The panelists, L-R: Dr. Lai-Tze Fan (Sociology and Legal Studies); Dr. Kelly Grindrod (Pharmacy); Dr. Maura Grossman (Computer Science and Public Health Sciences); Dr. Trevor C. Charles (Biology)
On November 29, 2023, the Faculty of Arts in collaboration with the Office of Research hosted the second of four panel discussions of the series, "Antagonism and Intimidation in Academia." Professor Suzan Ilcan, University Research Chair and advisor on interdisciplinary research, is the lead organizer of the panel series.
The expert panel was comprised of Dr. Trevor C. Charles, professor of biology and director of Waterloo Centre for Microbial Research, Dr. Lai-Tze Fan, assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Legal Studies, Dr. Kelly Grindrod, associate professor in the School of Pharmacy and Dr. Maura R. Grossman, research professor in the School of Computer Science and the School of Public Health Sciences. The discussion was moderated by Kirsten Müller, professor and chair, Department of Biology.
When she took the podium, Dr. Grossman, too, shared her story of how the door to her office was vandalized just a year and a half ago. "It was covered in swastikas and hateful words," she said. Dr. Grossman also shared the story of another antagonistic response to her work where she was compelled to removed readings from a course outline due to opposing views of students in the class.
Read the full story from Waterloo News to learn more.