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UNBC stands up for Black inclusion in Canadian higher education
Nov 18, 2021 | 10:42 AM
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PRINCE GEORGE — UNBC has signed on to a national charter addressing equity and inclusion in Canadian post-secondary education.
UNBC joined more than 40 universities and colleges from coast to coast in a virtual signing ceremony this morning to enact the Scarborough Charter on anti-black racism and black inclusion.
The Charter contains four overarching principles that institutions can apply as they develop policies that:
- Support Black flourishing by removing structural barriers to equity inclusion and social justice while advancing research, critical thinking and engaged dissemination of knowledge that foster substantive equality, human dignity and sustainability;
- Through inclusive excellence, recognize that equity, diversity and inclusion and that equitable inclusion enriches post-secondary education and is critical to excellence;
- Foster mutuality by developing positive, interactive relationships with Black communities, locally, regionally, nationally and internationally;
- Accepting accountability through a process of continuous improvement, including ongoing, sustained implementation of the Charter’s principles-based commitments to action.
