ValueSubtracted@startrek.website to CanadaEnglish · 1 month agoU of A staff, students speak out against move to axe EDI from hiring policywww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up156arrow-down11
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minus-squareILikeBoobieslinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 month agoI know it’s Alberta but they really used the American term instead of the Canadian accessibility?
minus-squareAvid Amoebalinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 month agoThe term “EDI” has been used at UofT for at least a decade. Not sure when it was introduced and what the history of “DEI” is in the US.
minus-squarekent_ehlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoPresumably that acronym was chosen to place equity as the first priority.
minus-squareAvid Amoebalinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-21 month agoYeah. The related term that describes who gets preference is “equity-deserving group(s).” It makes that pretty unambiguous, which is good.
I know it’s Alberta but they really used the American term instead of the Canadian accessibility?
The term “EDI” has been used at UofT for at least a decade. Not sure when it was introduced and what the history of “DEI” is in the US.
Presumably that acronym was chosen to place equity as the first priority.
Yeah. The related term that describes who gets preference is “equity-deserving group(s).” It makes that pretty unambiguous, which is good.
Interesting.