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What Does It Mean to “Flinch from Black Touch?” Dr. Shirley Anne Tate Speaks on Racism in Our Academic Institutions in Big Thinking Session
Congress 2021 blog edition Dr. Shirley Anne Tate has analyzed the effects of institutionalized anti-Black racism for more than a decade. In her Big Thinking series lecture entitled “Racism's touch: 'I can't quite put my finger on it'”, she discussed...
Heeding the Calls to Action: Teaching Courses on Residential School Literature
Congress 2021 blog edition *Content warning - this blog post discusses residential schools and child death* On Saturday, May 29, 2021, the Association of Canadian College and University Teachers of English (ACCUTE) hosted “ Pedagogy and Residential...
150 Acts of Reconciliation: A Pathway to Reconciling Past Wrongs
Congress 2021 blog edition The University of Alberta’s “Acts of Reconciliation during Ongoing Colonial Violence” webcast tackled how everyday acts of reconciliation and solidarity can be catalysts for profound change. Crystal Fraser, Assistant...
Understanding the Importance of the Intersection between Community Engagement and our Everyday Lives
Congress 2021 blog edition Jay Friesen, Partnership Coordinator and Lecturer in Community Service-Learning at the University of Alberta, explored how to explicitly, rather than implicitly, explain different parts of who we are in several contexts in...
Resounding Calls for Justice Regarding Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls
Congress 2021 blog edition Hosted by the University of Alberta Signature Area, Intersections of Gender, the open event “ MMIWG Calls for Justice; Indigenous Women on Rising Up” consisted of a series of presentations on reflections in response to the...
Indigenous-led Conservation: A Pathway to Reconcile with our Indigenous Community
Congress 2021 blog edition In the first of Congress 2021’s Big Thinking series, titled “Yáázǫ Kéorat’ı̨ (We see the daylight),” member of the Indigenous Leadership Initiative The Honorable Ethel Blondin-Andrew shed light on how clean water, good...
Congress 2021, Northern Relations, kicks off and makes history as the largest virtual academic conference ever hosted
Congress 2021 blog edition It began with a territorial acknowledgment, a reflection on our role in truth and reconciliation, the burning of sweetgrass, and a song. The opening ceremony of Congress 2021 promised a strong commitment to its Northern...
Companies Need to Get Off the Defensive When it Comes to Cancel Culture, Researcher Says
Today’s cancel culture has corporations of all sizes reacting quickly to avoid online controversy of any kind. But if they cast their net too wide – implementing broad, defensive policies and regulations designed to protect their brand at all costs –...
Academic Cheating Has Skyrocketed in Canada Amid Pandemic, Leaving Post-Secondary Students Vulnerable
With academic cheating on the rise during the pandemic – and some universities reporting an increase in cases as high as 38 per cent – now is the time for Canada to take action, not only to sanction students but also to protect them. That’s the...