Western is offering more than 75 new entrance and continuing scholarships to support Black and Indigenous students. Available starting in September, the scholarships are part of Western’s commitment to promote equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in sch …
Anti-Racism Working Group
Western signs national charter to fight anti-Black racism in higher ed
Scarborough Charter brings together Canadian universities, colleges committed to equity, diversity, inclusion
Western welcomes new OUA anti-racism report
Recommendations ‘consistent with goals to eliminate racism on campus’
Opiyo Oloya to lead Western’s equity work
Renowned advocate for social justice and human rights named associate vice-president of equity, diversity and inclusion
Western invests $6 million to support new EDI initiatives
Funding continues commitment to systemic change, marks ‘crucial moment’ in history
Family came to Canada for a better future
Western remembers lives of four Londoners – including a PhD student and her alumnus husband – killed in what police are calling a hate crime.
Taking a systems-thinking approach to anti-Black racism
A report authored by Western alumni examines anti-Black racism through a public health lens.
Western establishes first EDI advisory council
Group will advise and support Western’s future associate vice-president of equity, diversity and inclusion
Black History Month a call to spark change
The month is an opportunity to ‘use the lessons of history as a force for change now and into the future.’
Activist author Desmond Cole challenges journalists, media and status quo
Advocacy and activism can be exhausting but it’s less soul-searing than the systemic racism endured every day by Canadians who are Black, Indigenous and People of Colour.
Year in review: Addressing and redressing racism, colonialism
Western shone an unblinking spotlight on the scourge of racism and the shadows of colonialism.
Anti-racism advisors: Paving the way for change
As they work to embed equity, diversity and inclusion principles into institutional structure, Western’s first anti-racism advisors are asking the campus community to join them in their journey.
Nicole Kaniki and Bertha Garcia named special advisors on anti-racism
Dr. Nicole Kaniki and Dr. Bertha Garcia will help Western lay the foundation for a sustained strategy to combat racism on campus.
Western signs national charter to fight anti-Black racism in higher ed
Scarborough Charter brings together Canadian universities, colleges committed to equity, diversity, inclusion
Western welcomes new OUA anti-racism report
Recommendations ‘consistent with goals to eliminate racism on campus’
Opiyo Oloya to lead Western’s equity work
Renowned advocate for social justice and human rights named associate vice-president of equity, diversity and inclusion
Western invests $6 million to support new EDI initiatives
Funding continues commitment to systemic change, marks ‘crucial moment’ in history
Family came to Canada for a better future
Western remembers lives of four Londoners – including a PhD student and her alumnus husband – killed in what police are calling a hate crime.
Taking a systems-thinking approach to anti-Black racism
A report authored by Western alumni examines anti-Black racism through a public health lens.
Western establishes first EDI advisory council
Group will advise and support Western’s future associate vice-president of equity, diversity and inclusion
Black History Month a call to spark change
The month is an opportunity to ‘use the lessons of history as a force for change now and into the future.’
Activist author Desmond Cole challenges journalists, media and status quo
Advocacy and activism can be exhausting but it’s less soul-searing than the systemic racism endured every day by Canadians who are Black, Indigenous and People of Colour.
Year in review: Addressing and redressing racism, colonialism
Western shone an unblinking spotlight on the scourge of racism and the shadows of colonialism.
Anti-racism advisors: Paving the way for change
As they work to embed equity, diversity and inclusion principles into institutional structure, Western’s first anti-racism advisors are asking the campus community to join them in their journey.
Nicole Kaniki and Bertha Garcia named special advisors on anti-racism
Dr. Nicole Kaniki and Dr. Bertha Garcia will help Western lay the foundation for a sustained strategy to combat racism on campus.