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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

“EDI in admissions and hiring: the case in favour: Malinda S. Smith argues that equity strengthens excellence in university hiring and admissions” | Prof.v. Prof. @universityaffairs.bsky.social universityaffairs.ca/opinion/edi-...

Graphic image for University Affairs’ Prof. v. Prof. séries: “Should EDI be considered in university admissions and hiring?”

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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Dr. William A. Smith Didn’t Study Burnout In Black Women: He Studied The System That Produces It – IMPACT Magazine www.theimpactmagazine.com/lifestyle/dw...

Photo cover with author, Dr. William A. Smith, for cover story: Didn’t Study Burnout In Black Women: He Studied The System That Produces It – IMPACT Magazine
https://www.theimpactmagazine.com/lifestyle/dwas/

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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

How Higher Ed can Help Foster Hope and the Pluralism Dividend—Academica Forum ”higher education, agreement, consensus, disagreement, debate, dialogue, and deliberation are not interchangeable terms or relationships. Each names a distinct civic practice” #highered forum.academica.ca/forum/illumi...

The graphic image for Illuminating Hope series in Academica Forum.

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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Kindness: The Glue that Binds in a Tumultuous and Polarizing Time | Illuminating Hope Series. By Wisdom Tettey, the President and Vice-Chancellor of @carleton.ca Academica Forum, forum.academica.ca/forum/kindne...

À screenshot of image to accompany article by Wisdom Tettey, President & Vice Chancellor of Carleton University entitled “Kindness: The Glue that Binds in a Tumultuous and Polarizing Time” in the Illuminating Hope Series of Academica Forum.

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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

The historical record shows we are in a moment of democratic backsliding when the state demonizes fairnes, anti-bias and social justice When Social Justice Becomes Abnormal: The Rise of ‘Anti-Woke’ Politics in Canada.” The Hill Times. archive.ph/2025.10.07-1...

Screenshot of Hill Times article by Malinda S Smith entitled, “When Social Justice Becomes Abnormal: The Rise of ‘Anti-Woke’ Politics in Canada.” The Hill Times, October 6, 2025.

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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Ideas with Nahlah Ayed -April 2026: Knowledge Under Siege: Charting a Future for Universities Ayed moderates a discussion featuring University of Toronto‘s Randy Boyagoda, @ucalgary.bsky.social‘s Malinda S. Smith and UCLA‘s Davide Panagia, @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social app.magellan.ai/listen_links...

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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Knowledge Under Siege: Charting a Future for Universities. CBC Ideas, April 13, 2026: Nahlah Ayed moderates a discussion at Isabel Bader Theatre in Toronto featuring U of Toronto’s Randy Boyagoda, @ucalgary.bsky.social’s Malinda S. Smith and UCLA’s Davide Panagia. app.magellan.ai/listen_links...

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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Dialogue & Debate in the Age of Polarization, Apr 14, 2026, 5pm: Dr Sheila Cote-Meek, Interim Vice-Provost, Indigenous Engagement, Brock U Dr Lilach Marom, Assistant Prof, Education, SFU. Dr Malinda Smith, Associate VP Research, #UCalgary. Via @uwinnipeg.bsky.social www.uwinnipeg.ca/provost/stra...

UWinnipeg Office of the Provost poster of inaugural session on Dialogue and Debate in the Age of Polarization in a series on Conversations on Interdisciplinary Collaboration. Poster featuring 3 speakers: Dr. Sheila Cote-Meek, Interim Vice-Provost, Indigenous Engagement, Brock University
Dr. Lilach Marom, Assistant Professor, Education, Simon Fraser University
Dr. Malinda Smith, Associate Vice-President (Research-EDI), University of Calgary

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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

The @calgaryherald is running a series on Calgary at 2 Million. Some @ucalgary.bsky.social contributors 1) Chancellor Jon Cornish on 11 Feb 2) Cumming School of Medicine Dean Todd Anderson on 4 Mar 3) Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurship Guy Levesque’s on 11 Mar 4) President Ed McCauley on 14 Mar.

