EDI Resources & Reports

Advancing Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI)

Updated: September 23, 2024

“Unconscious bias” (also referred to as “implicit bias”) in academic human resources refers to the influence of implicit or unconscious assumptions in the assessment of candidates and faculty. For some groups (e.g., faculty who self-identify as Black, Indigenous/Aboriginal People of North America, racialized, LGBTQ2S+, or persons with disabilities, as well as their intersecting identities), systemic or recurring bias contributes to lack of representation, advancement opportunities, and support across all stages of the academic life cycle. Faculty members and committees tasked with making decisions about academic careers or activities can undertake unconscious bias education to more effectively (1) identify, and (2) mitigate instances of unconscious bias in themselves, in others, and in the policies, practices and procedures of their unit.

Please check back at a later date.

Strategies for Recruiting an Excellent & Diverse Faculty Complement

Strategies for Recruiting an Excellent & Diverse Faculty Complement is a resource created by the Office of the Vice-Provost, Faculty & Academic Life with input from the Toronto Initiative for Diversity & Excellence (TIDE). It is intended to provide all faculty members serving on hiring committees with concrete approaches to broadening candidate pools and supporting diversity at each stage of the recruitment and search process for academic positions.

The Office of the Vice-Provost, Faculty & Academic Life recommends that all faculty on search committees review this resource at the outset of their work.

Through the University of Toronto’s institutional membership with the NCFDD, all faculty, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows have free access to professional development, training, and a mentoring community designed to help academics to increase research and writing productivity and improve work-life balance. These resources will be of particular relevance to current tenure and teaching stream faculty members.

NCFDD membership offers relevant professional development training, reliable support from highly trained and successful mentors, a confidential “safe space” for problem solving, and a downloadable virtual format so members can learn at their convenience.

How to activate sub-account membership:

  1. Visit https://www.ncfdd.org/institutions/utoronto.
  2. Create a username and complete the registration process using your U of T-issued email address.
  3. You’ll receive a welcome email confirming that your account is active and that you can access NCFDD resources.

Contact vpfal.prof.dev@utoronto.ca for questions/more information.

Information about Provostial Funding for the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity’s Faculty Success Program & Post-Tenure Pathfinders Program, 2024-25 

The Toronto Initiative for Diversity and Excellence (TIDE) is a grassroots service group consisting of University of Toronto (U of T) faculty members from across disciplines, with a focus on advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion at U of T. TIDE provides free evidence-based workshops, education, and resources covering unconscious bias, racism, sexism, and other barriers to inclusion and belonging at U of T, along with recommendations on practical actions that aim to mitigate and overcome these barriers. TIDE’s services cover all aspects of departmental culture and the academic career arc, plus confidential counsel to academic leaders, staff units, and administrators.

Supports for some TIDE activities are provided by the Office of the Vice President & Provost and the Vice Principal Academic and Dean, University of Toronto Scarborough because of the important service provided to the University community by TIDE.

To learn more, or to book a workshop please visit the TIDE website. Questions can be directed to: tide@utoronto.ca.

The Provost recognizes that Black and Indigenous faculty are the most underrepresented groups across the University. Through a University Fund initiative — the Diversity in Academic Hiring Fund — the Provost provides funding to base for Black and Indigenous faculty hires. Contact your Dean’s Office for more information.

Reports & Data

Updated: May 31, 2023

Tableau dashboards have been developed to provide specific users with access to faculty data. Please see the Faculty Counts & Data Dashboards Overview web page for access and more information.

Joint Statement by UTFA and the University Administration, November 28, 2019

The University of Toronto Faculty Association (UTFA) and the University Administration share a strong commitment to identifying and addressing gender-based salary equity issues for faculty and librarians at the University of Toronto. To that end, the Administration and UTFA agreed to examine the possibility of gender-based discrepancies in pay for librarians and each conducted a separate analysis of the issue. The Provost’s Office, in close consultation with the Chief Librarian’s Office, issued a Report on Librarians and Gender-Based Salary Equity.

Consistent with our shared commitment, we agree that it is important that the gender-based salary gap identified in the Report be addressed in a timely way and that all women librarians receive a 3.9% increase to their July 2, 2019 base salary. In addition, UTFA and the University Administration have agreed to establish a joint working group to explore issues that may affect the compensation of librarians who are members of equity seeking groups, including those who identify as women, Indigenous, racialized, LGBTQ2, non-binary and persons with disabilities.