Join us Wednesday, November 27th for the Being Aboriginal@Ryerson, Part II Soup and Substance Series Session. In this session, students, staff and faculty will discuss their experiences in the mainstream post-secondary system and envision wholistic and inclusionary strategies for change for a second time. The Division of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) at Ryerson … [Read more...]
Latest Soup & Substance Tackles Important Issue of Race and Racism
By Antoinette Mercurio (Reposted with permission; some links added by the Institutional Diversity Blog) The monthly Soup & Substance series isn’t shying away from covering any topics in the equity, diversity and inclusion category including the latest session on race and racism. The conversation at the recent Soup & Substance has turned to Canadians and … [Read more...]
An Expat’s Experience in Canada – Part II
My family moved to Toronto, Ontario in the summer of 2012. It was July and very warm, just the way I like it. We initially had to stay in a hotel and wait until our movers brought our stuff. When moving here we had to cross the border first and provide an exhaustive list of all the items on the moving truck. When our driver reached Canada, we had to meet … [Read more...]
Ryerson University’s Soup and Substance Series: Fall 2013
The Division of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) at Ryerson University presents the Soup & Substance Series, a series of noon hour moderated panel discussions held on the 7th Floor of Heaslip House at 297 Victoria Street. While enjoying a warm bowl of soup and refreshments, participants will engage panelists in an open conversation on a range of diversity related … [Read more...]
An Expat’s Experience in Canada – Part I
About a year ago I moved from the United States to Canada and became an expatriate (expat for short). When growing up in the United States, I primarily lived in the Midwest – Illinois, Michigan and Nebraska; with short stents in New Jersey, New York, and Mississippi, but I never imagined living in another country until a few years ago. Before 9/11, my family took … [Read more...]