Challenging the status quo: Faculty award for 'game-changing' excellence in equity projects
The Canada Research Chairs Program (CRCP) has launched the inaugural Robbins-Ollivier Award for Excellence in Equity.
The recognizes the significant contributions that Marjorie Griffin Cohen, Louise Forsyth, Glenis Joyce, Audrey Kobayashi, Shree Mulay 鈥 who is based in 果酱视频鈥檚 Faculty of Medicine 鈥 Susan Prentice, Mich猫le Ollivier and Wendy Robbins have made to increase the level of equity within the Canada Research Chairs Program and Canada鈥檚 research ecosystem more broadly.
These efforts include their 2003 Canadian Human Rights complaints and their concerted efforts in the mediation processes, which led to both the .
Up to three awards, valued at $100,000, will be awarded annually through a peer review process led by the program鈥檚 .
According to the CRCP, post-secondary institutions are invited to nominate an eligible faculty member or a team of eligible faculty members, who will 鈥渓ead bold and potentially game-changing projects that will challenge the status quo, spark change and take action to address persistent systemic barriers in the research ecosystem and academia.鈥
Information session
Universities may submit only one nomination in a given year.
Those interested in learning more about the award, as well as the institutional process regarding 果酱视频鈥檚 nomination, are invited to attend a virtual information session.
Ellen Steinhauer and Pamela White, from the Research Initiatives and Services team, will facilitate a discussion about the honour and the institutional process that 果酱视频 will be using to select a candidate for nomination.
The session is scheduled for Wednesday, May 18, from 11 a.m.-noon. Those interested in attending can contact Tina Winsor for the log-in instructions.
Jeff Green is manager of communications in the Office of the Vice-President (Research). He can be reached at jeffg@mun.ca.