Equity, Diversity + Inclusion
All voices are needed when we pursue the diverse ideas, knowledges, and perspectives that allow us to serve the public good.
Equity, Diversity + Inclusion at the Faculty
The Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is dedicated to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) and is reviewing all faculty procedures, curriculum, admissions, teaching practices, and hiring, as well as consulting with students, staff, alumni, and greater university counterparts to facilitate plans of action to ensure the Faculty is actively anti-racist, equal, diverse, and inclusive.
If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Ravina Sanghera-Grewal, Clinical Associate Professor and Assistant Dean of Student Services or Dr. Ken Cor, Assistant Dean of Assessment at: ravina@ualberta.ca and m.ken.cor@ualberta.ca.
EDI at the University of Alberta
At the University of Alberta we are dedicated to achieving a more diverse, equitable, accessible, and inclusive environment for all who work, learn, and live within our community - an environment characterized by a fundamental shared commitment to respectful engagement and human dignity. We value academic freedom and welcome and support a diversity of perspectives. Learn more about EDI at the University of Alberta.
EDI Resources
Centre for Teaching and Learning Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion website including information about Indigenization, Decolonization and Anti-Racism, and Inclusive Teaching and Learning.
- Consider equity, diversity and inclusion in your application.
- A presentation by Lisa Willis for the University of Windsor about Writing Effective EDI statements.
- What can you do to incorporate EDI into your research?
- Attend EDI presentations and other events in the Faculty of Science in the Faculty of Science, elsewhere on campus, and beyond.
- Complete free EDI training - from the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion and hollaback. The Government of Canada provides online unconscious bias training and a GBA+ course. There are also some excellent EDI podcasts available!
- Devote time in research group/lab meetings to conversations about EDI readings and events.
- Review EDI literature in research group/lab meetings. Lisa Willis has prepared a list of EDI resources. The Biology Graduate Students’ Association has also prepared a list of EDI resources.
- Prepare a research group/lab manual or code of conduct which incorporates EDI principles. Example from Chris Sturdy’s lab in the Psychology department.
- Researchers who support EDI can promote their support on their research group website.
- Black Lives Matter YEG Book List
- Anti-Racist Reading List from King County Library
- Anti-Racist Reading List from Ibram X. Kendi from Chicago Public Library
- Anti-Racist Education from the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation
- 26 Children's Books to Support Conversation on Race
- Because Black Lives Matter, a Collection of Anti-Racist Reading Lists
- Posts from the Read It Real Good blog that include diverse children's books
- Reading Towards Abolition: A Reading List on Policing, Rebellion, and the Criminalization of Blackness
- 27 books to help you talk to your kids about racism
- Your Kids Aren't Too Young to Talk About Race
- A list of Podcast Suggestions
- 100 best Black films of the 21st century
- Best Black movies of the last 30 years
- A Different Booklist: A Canadian multicultural bookstore specializing in literature from the African and Caribbean diaspora and the global south.
- The Green House is an eatery on U of A campus at 8623 112 St NW, Edmonton, AB T6G 1K8.
- Black-Owned Restaurants in Edmonton: A Twitter thread
- 100+ Black-owned etsy shops
If you choose to attend a protest, please listen to and respect the organizers' guidelines; they are the experts.
- Wear a mask
- Bring hand sanitizer
- Wear gloves
- Bring signs with no sticks
- Practice social distancing as much as possible once you are there (and use that hand sanitizer!)
- Bring water, snacks, earplugs, washcloths, bandages and potentially eye wash formula (like water or saline).
Please also do not take or post photos or videos of protesters' faces or other identifying traits, especially Black protesters; these could be used to negatively identify protesters in the future. If you do want to take photos, use boxes to remove identifying features and then take a screenshot of the photo. This screenshot will remove any metadata from the original photo.
Indian Residential School Survivors 24 hr Crisis Line 1 (866) 925-4419 if you require further emotional support or assistance.
Additional Health Support Information
Emotional, cultural and professional support services are also available to Survivors and their families through the Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program. Services can be accessed on an individual, family or group basis.
Province and Territory Contact Information
- Alberta: 1-888-495-6588
- British Columbia: 1-877-477-0775
- Labrador: 1-866-414-8111
- Manitoba: 1-866-818-3505
- New Brunswick: 1-866-414-8111
- Newfoundland: 1-866-414-8111
- Northwest Territories: 1-800-464-8106
- Nova Scotia: 1-866-414-8111
- Nunavut: 1-800-464-8106
- Ontario: 1-888-301-6426
- Prince Edward Island: 1-866-414-8111
- Quebec: 1-877-583-2965
- Saskatchewan: 1-866-250-1529
- Yukon: 1-800-464-8106
Social Accounts Recommended by the LGBTQ+PhSC: