University of Ottawa president Jacques Frémont has been reappointed for a second term, which means he’ll lead the school until July 2026. The decision was approved at a Board of Governors meeting on Monday evening.
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The U of O should collect race-based data on its student population, improve training for Protection Services officers, and continue making changes to policies governing security on campus, according to the findings of an independent investigation launched after a Black student was carded and handcuffed by campus security in June 2019.
During the second town hall on anti-Black racism to take place this academic year, several Black graduate students spoke of the discrimination that they have faced on campus. Similar to the first town hall, many students called on the school to hire more professors of colour.
President Jacques Frémont responded to thousands of petitioners demanding the school improve its mental health services after four student deaths last year, and also gave an update on the school’s anti-racism campaigns after two Black students were carded on campus last year.
A town hall discussion on anti-Black racism on the U of O campus saw more than 30 Black students and staff share discriminatory incidents that they have experienced at the school. Speakers presented a number of different recommendations that the school implement, including hiring more Black professors and changing curriculum.
The University of Ottawa’s administration is now meeting two of the eight student demands outlined in an open letter on campus racism released last month, according to University of Ottawa Students’ Union executives: representation and consultation.
With an open letter to president Jacques Frémont, over 100 professors and librarians at the U of O have joined the chorus of voices demanding further action in the wake of the two carding incidents that have taken place on campus in the past four months.
I know, despite this incident, there will be people who choose to vote Liberal over NDP because a white man in brownface is still a more comfortable choice than a brown man in a turban
President announces new limits on the authority of security when requesting proof of identity, an updated complaint system and unconscious bias training among officers.
Not only did I give up on my quest for true love, but this one seemingly insignificant interaction coloured my perspective of the whole city.
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