We’re here to work with students, faculty and staff to advance anti-racism and equity through evidence-based policies, practices and programs.
Our goals based on the 2022-2025 Strategic Plan
Goal 1: Lead and facilitate culture change
Goal 2: Ensure EDI-R leadership is centralized, accessible and accountable
Goal 3: Increase the sustainability of the EDI-R Unit on and off campus
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News
Black Graduate Students EDI-RO Award application open until January 15, 2024.
Are you a Black graduate student registered full-time in a doctoral program at UWaterloo? The Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Anti-Racism is accepting applications for the “Black Graduate Students EDI-RO Award” until January 15, 2024. To access the application and for details on eligibility please visit: https://uwaterloo.ca/equity-diversity-inclusion-anti-racism/apply-black-graduate-student-edi-ro-award
You can also forward your questions to sankofa@uwaterloo.ca.
A Pan-African Literary Movement
From September 25, 2023, to November 24, 2023, the UWaterloo’s Sankofa Network for Transformative Community Research (SNTCR), in collaboration with the University of Waterloo Library, embarked on a mission to enrich the Sankara Pan-African Library. The resounding success of our Book Drive was made possible by the generous contributions and collective efforts of our vibrant community. We are thrilled to share that a total of 48 books were donated to this initiative.
The impact of these contributions extends far beyond the pages of a single book. By supporting the Sankara Pan-African Library, we are participating in a movement that strengthens communities and amplifies subaltern voices while pursing the decolonization of knowledge.
Amplify Podcast: Centering Stories from the Margins.
This season of the Amplify Podcast is a dedicated platform for University of Waterloo students to openly discuss the challenges they face in navigating academia while holding marginalized identities. This space is one to honour their journeys, discover supports and allow those of us at the margins to see our stories centered.
Events
Reeling over menstrual inequity: An interactive film screening of 'Carrie'
Join us at Princess Cinema for a special screening of 1976's 'Carrie' hosted in partnership with Changing the Flow and the Women's Centre.
Equitable Recruitment and Selection
This one-hour mandatory Equitable Recruitment and Selection training supports faculty in helping them design equity-centered recruitment and selection practices while discussing accountability frameworks for equitable recruitment, selection, and retention.
Equitable Recruitment and Selection
This one-hour mandatory Equitable Recruitment and Selection training supports faculty in helping them design equity-centered recruitment and selection practices while discussing accountability frameworks for equitable recruitment, selection, and retention.