The Centre for Human Rights, Equity & Inclusion would like to thank the Humber community for providing input on the revised definitions of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at Humber College. The Centre will review the definitions annually with the College as human rights terms are constantly evolving.

Provided below (and attached) are the revised definitions for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at Humber College.

Definitions

Equity: refers to the ongoing intentional and systemic approach to remove historic and current barriers for Indigenous Peoples and equity-seeking groups. Humber applies specific programs, policies and practices to support fair and just outcomes.

Note: At Humber, equity-seeking groups refer to communities who were historically and who are currently underserved and underrepresented. These groups include Women, Persons with Disabilities, Racialized Persons, Persons from diverse Gender Identities and Persons who identify as 2SLGBTQ+.

Diversity: refers to the different social, cultural and political identities of individuals and their worldviews, knowledges, practices, and experiences. Humber values and respects the contributions of its diverse students and employees leading to an enriched learning, working and living environment.

Inclusion: refers to the active and intentional engagement of people in all their diverse social, cultural and political identities that fosters a sense of belonging. At Humber, this engagement is grounded in respect, and all members of the college community are recognized as valued contributors. Inclusion is intrinsically connected to wellbeing and enriches innovation, sustainability and excellence in curricula, research, programs and services.

Humber Research has continued to provide valuable contributions to partner organizations throughout the pandemic.

We spoke with Humber College professor Faruk Erkmen on his successful project working with industry partner, eleven-x, a Canadian technology company developing complete IoT solutions. The research team, led by professor Faruk Erkmen, assisted in the development of a superior product in terms of accuracy, reliability and low power consumption.

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Humber residence staff continue to provide safe housing for students

Living in residence is an important college experience for some students and, though COVID-19 has moved in, Humber College’s Residence staff are making sure that the students living in residence are housed safely.

“In those early days, we had lots of unknowns. All of us were focused on our students. We had something like 1,400 residents living with us on both campuses,” said D Merkley, front desk coordinator at Humber’s Lakeshore campus.

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Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Humber has decided to extend the ban on Humber-sanctioned international travel for students, faculty and staff, in all countries until December 31, 2021

Requests for exemptions in exceptional circumstances will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis and are subject to approval from the divisional Vice-President.