ValueSubtracted@startrek.website to CanadaEnglish · 8 days 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-up7·8 days agoI know it’s Alberta but they really used the American term instead of the Canadian accessibility?
minus-squareAvid Amoebalinkfedilinkarrow-up5·8 days 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-up4·8 days agoPresumably that acronym was chosen to place equity as the first priority.
minus-squareAvid Amoebalinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-28 days 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.