WesternUSocSci-EDID

@WesternUSocSci Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Decolonization. Follow us for EDID news, events & resources of interest to the Western U Social Science community

[Social Sci @WesternU @westernuSocSci]

🌞📚 Future Social Science students, join us in July for Faculty Friday! Meet friends, learn from upper-year leaders, and connect with Academic Advisors & Associate Deans. 🗓️ July 12 - DAN Management 🗓️ July 19 - Social Science. Register now! 🎓 https://t.co/5HBwsOBpNc #WesternU

[Western University @WesternU]

National Indigenous Peoples Day is a time to recognize, honour and celebrate First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities and their diverse cultures, stories and gifts.

Visit @westernuOII at The Green in Wortley Village from 12 to 4 today. Details below. https://t.co/cF6iI6pAG6

[The Conversation Canada @ConversationCA]

Canada must make communication more inclusive for deaf people https://t.co/zDGpP2djF3

[WesternUSocSci-EDID @WesternFSS_EDID]

@westernsogs Image description: University College tower in the background with the words "Western Inclusion - Diversity - Equity - Survey"

[Western SOGS @westernsogs]

⚠️ #WesternU's office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion wants grad student FEEDBACK! Complete the new Western Inclusion, Diversity and Equity Survey. Your input will inform policies and decision-making processes on campus.

Complete the survey ➡️ 🔗 https://t.co/3ROWgmWq4n

[Society for Cultural Anthropology @culanth]

“To understand disability as present in the classroom—even if not named categorically or formally diagnosed as such—is central to the work of doing access collectively. This is the work of assuming that disability is always in the room…”
- Kim Fernandes

https://t.co/wEFdpRrSyA

[Western University @WesternU]

Happy #PrideMonth! 🏳️‍🌈 At #WesternU, we are committed to creating a campus where everyone feels respected, valued and included. Pride is a celebration for all.

Check @prideldnfest for programming in #LdnOnt and see events and resources at Western: https://t.co/zogAOOg32B

[SSHRC @SSHRC_CRSH]

NEWS RELEASE: Government of Canada announces increase in award values for federal scholarships and fellowships. Students and postdocs to receive increases as of September 1, 2024.
Learn more: https://t.co/6U8klwKav0

[WesternUSocSci-EDID @WesternFSS_EDID]

This is a great story!
And from an EDID perspective, a reminder of the potential in students who come to us with different backgrounds & academic records.
@bhundey: "Risk taking, creativity, looking at things differently, bringing our experiences to the table...." So important!

[Western University @WesternU]

Allison Pert thought she'd never make it to university.
Now a 3M National Student Fellowship Award winner, Pert is graduating @westernuScience and starting @SchulichMedDent. She says her time at #WesternU was "nothing short of transformative." 👏🤩 #3MNSF
https://t.co/FufB7Hv9X4

[SSHRC @SSHRC_CRSH]

This National AccessAbility Week read the report from the Advisory Committee on Accessibility and Systemic Ableism.

Learn how we can do better when it comes to accessibility of SSHRC’s policies and programs: https://t.co/NDz2YmF4OV #NAAW2024 #AccessibleCanada

[Universities Canada | Universités Canada @univcan]

This National AccessAbility Week, let's celebrate the contributions of persons with disabilities in 🇨🇦 and the accomplishments of people who proactively identify, remove & prevent barriers to accessibility & disability inclusion in their communities and workplaces. #NAAW2024

[Office of Indigenous Initiatives, Western U @westernuOII]

National Indigenous History Month is a time for honouring & celebrating diverse Indigenous histories & cultures. Our annual Biindigen 30 Day Challenge begins June 1 with local & virtual opportunities for each day of #NIHM2024.
Releasing here soon: https://t.co/nfe1BHhrlM

[Neil Renic @NC_Renic]

Senior academics: "We need to better publicise the work of junior academics..."

Junior academics: "cite us!"

Senior academics: "...but how?"

Junior academics: "CITE US!"

Senior academics: "Indeed, a true puzzle"

[WesternUSocSci-EDID @WesternFSS_EDID]

Congratulations to @WesternAnthro's Lisa Hodgetts & Ed Eastaugh on the Governor General's Innovation Award they share with colleagues on the @can_arch Working Group on Unmarked Graves. Thank you for your important work!

[WesternUAnthropology @WesternAnthro]

We are very proud of the ongoing contributions of @WesternAnthro archaeologists Lisa Hodgetts & Ed Eastaugh to generating resources, offering training & supporting Indigenous communities who are searching for missing children.
https://t.co/ENy71kqE5A via @westernu

[Office of Indigenous Initiatives, Western U @westernuOII]

In partnership with @atlohsa, join us for our final installment of the #ReconciliACTION Speaker Series, entitled "MMIWG2S+ Healing & Justice" on June 7 at the Wampum Learning Lodge.
To register, visit https://t.co/6lo3emoCRi. #LdnOnt

[Downie Wenjack Fund @downiewenjack]

May 5 is National Day of Awareness for MMIWG2S+, to honour and raise awareness for the thousands of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, Two Spirit+ people in Canada.

#MMIWG #MMIWG2S #RedDressDay #WhyWeWearRed #NoMoreStolenSisters #DoSomething #ReconciliACTION

[Western International @westernuIntl]

Learn more about the permanent residency pathways offered by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program. Watch the pre-recorded videos and join us for a live Q&A on Friday, April 26 from 1-2 pm.

Register at: https://t.co/r63deU7P70

[WesternUSocSci-EDID @WesternFSS_EDID]

📢 Great to see our @westernuSocSci colleagues honoured with Faculty Scholar awards! Warm congrats to Chris Alcantara, Samantha Joel, Agnieszka Leszczynski and Bonnie Simpson! 🎉

[Western University @WesternU]

Distinguished University Professors at #WesternU are honoured for their leadership, research excellence and service. The 2024 winners - Carolyn McLeod, Frank Beier and Michelle Mottola - join the President's Honour Roll along with 20 new Faculty Scholars. https://t.co/uesjdXC6e8