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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Even in illness, she remained courageous — public about her diagnosis, steadfast in purpose, committed to the unfinished work of equity. Canada has lost an extraordinary human. May her legacy be a call to build research cultures as inclusive, rigorous, humane as the ones she believed were possible.

The Hon Kirsty Duncan in lab coat engaging with two young students

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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Climate scientist and author. Nobel-linked IPCC researcher. Minister of Science. Advocate for women in STEM and safe sport. Former gymnast and Scottish dancer. She changed Canadian science toward evidence, integrity, and equity.

Front cover of the Hon Dr Kirsty Duncan book, The Exclusion Effect

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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Canada 🇨🇦 The Department of National Defence’s External Advisory Committee on Anti-Black Racism is seeking independent external candidates. Deadline to apply: January 5, 2026 Learn more about the Committee and how to apply: www.canada.ca/en/departmen...

Canadian National Defense Poster (red background, soldiers in black silhouette and white text) to seek candidates for External Committees on Anti Black Racism.

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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

When social justice becomes abnormal: the rise of ‘anti-woke’ politics in Canada: “As evidence-based reforms are consistently framed as politically contentious, institutions are constrained, democratic deliberation narrows, and public trust is eroded.” Hill Times, #cdnpse archive.ph/2025.10.07-1...

Screenshot of headline and image in The Hill Times for article written by Malinda S Smith titled, “When social justice becomes abnormal: the rise of ‘anti-woke’ politics in Canada:
As evidence-based reforms are consistently framed as politically contentious, institutions are constrained, democratic deliberation narrows, and public trust is eroded.” (October 6, 2025)

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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Headline is part of an imported debate in Canada about “EDI” (Using the America or corporate acronym “DEI”). Empirical questions: 1) How many federal, provincial, municipal govts use “DEI”?! 2) Are US and Canadian legislation and practices the same? 3) Conflation of ameliorative programs w/ discrim.

Screenshot of the headline of a National Post article entitled, DEI is 'illiberal, anti-merit,' says analyst as Poilievre pushes to end government DEI programs
'Governments should not have bureaucracies whose job it is to discriminate based on skin colour, ethnicity, gender,' says Mark Milke“.

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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

#DEI / #EDI 1)Excellence Dividend: How Diversity and Inclusion Strengthen Research Ecosystems, universityaffairs.ca/opinion/the-... 2)Viewpoint diversity debate in Canadian universities: Taking free inquiry seriously means rejecting unverified crisis narratives, universityaffairs.ca/opinion/the-...

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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

#UCalgary colleagues— Know a leader in inclusive education? Here’s how you can honour them Nominations open for UCalgary’s Award for Inclusive Excellence, recognizing educators who dismantle barriers and reshape teaching & learning, Taylor Institute @ucalgary.bsky.social ucalgary.ca/news/know-le...

Feb 2024: Dr. Malinda S. Smith, Vice Provost EDI & Associate Vice President Research EDI at the University of Calgary (February 2024) giving out the 2024 Inclusive Excellence Teaching Award at the annual teaching awards

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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Ranked: The Most Cited Websites by AI Models: “In this infographic, we rank the most cited websites by AI, based on a June 2025 analysis of over 150,000 LLM citations” | Visual Capitalist, @visualcap.bsky.social www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-the-m...

Visual - Ranked: The Most Cited Websites by AI Models

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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Inaugural Canadian Journal of Indigenous Studies, 1, 1 (2025). “‘Artwork’ , titled ‘Sacred Paint: Ethereal Passsage’ is the International and National Copyright of ‘the Artist’, Kwantlen First Nation Member, Brandon Gabriel…‘the Studio’ Octopus Spirit Enterprises” cjis.uwinnipeg.ca/index.php/CJ...

