We are pleased to announce that Dr. Rosalin Miles, a post-doctoral researcher in Indigenous Studies in Kinesiology, has been selected to sit on the UBC Speaker Diversity Core Committee.
Two of the key goals of UBC’s Inclusion Action Plan are Systems Change and Accountability. In order to actively address these goals, the Provost’s office is developing guidelines and best practices for action.
The UBC Speaker Diversity Core Committee will develop a UBC-wide set of guidelines in order to increase diversity in conference panellists and speakers. These guidelines will in no way infringe upon the academic freedom of those organizing the conferences. There will be several meetings to discuss the focus and guidelines with a draft ready for distribution and comments by December 15, 2020.