President announces new limits on the authority of security when requesting proof of identity, an updated complaint system and unconscious bias training among officers.
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Sixteen student groups on campus signed the open letter to university president Jacques Frémont calling for change
University announces review of Policy 33, cultural sensitivity training for campus security, formal complaint mechanism and president’s committee for discrimination-free campus
Prof. Amir Attaran and PhD student Brieanne Olibris were carded by a campus security officer in September 2017
Esi Codjoe, former vice chair of the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, will lead the investigation
The UOSU and professors are calling for policy changes after a Black U of O student was carded and handcuffed by security for over two hours last week
Tiyana Maharaj, one of the founders of the UOSU, writes in response to the carding and arrest of a U of O student by campus security many are condemning as racist
A Black student says he was carded and then handcuffed by campus security on a busy street for over two hours for not having identification, spurring widespread accusations of racism, racial profiling and harassment