“This "Artwork" , titled "Sacred Paint: Ethereal Passsage" is the International and National Copyright of "the Artist" Kwantlen First Nation Member, Brandon Gabriel, owner of "the Studio" Octopus Spirit Enterprises, and is Licenced commercially by "The Publisher" Canadian Art Prints and Winn Devon Art Group Inc. #110 – 6311 Westminster Highway, Richmond, B.C. Canada V7C 4V4 . For publishing inquiries contact Phone (604) 276-4551 Fax (604) 276-4552
Published: 2025-08-15”

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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

25 July - 1st ever —International Day for Women and Girls of African Descent Rising Together: Women and Girls of African Descent Leading with Strength @UN @UN_Women www.un.org/en/observanc...

Image of the 25 July - the first International Day of Women and Girls of African Descent

Photo of a room full of diverse African women at the African women unite for SDG 5 and Agenda 2063

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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Call for Proposals: The Indigenous Intellectual Property Program Grant offers up to $15,000 for short-term, small-scale initiatives that promote or protect Indigenous intellectual property (IP), traditional knowledge or cultural expressions Apply by Aug 12, 2025 ised-isde.canada.ca/site/intelle...

Image of The Indigenous Intellectual Property Program Grant, which offers up to $15,000. Deadline to apply to ISED (Innovative Science and Economic Development): 12 August 2025

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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

👏🏾 Dimensions Canada announces creation of new cohort (Jy 15, 2025) Dimensions Canada announces new cohort of 18 postsecondary institutions from 7 provinces, followed launch of the program’s new phase in Oct 2024: 11 universities, 5 colleges, 2 polytechnics. www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NewsDetail-D...

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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

📢 New Funding Op - “Indigenous Innovation and Leadership in Research Network Grants: These grants will fund established & new networks for Indigenous-led research that support Indigenous research methodologies & knowledge systems”. via SSHRC sshrc-crsh.canada.ca/en/funding/o...

Indigenous Innovation and Leadership in Research Network Grants Via Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Canada

Subventions Réseaux pour l’innovation et le leadership autochtones en recherche
https://sshrc-crsh.canada.ca/fr/financement/occasions/subventions-reseaux-autochtones-recherche.aspx

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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

The fish that changed everything | Zoe Todd, assoc. prof. at SFU, artist and Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Governance and Freshwater Fish Futures. “A Métis researcher's lifelong commitment to improving the future well-being of freshwater fish”. @SSHRC_CRSH sshrc-crsh.canada.ca/society-soci...

Zoe Todd holding a fish - a landlocked Arctic char, Dennis Lakes, Paulatuk. Photo: Sandra Thrasher

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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Ottawa Declaration | Science Academies of the G7 Release Joint Statement | RSC Jun 2, 25 “As democracies, it is critical that our nations…support academic freedom, institutional autonomy, the integrity of research, research security…research in support of the public good” rsc-src.ca/en/news/scie...

The text with supporting logos of the Ottawa Declaration endorsed by the Science Academies of the G7.

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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

ISA Statement of Grave Concern Regarding Attacks on Academic Freedom and Institutional Autonomy in the US, and in Support of Members at Risk | International Studies Association, www.isanet.org/News/ID/6602...

ISA Statement on Academic Freedom on a navy blue background

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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

The Faculty of Social Work is seeking outstanding candidates for an exciting community-based RESEARCH CHAIR at the rank of Associate Professor with tenure or Full Professor with tenure. #cdnpse #highered @ucalgary.bsky.social careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/1550684...

Research Chair in Systems Transformation and Family Justice, Faculty of Social Work

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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Fellowship programme for people of #Africandescent | Call for application for 2025 is now OPEN. Deadline for apps: 30 June 2025. Fellowship will be held from 10-28 Nov 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland + a few hours of pre-online courses and preparatory assignments. www.ohchr.org/en/about-us/...

Poster for Fellowship programme for people of #Africandescent | Call for applications - 30 June 2025 deadline

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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Double standards. There’s need for evidence-based discussions about merit, excellence, quality, and competence. Most who invoke merit in US (esp against DEI) don’t define or model it. Strict meritocracy would oppose legacy initiatives, partisanship, patronage, nepotism, favouritism, mitigate biases.

