakers and...
Rethinking the contemporary university: possibilities for decolonization
Congress 2021 blog edition Today’s session “Examining Anti-Racist and Decolonial Possibilities in the Contemporary University” delivered a variety of perspectives from academics around the globe, on whether possibilities to decolonize contemporary...
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...
Let’s Imagine What’s Possible and Transform Our Universities from Within to Enable Indigenous Scholarship
Congress 2021 blog edition Universities are human-made, so with willpower and a commitment from administration and faculty, universities can be transformed from within to reflect and support Indigenous knowledge, consciousness and tradition. As...
Art as a Ceremony
Congress 2021 blog edition The Canadian Association of University Teachers of German’s “ Decolonizing Begins with Spirit” open event webcast featured a powerful presentation, organised around visual stories, by Lana Whiskeyjack, Assistant Professor...
Taking on Anti-Oppression through Interdisciplinary Research
Congress 2021 blog edition In an interdisciplinary feminist panel, hosted by the Canadian Sociological Association (CSA), speakers explore difficult and important issues of settler colonialism responsibility, the gendered implications of colonial...
Building Antiracist Capacity in Universities - What we learned from Ibram X. Kendi’s Big Thinking Discussion
Congress 2021 blog edition Being “not-racist” is not enough to eradicate racism, social inequities and injustices. As Dr. Ibram X. Kendi’s Big Thinking discussion pressed upon attendees: for radical change we must be antiracist...in our thoughts...
Lessons Re-Learned in the Pandemic: Opportunities for Equality and Justice in Internationalized Higher Education
Congress 2021 blog edition How has COVID-19 opened opportunities for equality and justice in internationalized education? What risks do internationalizing university communities face in the year ahead? These were the two guiding questions of an...
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...