Bias in the Context of Academic Reviews

Audiene: AAAs, Assessors, and Members of Committees 

Cohosted by:

• Office of the Vice-Provost, Faculty & Academic Life (VPFAL)
• Toronto Initiative for Diversity & Excellence (TIDE)Toronto Initiative for Diversity & Excellence (TIDE)

Session Leaders:

• Bojana Stefanovic, Director of Engagement, TIDE; Professor, Dept of Medical Biophysics, Temerty Faculty of Medicine; Senior Scientist, Sunnybrook Research Institute
• Alison Keith, University Professor, Dept of Classics and Women’s Studies

Audience:

This workshop is intended for Provostial, SGS, and Decanal assessors; members of any committee that involves peer assessment (e.g., search, PTR, tenure, continuing status); as well as Deans, Principals, Chairs, and Directors.

Please note that we are unable to accommodate staff, students, post-docs, sessional lecturers, or clinical faculty not serving on a faculty search committee, at this session.

Session Goals:

• Provide you with the tools to identify bias
• Introduce you to some practical strategies to help you interrupt bias in the moment
• Discuss what a unit might consider/discuss/put in place to help mitigate bias in academic review processes and assessments

Pre-work:

The VPFAL Office recommends that all search, tenure, continuing status review, and promotion committee members, faculty on PTR committees, and assessors review these the online Unconscious Bias Modules before attending this session (unless you have previously attended TIDE’s Unconscious Bias 101 and 102 talks).

Please note:

• Registered attendees will receive the virtual meeting link a day or two prior to the session.
• If your plans change after you register, please email vpfal.prof.dev@utoronto.ca. 

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