Image of the Mathew Effect: Michael Sandel on Merit from LinkedIn article by Santiago Iniguez Santiago Iniguez,
President, IE University: Reinventing Higher Ed, published May 8, 2021.

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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Optimizing Research & Innovation Impact: UCalgary Discovery Exchange Series An internat’l masterclass hosted in the Canadian Rockies with leading #UCalgary researchers & international experts May 13-15, 2025 Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity, Alberta. Register research.ucalgary.ca/discovery-ex...

Poster for UCalgary research master class on optimizing research + innovation, May 13-15, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity

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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Researchers looked at how early STEM stereotypes begin for kids. They found them every step of the way. By age 6, many children already believe boys are more interested than girls in #STEM. Hechinger Report hechingerreport.org/researchers-...

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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

How Do We Advance Equality In This New Era? These Leaders Show Us A Path Forward: “made substantial progress due to the perseverance and ongoing work of committed activists, leaders and organizations…seen progress followed by #backlash…this moment is no exception” www.forbes.com/sites/marian...

Source (Forbes): Top row, from left: Fatima Goss Graves, Ai-jen [-]
Poo, Stacey Abrams, Brittany Packnett Cunningham, Carmen Perez. Middle Row, from left: Lauren Leader, S. Mona Sinha, Raquel Willis (photo credit: Texas Isaiah), Christian F. Nunes (photo credit: National Organization for Women), Sarah Kate Ellis, Mini Timmaraju. Bottom row, from left: María Teresa Kumar, Carmen Gloria Pérez, Aimee Allison, Jackson Katz, Carol Jenkins, Elizabeth Barajas-Román.

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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Study: Sources of income of racialized individuals 65 years and over in Canada, 2020 “Older racialized adults are a highly diverse group, primarily…South Asian, Chinese, Black, Filipino, Arab, Latin American, Southeast Asian, West Asian, Korean, Japanese” people www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quo...

Study: Sources of income of racialized individuals 65 years and over in Canada, 2020. la série Statistique Canada – Infographies (Numéro au catalogue11-627-M).

Étude : Sources de revenu des personnes racisées de 65 ans et plus au Canada, 2020. Statistique Canada – Infographies (Numéro au catalogue11-627-M).

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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

2) This #BHM2025 Canada Post is commemorating Marie Joseph Angelique, enslaved Black woman in Montréal www.canadapost-postescanada.ca/cpc/en/our-c... The Royal Canadian Mint is commemorating Hogan’s Alley, historic Black Community in British Columbia. #BlackHistoryMonth www.mint.ca/en/shop/coin...

Marie Joseph Angelique is featured on 2025 Black History Month stamp

Hogan Valley is featured on the Royal Canadian Mint’s 2025 BHM coin

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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Important read—Counterpoint: Government funding must support research that represents all Canadians Ted Hewitt: As the president of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council I'm concerned about polarization from the right and left @nationalpost.bsky.social nationalpost.com/opinion/coun...

Photo of Dr Ted Hewitt, President of SSHRC, smiling, arms crossed, wearing a charcoal gray suit, light blue shirt and a red tie

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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Remembering Matilda, the last survivor of the transatlantic slave trade: January 13 marks 85 years since the death of Matilda, whose name at birth was Abake – meaning ‘born to be loved by all’ among the Tarkar people of Western Africa. #slavery @aljazeera.com www.aljazeera.com/features/202...

