UM students, staff and faculty are invited to join UM's growing EDIA community and apply for EDIA: Foundations.
Next EDIA: Foundations course starts May 12
Students, staff and faculty can apply from March 10 to March 24 at no cost
The next offering of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility (EDIA) 0100: Foundations, the prerequisite course for the Micro-certificate in EDIA from Extended Education, starts May 12.
Students, staff and faculty are invited to apply from March 10 to March 24.
“Clearly, systemic oppression in all of its forms is still alive and well. We all have to do our part to keep working to change inequitable systems,” says Robin Attas, EDIA Specialist, Extended Education.
“The responsible thing to do is to step up and do our part. Do it for the people you love. Do it for your children, family, friends, and colleagues. If you want to help, learn more by taking this course.”
EDIA: Foundations provides a framework to make sense of the world and a place to learn with each other, she says. The course and three-course micro-certificate are offered to the UM community at no cost to learners.
“This is our first summer offering. We are just over a year in with a total of 245 learners who took or are currently taking EDIA: Foundations. The Micro-certificate in EDIA had its first intake in September and we now have 45 in the program. Our numbers are strong. We have participants from every faculty and many units on campus. It’s amazing how much it has grown, and it is amazing to see this continue.”
Attas invites UM community members including students, staff and faculty to join the UM’s growing EDIA learning community and apply for the course. And those who have already taken it can invite their peers.
EDIA learner, Jasmine Brar, recommends the program.
“We all need to understand our experiences and our barriers we face in our daily lives. If we move those barriers, there is so much we can achieve,” says Brar.
EDIA 0100: Foundations and the Micro-certificate in Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility (EDIA) are offered by Extended Education in partnership with the Office of Equity Transformation and with the support of the UM President’s Office as part of UM’s efforts to improve equity and access across UM campuses by educating and empowering UM staff, students and faculty to contribute to individual and collective transformation.
“The University of Manitoba remains firmly committed to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility (EDIA). It is in our Strategic Plan,” Attas says. “This is one way UM, and Extended Education, demonstrate that commitment.”
Apply now
EDIA 0100: Foundations course applications are open from March 10 to 24.