I hope this week has been kind to you.<\/p>\n
My name is Dr. Isma\u00ebl Traor\u00e9. I work in the Provost\u2019s Office as Director, Faculty Equity.<\/p>\n
My colleague Dr. Jenny Phelps and I met with you on February 2nd<\/sup> at the Deans and Provost\u2019s Office meeting. We shared a concept note of a proposed Doctoral Completion and Postdoctoral Fellowship Program for Black and Indigenous scholars. Thank you for your enthusiasm and feedback on the possibilities of this program.<\/p>\n We have since then talked with additional Indigenous stakeholders, and the consensus is to take a different approach for engaging with Indigenous scholars. As such, we will proceed with consulting with Black scholars while we recalibrate the Indigenous engagement approach.<\/p>\n We would appreciate if you could circulate the attached invitation letter <\/strong>to all faculty and graduate students in your departments.<\/p>\n Invitation – Black Postdoc & Doctoral Completion Fellowship Consultation<\/a><\/p>\n Invitation – Black Postdoc & Doctoral Completion Fellowship Consultation<\/a><\/p>\n If you have any questions, please feel free to email Dr. Phelps and\/or I.<\/p>\n Sincerely,<\/p>\n I am now using a bigger text size for inclusion and accessibility<\/em><\/p>\n Isma\u00ebl Traor\u00e9, PhD<\/p>\n Director, Faculty Equity | Office of the Provost and Vice-President Academic<\/a>, and Institutional Initiative Strategist | Equity and Inclusion Office (EIO)<\/a> | UBC<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I acknowledge that UBC\u2019s campuses are situated on the traditional, unceded, and ancestral territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh, and on the territory of the Syilx Okanagan Nation.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n