Department of Geography, Geomatics, & the Environment

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Last Updated:

August 12, 2024

Pertinent Recommendations:

A.2 , A.3

Status Legend

  • Planning
  • In Progress
  • Ongoing
  • Completed

Recommendations and Activities:

A2

2024 Update

  • Continued to explore ways to assemble accurate demographic data for Black geography students, including through department-specific surveys.

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2022 Update

  • Analyzing ways to assemble accurate demographic data for Black students, including through department-
    specific surveys and U of T’s tri-campus student census.

A3

2024 Update

  • Organized workshops for faculty, instructors, and staff on anti-racism, hosted with the educational developer in anti-racism pedagogies from UTM’s academic skills centre.
    • Began plans to develop a community of practice oriented around anti-racist teaching.

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2022 Update

  • Aiming to recruit more Black faculty members; embed Black experiences and histories in geography curricula; amplify anti-racist approaches in departmental teaching practices; and expand community education, learning, and outreach efforts, including in predominantly Black communities in the Greater Toronto Area.

Other Efforts:

Coordinating a departmental committee

Continuing to coordinate a departmental committee to promote equity, diversity, inclusion, and anti-racism.