Past Events

Studies at the graduate level traditionally guide students through a series of predetermined steps (from writing a literature review and research proposal, to conducting research and producing academic outputs) which often leave little room to reflect on how to make our work accessible and actionable outside academia.

Join the Department of Sociology and Anthropology for a seminar featuring guest speaker Dr. Sylvia Bawa, Associate Professor of Sociology at York University. How can global human rights discourses move us away from traditional ways of thinking about progress and social justice? How do decolonization and self-determination related to solidarity rights call us to think about our existence in relation to each other?

Join us for a lively and engaging discussion on the role of transnational migration in Canadian and global agriculture.  Hear from a panel of scholars, including:

Join the Kinross Chair in Environmental Governance for a virtual panel discussion on evidence-based hope and environmental solutions. Kinross Chair Stephanie Cairns will moderate a discussion with high-profile panelists, including keynote speaker Dr. Elin Kelsey, author of Hope Matters. Register for the virtual event

This interactive session will engage critically with anti-oppression frameworks and suggest ways to apply an equity and inclusion lens to teaching and learning. Anti-oppressive teaching and learning involves both critical and practical examinations of individual, interpersonal, systemic, and cultural barriers to full participation for equity-deserving groups.  This session will explore equity and inclusion throughout the teaching & learning life cycle and prompt discussions about equitable and inclusive pedagogy, curriculum design, instruction, and classroom environments.

How can we create more just academic spaces that eliminate barriers to access and ensure equity for everyone in the university community?  About the Event In this hybrid event, we will explore how to create more just academic spaces that reduce/eliminate barriers to access and ensure equity for everyone in the university community. We are interested in this topic generally, and also specifically as it relates to the University of Guelph.

Join our panel of political experts for a discussion around the cause and consequence about the war in Ukraine! Dr. Adam Kochanski - incoming Assistant Professor of Law & Justice  |  University of Guelph | Department of Political Science Dr. Edward Koning - Associate professor  |  University of Guelph | Department of Political Science Dr. Ivan Jaworsky - Professor Emeritus  |  University of Waterloo  |. Department of Political Science Moderated by: Dr. Ian Spears  - Associate Professor,  |  University of Guelph | Department of Political Science

Considering the practices and demands of ‘resilience’ in the framework of cruel optimism.

Join us for the second session of the 2022-2023 CJiP Speaker Series: Trial Actors. As a Program Coordinator with The Healing of the Seven Generations organization, Amanda Trites will share her experiences in her current role, as well as experiences as an Indigenous Support Clerk.  Join us in learning how the Gladue principles are being implemented - or not - in Ontario courtrooms.

In keeping with CSAHS goals and commitment to Indigenization Equity Diversity and Inclusion (IEDI) the Teaching and Learning Hub would like to further the conversation on decolonizing curriculum by inviting folks to join Heather Carroll, Senior Instructional Designer at Nipissing University, in an engaging session to demystify “whiteness.”