Tracelyn Cornelius

Join the Conversation at the President’s Forum today The stage is set for this afternoon’s President’s Forum. President Vivek Goel will be hosting the first in-person President’s Forum in two years in the Theatre of the Arts this afternoon from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. The forum will also be livestrea…

Historic symbols of agreement displayed in the University’s Board and Senate chambers Dr. William Woodworth speaks to Senate members with the Wampum belts behind him. By Tracelyn Cornelius. Following the University of Waterloo’s historic commitment to truth and reconciliation, three Wampum belts, traditional symbols of agreement for some Indigenous communities, are now on

Born in Mexico, Dr. Sandra Lopez-Rocha has been working in the field of intercultural learning since the mid 1990s, at a time when the field experienced exponential growth. Since then, she has accumulated a wealth of both professional and academic knowledge on the subject matter. After completing an MA in Intercultural Communication and a PhD in Language, Literacy and Culture

A team from the University of Waterloo recently completed a visit to Zimbabwe and East Africa with the goal of establishing local connections and helping to showcase the University’s distinguished scholarship, teaching excellence and ground-breaking research and innovation. Leading this team was Dr. Christopher S. Taylor, associate vice-president, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion

This newsletter is an opportunity to showcase the many staff, faculty and students who are engaged in anti-racism work each day on campus.

Many universities struggle with dismantling systemic racism and bias in their policies, practices and culture. In response to this challenge, the University of Waterloo created an anti-racism unit — the first-of-its-kind academic support unit. Under the leadership of Jennisha Wilson, director of anti-racism within the Equity, Inclusion and Anti-racism Office (EDI-RO), the unit

Inaugural Black Film Festival hailed as a resounding success Left to right: Dr. Christopher Taylor (Associate Vice-President, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism), Nolan O’Cane (Princess Cinema), Ola Idris (Community Engagement Manager), John Tutt (owner, Princess Cinema), Jennisha Wilson (Director, Anti-Racism), Yasmin Wallace and Stephanie Steph (anti-racism project

Waterloo launches Sankofa Pathways to University program By Tracelyn Cornelius. The Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-racism Office (EDI-RO), in collaboration with the other units across campus, has launched the Sankofa Pathways to University (SPU), an educational pathway program for Black youth ages 17 to 25, from the Waterloo Region, Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area