Students, faculty and staff recognized with IDERD awards
Published: March 26, 2021
UU直播 students, staff and faculty have been honoured with 2020 IDERD Impact Awards for their leadership and innovation in working towards the elimination of racism and the advancement of anti-racism.
The awards were announced at UU直播鈥檚 fifth annual International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (IDERD) conference.
Entisar Yusuf received the student leadership award (individual) in recognition of her work founding and leading the Black Graduate Students Association and her thesis research on Black graduate students navigating higher education.
鈥淎nti-racism in action is building鈥痑wareness and changing鈥痑ttitudes to provide universal equitable access,鈥 Yusuf said.
Here is the full list of 2020 IDERD Award winners:
Student Leadership Award
(Individual) Entisar Yusuf, master鈥檚 student in educational leadership and policy, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
(Group) Uncovering Racism in Rehabilitation Authorship Team (members: PhD candidate Llana James; master鈥檚 student Sally Abudiab; and PhD candidate Samira Omar 鈥 all of the Rehabilitation Sciences Institute in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine)
Administration Leadership Award
Sania Hameed, career educator, career exploration and education, UU直播 Student Life
Academic & Research Award
Beverly Bain, professor, department of historical studies, UU直播 Mississauga
Strategic Innovation Initiatives Award
(Individual) Akwasi Owusu-Bempah, assistant professor, department of sociology, UU直播 Mississauga
(Group) Enhancing Access Through Youth Community Partnerships (team lead: Danielle Dinunzio, program co-ordinator, integrated learning and community engagement, Hart House)
Faith, Anti-racism & Change Award
Sofia Freudenstein, third-year student, Faculty of Arts & Science