Photo of Matilda Abake, the last survivor of the transatlantic slave trade. Source: Al Jazeera

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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

New book, _Got Blood to Give: Anti-Black Homophobia in Blood Donation_ (Nov 2024) by Dalhousie professor, @drdryden.bsky.social, examines why Black and queer Canadians may be hesitant to donate blood | CBC www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

Photo to left of Dalhousie Professor Dr OmiSoore H Dryden, and to right an image of Dr Dryden’s book cover, _Got Blood to Give_

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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

👏🏾 Auntie pride: what a fab way for nephew Christon Joseph (Bahamas) to close out 2024, competing in the 11-12 year old boys group: Aquatics Sports Assoc of Jamaica Dec meet he broke/set 5 meet records:🥇50m freestyle,🥇100m freestyle,🥇50m butterfly,🥇100m butterfly,🥇200m individual medley (IM) records.

Photo of Bahamian record breaking swimmer Christon Joseph (11-12 year old age group) holding up an aquamarine, black and gold Bahamas flag

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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Accessibility Progress Report 2024 | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | SSHRC_CRSH Message from the Vice-President, Common Administrative Services Directorate - Dominique Osterrath Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council - www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/accessibilit...

Accessibility Image of diverse persons with disabilities

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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

2024 Accessibility progress report for NSERC: Message from the Vice-President, Common Administrative Services Directorate - Dominique Osterrath, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Canada www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/accessibilit...

Image with white background and people of various abilities / disabilities colourfully dressed and spread out

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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

CIHR Accessibility progress report 2024 - Year 2 Annual Report Message from the Acting President Dec 23, 2024. | Canadian Institute for Health Research cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/54146.html

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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Dec 6: the 35th ann of the femicide at the École Polytechnique. @ucalgary.bsky.social commemoration hosted by Naomi Bakana, SU VP Internal, Philippa Madill, WISE president. Prof @JenniferKoshan spoke on behalf of Teresa Posyniak & Justice Sheila Martin. Good for me to reflect during my short Address

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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

💡 Contribuez à façonner l’avenir de l’équité entre les genres dans le milieu académique canadien. | @UA_magazine 🔗 Participez à l’enquête (environ 20 minutes à compléter) 📅 Date limite : 12 décembre 2024 survey.alchemer-ca.com/s3/50287579/...

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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

👏🏾 Congrats! The jury has awarded James Sousa from @UCalgary a #ScienceExposed 2024 prize for the stunning research image “Fighting the fire of inflammation”! See @NSERC ▶️ tinyurl.com/4r7n8h47

Title of award winning research image: “Fighting the fire of inflammation”

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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Équité, diversité et inclusion dans le système de recherche postsecondaire | Comité d’experts sur les pratiques d’EDI pour des changements porteurs | Conseil des académies canadiennes www.rapports-cac.ca/reports/prat...

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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in the Post-Secondary Research System | The Expert Panel on EDI Practices for Impactful Change | Council of Canadian Academies. #cdnpse cca-reports.ca/reports/equi...

Cover for a report on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in the Postsecondary Sector

Infographic on evolving EDI practices in the postsecondary sector

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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Delighted to witness world renowned historian and African humanities scholar, Dr. Toyin Falola, obtain an honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Calgary. #UCalgary

Award recipients, including Dr Toyin Falola walk in UCalgary Fall 2024 Convocation procession

UCalgary Fall 2024 Convocation. From L: Dr Micole Wyatt, Honorary degree recipient Dr. Toyin Falola, and Order of the UCalgary recipient Ken Lima-Coelho

UCalgary Honorary degree recipient (C) Dr Toyin Falola, Chancellor Jon Cornish to his right, Vice Provost EDI Dr Malinda Smith (M)

University Of Calgary Fall 2024 Convocation

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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Dr Randy Boyagoda, the University of Toronto’s Provostial Advisor on Civil Discourse in conversation with me at the University of Calgary, on the topic, “Thinking out loud together: Why civil discourse matters on campus.” It was a joint Courageous Conversation-UFlourish. #UCalgary

Dr Randy Boyagoda and Dr Malinda Smith speak during a Courageous Conversations at UCalgary

Dr Randy Boyagoda and Dr Malinda Smith speak during a Courageous Conversations at UCalgary. Lisa Mahé signs

Dr Randy Boyagoda and Dr Malinda Smith - Courageous Conversations at UCalgary

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