Canadian universities

Hire faculty that represent the student body. . . it’s that simple.

Blind to the problem When I was younger, I never thought about representation in media, in academia, or in politics. If you’re white, you probably didn’t, either. I didn’t really start thinking critically about how gender and race are portrayed or represented in the various aspects of our culture until I was almost done with high school. All of my teachers throughout my four years were white or white-passing, and less than half were women. Granted, my hometown of Eugene, Oregon is hardly the face of racial diversity — the town remains a predominantly white community. It will get better…

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