Equity, diversity and inclusion

• Our commitment to reconciliation
• Inclusiveness in academia and professional settings
• Related resources
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Traditional Territories Acknowledgment

The University of Manitoba campuses are located on original lands of Anishinaabeg [ah-nish-in-ah-bek], Ininewuk [in-i-nuh-wuk], Anisininewuk [un-shin-i-wuk], Dakota Oyate [oh-yah-tay] and Denesuline [deh-nay-sue-li-nay], and on the National Homeland of the Red River Métis.

We respect the Treaties that were made on these territories, we acknowledge the harms and mistakes of the past, and we dedicate ourselves to move forward in partnership with Indigenous communities in a spirit of reconciliation and collaboration.

Indigenous resources

• The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
• Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action
• Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre (MFNERC)
• Truth and Reconciliation Week
• Indigenous Resources - UM's CATL
• Wawatay program
• The Indigenous community at UM
• UM's path to reconciliation workshop
• Two-eyed seeing
• How to include Indigenous researchers and their knowledge - Nature

• Diversity and scientific careers (nature.com)
• Respectful Work and Learning Environment (RWLE) Policy | University of Manitoba

2SLGBTQIA+

• UM 2SLGBTQ+ community
• Navigating LGBT7Q+ discrimination in academia: where do we go from here? | The Biochemist | Portland Press
• How LGBT+ scientists would like to be included and welcomed in STEM workplaces (nature.com)
• Coming out in STEM: Factors affecting retention of sexual minority STEM students | Science Advances
• 500 Queer Scientists

Sexism and gender bias

• Gender bias in academia: A lifetime problem that needs solutions - ScienceDirect
• Attract More Female Candidates: Best Practices - Academic Positions
• If you want more women in your workforce, here’s how to recruit (nature.com)
• Bias Interrupters
• Sexism in academia is bad for science and a waste of public funding | Nature Reviews Materials (PDF)

Racism and anti-racism

• Anti-Racist Pedagogy in Action: First Steps – Columbia University
• Teaching Race: Pedagogy and Practice – Vanderbilt University
• Anti-Racism in Academia
• The Micropedia of Microaggressions

Intersectionality in academia

• Intersectional inequalities in science | PNAS
• Women Academics’ Intersectional Experiences of Policy Ineffectiveness in the European Context - PMC (nih.gov)
• Intersectionality and Privilege | The University of Edinburgh

University of Manitoba

• Office of Equity Transformation | Equity, diversity and inclusion
• President's Task Force on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
• Employment equity
• Equity in academic hiring
• Student Accessibility Services Handbook for Faculty and Staff
• Student health and wellness
• Learning and Organizational Development (LOD) EDI workshops
• Office of Human Rights and Conflict Management

The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching (UM)

• Equity, diversity, and inclusion: inclusive pedagogies
• Universal Instructional Design

Career services

• Career Resources: Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

Research and academia

• NSERC Dimensions (EDI)
• NSERC's Guide for Applicants (EDI section)
• Canada Research Chairs EDI Requirements & Practices
• Banting's Reducing Unconscious Bias in Selection
• Unconscious Bias Training Module (CRC)
• Picture a Scientist
• Diversity in science: next steps for research group leaders (Nature)
• Colour me better: fixing figures for colour blindness
• Harvard implicit bias test (harvard.edu)
• Creating an Equitable, Diverse and Inclusive Research Environment: A Best Practices Guide for Recruitment, Hiring and Retention

Ayush Kumar
Associate Dean - Strategic Initiatives, Professor
251 Machray Hall
Ayush.Kumar@umanitoba.ca
204-474-7855