Anti-Racism in Higher Education: Legislation, Strategies and the Institutional Context
Anti-racism in Higher Education: Legislation, Strategies and the Institutional Context highlights the federal and provincial contexts (e.g., legislation and strategies) supporting the need for an anti-racism lens to achieve equitable and inclusive outcomes for equity-deserving groups in various spheres (e.g., educational, social, and political). This part also explores the role of the University of Calgary in improving equity and inclusivity for all on campus and the systemic ways in which it reinforces educational inequities.
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Knowledge Level
Advanced
Duration
2 hours - break included
Audience
Open to faculty and staff
Objectives
- Gain an understanding of federal and provincial legislation and strategies related to anti-racism and their impact on the role of the universities.
- Understand the potential of higher education to advance equity and inclusion for all and the traditional ways in which it operates to maintain systemic inequities and exclusion.
Facilitator
Dr. Ghada Sfeir (she/her/elle)
Dr. Ghada Sfeir is the Senior Advisor for Anti-Racism and Racial Equity at the University of Calgary's Office of EDI. With a Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies, her work centers on Cosmopolitanism, Multiculturalism, and Social Justice. She advocates for EDI principles, decolonization, and anti-racism to dismantle systemic barriers faced by marginalized groups. Previously at Concordia University, she taught from a social justice perspective and co-edited a special issue promoting cosmopolitan pathways for diversity in Canada.
Workshop Prerequisites
Please review the workshop material below so that you can learn the most from the workshop. Reviewing this material in advance will allow you to engage in meaningful discussions, ask informed questions, and fully participate.
It’s our collective responsibility to create a more equitable and inclusive UCaglary and we all have an important role to play by learning and unlearning.
Dr. Malinda S. Smith, PhD
Vice Provost (Equity, Diversity and Inclusion) and Associate Vice-President Research (EDI)