Day 1 - Thursday, October 1, 2020
12:00 - 12:20 p.m. EDT | Welcome
Overview of Purpose, Expectations and Outcomes
12:20 - 1:30 p.m. EDT| Challenges and Barriers to Change
Plenary Talk 1 Anti-Black Racism in the Academy: The Personal, the Systemic, and their Intersections (10 min) |
Barrington Walker |
Concurrent Dialogues 1: Concurrent sessions (60 mins)
1:30 - 1:50 p.m. EDT
Break
1:50 - 3:00 p.m. EDT| Identifying Opportunities for Change
Plenary Talk 2: Critique of Deficit Model and Critical Introspection for Black Inclusion (10 mins) |
Malinda Smith |
Concurrent Dialogues 2: Concurrent sessions (60 mins)
3:00 - 3:20 p.m. EDT
Break
3:20 - 4:00 p.m. EDT| Overview of Dialogues and Setting the Stage for Action
Plenary Discussion 1 : Key insights from Concurrent Dialogues (25 mins)
- Moderator: Michael Charles, Assistant Vice-President and University Advisor Equity and Inclusive Communities, Carleton University
- Desmond Pouyat, Dean of Student Experience and Wellbeing – °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½Ó¿Ú (Student Access and Success)
- Heather Hines, Director, Undergraduate Programs & Student Services, Department of Management – U of T Mississauga (Staff Access and Success)
- Alissa Trotz, Director, Women and Gender Studies – U of T St. George Faculty Access and Success)
- Dexter Voisin, Dean, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work – U of T St. George (Inclusive Decision-Making Structures)
Plenary Talk 3: Wrap-up: Key Take-Aways for Action (5 mins) |
Mike DeGagne |
Day 2 - Friday, October 2, 2020
12:00 - 1:15 p.m. EDT| Institutional Actions & Accountability
Recap of Day 1 (5 mins) |
Ananya Mukherjee Reed |
Plenary Talk 4: Key Considerations for Action (10 mins) |
Theresa Rajack-Talley |
Concurrent Dialogues 3: Concurrent sessions (60 mins)
1:15 - 1:35 p.m. EDT
Break
1:35 - 2:45 p.m. EDT| Sector-wide Actions & Accountability
Plenary Talk 5: What Matters Beyond Individual Institutions? (10 mins) |
Gervan Fearon |
Concurrent Dialogues 4: Concurrent sessions (60 mins)
2:45 - 3:05 p.m. EDT
Break
3:05 - 4:00 p.m. EDT | Co-Creating the Scarborough National Charter of Principles, Commitments and Actions
Plenary Discussion 2: Deliberations on a National Charter with Legs and Teeth (45 mins)
- Moderator: Kimberley Tull, Director, Community and Learning Partnerships and Access Pathways, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½Ó¿Ú
- Maydianne Andrade, Vice-Dean, Faculty Affairs, Equity & Success, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½Ó¿Ú
- Robert Summerby-Murray, President and Vice-Chancellor, Saint Mary’s University
- Marie-Claude Rigaud, Associate Secretary General, University of Montreal
- Kofi Campbell, Vice-President, Academic, and Dean, Renison University College
- Kelly Hannah-Moffat, Vice-President, Human Resources & Equity, U of T St. George
Plenary Talk 6: Wrap-Up & Next Steps for Action (15 mins)
- Wisdom Tettey, Vice-President, University of Toronto, and Principal, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½Ó¿Ú
- Karima Hashmani, Executive Director, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, U of T St. George