Program Schedule

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 Associate Vice-President, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Wilfrid Laurier University

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 Vice-Provost, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, University of Calgary

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
VIDEO REPLAY AVAILABLE

 

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 – U of T Scarborough (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 Former President and Vice-Chancellor, Yukon University Incoming President and CEO of Indspire

 

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 Provost and Vice-President Academic University of British Columbia Okanagan
Plenary Talk 4: Key Considerations for Action (10 mins)	Theresa Rajack-Talley Vice Provost, Equity and Inclusion, Dalhousie University

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 President and Vice-Chancellor, Brock University

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, U of T Scarborough
• Maydianne Andrade, Vice-Dean, Faculty Affairs, Equity & Success, U of T Scarborough
• 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, U of T Scarborough
• Karima Hashmani, Executive Director, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, U of T St. George