Institute for the Study of University Pedagogy (ISUP)

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Last Updated:

January 20, 2023

Pertinent Recommendations:

A.10

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  • Planning
  • In Progress
  • Ongoing
  • Completed

Recommendations and Activities:

A10

  • Hired new educational developers at Robert Gillespie Academic Skills Centre, including two focused on anti-racist and Indigenous pedagogies.

A10

  • Meeting with campus partners to plan new supports and mentorship opportunities for Black faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students.

A10

  • Designing resources and supports to assist in the implementation of Anti-racist/Anti-Black racist framework/pedagogies in course design

A10

  • Preparing to pilot a utmONE course (for first-year students) focused on anti-Black racism in fall 2023

A10

  • Preparing to pilot a Learning Circle on anti-Black racism pedagogies with ISUP faculty in winter 2023 before expanding to other UTM faculty

A10

  • Started a Caribbean and Black Writing Collective for UTM students in winter 2023

A10

  • Established an interdisciplinary Anti-Black Racism Working Group comprising staff and faculty members, committed to advancing scholarship, and advocacy, with the intention of addressing systemic anti-Black racism within the academic community.