Equity
Launched in 2019, the program is preparing to enter new stages, despite the pandemic.
As an eventful 2021 comes to an end, here are the stories and issues that shaped the year in Canadian higher education. Re-enjoy some of our award-winning content during your holiday break. And in the spirit of the season, share this newsletter with anyone in your network who may not know about UA. Stories that […]
Stories we’re thinking about at year’s end.
Sexual minorities are still experiencing barriers to care, says a professor overhauling curriculum at Dalhousie University.
Universities and colleges across Canada now have a new set of guidelines to address racism and promote Black inclusion at their institutions.
University leaders need to recognize that each of us is at a different stage in our journey toward equity, justice and self-determination, and that racism within the academy cannot be swept away with one brush.
A recent CACUSS panel shed light on the realities that many racialized staff face.
Institutional mobility is key for women to move up in the academic leadership and prestige ladders.
How McMaster University’s Black Excellence Cohort hiring initiative was formed.
An expert on leadership in higher education explores the reasons women are less likely to be appointed president, and why so many have unfinished mandates.
The two former university presidents speak with an academic who studies higher education leadership and governance about improving opportunities for women.
A new report looks at outcomes for new graduates with disabilities. Advocates of disability rights say this data is not new or surprising.
One year after a mass reckoning, we examine what universities are doing to address anti-Black racism in their own institutions.
Universities need people, policies and protocols that take into account how to support the success of BIPOC students from an equity, not equality, perspective.
The majority of perpetrators are men, while women with disabilities and Indigenous women are the most likely to be targeted.
Looking at how BIPOC faculty are paid and treated when they first enter academia, and truly listening to them, would be a good first step in changing white privilege.
Researcher Vincent Larivière explains the factors leading to gender inequality in research.
Universities across the country are reassessing historical figures and renaming the buildings that commemorated them.
If participating postsecondary institutions don’t meet their targets by the end of 2029, the number of research chairs they receive will be cut.
Offer free tutoring in math and science to high school students to help level the playing field, suggests engineering dean.