EDI Climate Surveys: Listening in Action.
Oct 4 2023, 12-1pm EST.
Equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) Climate Surveys are common tools used by institutions to develop EDI Action Plans. However, the methodologies and approaches vary across how these are done, who does them, and what happens to them after the data has been collected. In this session, we will present best practices we have found to be effective that are not a checklist of recommendations but rather leads to a plan of action that produces intended systemic and structural changes. We will work through implementation strategies and look at the common areas in the academic research environment we should be paying attention to for EDI.
Presented by: Nicole Kaniki
Nicole Kaniki is the Founder and Director of Senomi Solutions Inc., an EDI Consulting company supporting institutions and organizations in embedding EDI within the ecosystem and culture of the environment. She is the former inaugural Director of EDI in Research and Innovation at the University of Toronto, and the former Special Advisor on Anti-Racism to the President of Western University. She has almost a decade of experience in academic research administration and EDI roles and uses an anti-oppressive and decolonial lens in her EDI work.
