University hires new provost fellow in ‘Decolonizing Policies’

Will conduct a ‘decolonizing review’ of all university policies - Dave Huber - Associate Editor

• VP Verna Yiu noted the position is part of the university’s “institutional commitment to reconciliation and decolonization” as seen in its “Braiding Past, Present and Future: University of Alberta Indigenous Strategic Plan.”
• Nathalie Kermoal, a professor of Native Studies at U of A, has begun a two-year term in the new position and “will assist in a variety of projects” including looking into “how tenure, promotion and merit practices can be aligned” with the school’s DEI plan, and the implementation of a “decolonizing review” of all U of A policies...
• Meanwhile over at U. Alberta’s Ontario-based neighbor, the Toronto Metropolitan University School of Medicine is seeking someone for the position of Associate Dean for Equity and Social Accountability...