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The tragic case of Jason Arday shows what scapegoating a person can look like.
Black graduations are optional celebrations complementary to faculty-based convocation ceremonies, and they remind graduates they are powerfully supported.
Mentorship programs serving Black youth are an important part of addressing anti-Black racism in Canada.
You can’t be what you cannot see.
Reaction to criticism of the monarchy shows that universities need to do much more to support racialized faculty and staff.
Historically, research has been imposed upon Indigenous people, instead of conducted with them. This is an exploration of more collaborative ways to research when working with Indigenous communities.
Black and minority ethnic staff in universities are paid less than their white colleagues.
Much of academic philosophy, even on the African continent, is openly and unashamedly in love with the idea of the West as destiny.
Universities in South Africa have tried to “grow their own timber” in a bid to diversify staff bodies. These programs haven’t been wildly successful. Why, and what can be done differently?
Academia suffers from a stunning lack of diversity. Only 6% of academics in higher education are black. What are some of the experiences of black faculty?









