As the inaugural holder of the Air Canada Professorship on Anti-racism, Professor Awad Ibrahim leads the Faculty's work on anti-racism through academic and community activities, building our expertise and vision for equity, diversity, and inclusion in education. This position—the first of its kind at the University of Ottawa—was established through a generous gift from Air Canada in honour of Calin Rovinescu, who served as the University’s chancellor from 2015 to 2022. Professor Ibrahim also serves as the University of Ottawa's Vice-Provost, Equity, Diversity and Inclusive Excellence (EDI).
"The work of anti-racism," according to Professor Ibrahim "is to enable people to critically situate themselves in time and space and at the same time, question the adequacy of that location, to fully humanize themselves and others, to open cracks so that a better, environmentally friendly, peaceful, wide-awake and fully conscious future is brought into existence.”
Air Canada Professor on Anti-Racism
Advancing equity and inclusion
“The work of anti-racism is to enable people to critically situate themselves in time and space and at the same time, question the adequacy of that location, to fully humanize themselves and others...”
Awad Ibrahim
— Holder of the Air Canada Professorship on Anti-racism
Events
February 8th, 2024 | Black History Month, yes but what is next? | Faculty of Education
February 14th, 2024 | A Poetic Conversation with Elamin Abdelmahmoud and Awad Ibrahim | Faculty of Education
February 15th, 2024 | Hip-Hop celebration | Faculty of Education
March 21st, 2024 | Courageous Conversation: Antisemitism in Healthcare, University and our Larger Society | Faculty of Education
March 27th, 2024 | Courageous Conversation : Demistifying Islamophobia, Building shared understandings| Faculty of Education
Hip-Hop celebration
As part of its Black History Month activities, the holder of Air Canada Professorship in Anti-Racism is organizing a celebration of the local hip-hop …
Black History Month, yes but what is next?
Join CARFfI for a discussion organized by GaCran (Groupe d'action contre le racisme antinoirEs) entitled 'Black History Month, yes but what is next?',…
Embedding data equity into practice:
Join us for a special event, sponsored by the holder of the Air Canada Professorship on Anti-Racism, which will take place on March 8, between 1-2:30 …
Let's talk about diversity within the Francophone minority
As part of its Black History Month activities, the holder of Air Canada Professorship in Anti-Racism is organizing a series of events to discuss the t…
An Anti-Racist and Decolonial Conversation
As part of its Black History Month activities, the Air Canada Professorship in Anti-Racism is organizing a series of events to discuss the topics of a…
Official inauguration of the Air Canada Professorship on Anti-Racism
The Faculty of Education invites alumni, friends, and members of the University community to join us, in person or virtually, for the official inaugur…
In the news
February 14, 2024 | Le Mois de l’histoire des Noir.e.s : un mois à réviser ? | La Rotonde
February 8, 2024 | An interview with professor Awad Ibrahim on Black History Month, equity, and our ongoing journey of inclusion | Faculty of Education
January 24, 2024 | A deeper understanding | uOttawa Gazette
January 31, 2022 | The Faculty of Education announces new Air Canada Professorship on Anti-Racism | Faculty of Education
September 21, 2022 | Awad Ibrahim named as the first to hold the Air Canada Professorship on Anti-Racism | Faculty of Education
November 2, 2022 | Ibrahim appointed Anti-Racism professor | Ottawa Black Scene
February 10, 2023 | Une longue histoire noire à l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard | La Voix Acadienne
February 27, 2023 | Outreach programs help Black students adjust to university | CBC News
February 28, 2023 | Air Canada Proudly Salutes its Black Employees, Wraps Black History Month with Celebration Flight | Air Canada Media Room
June 16, 2023 | Grants to highlight research insights and identify knowledge gaps on dynamics of privilege and marginalization | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council News Room (Co-applicant for research project: Addressing Racisms and Anti-Racisms in Science and Teacher Education Research)
August 14, 2023 | Why are African international students rejected so often for Canadian visas?| Toronto Star
October 26, 2023 | Awad Ibrahim is building capacity for EDI through courageous conversations | uOttawa Gazette
November 22 |Millions displaced amid mounting crisis in Sudan | CBC
Awad Ibrahim is building capacity for EDI through courageous conversations
Conversations on Black History Month and education
Awad Ibrahim named as the first to hold the Air Canada Professorship on Anti-Racism
Photo Gallery
Beyond box checking
Black Excellence Flight for Air Canada
APUO Panel: Racism, antiracism and unions
Panel: What has the Decade Meant to Us?
Creating safe spaces
Research profile and social media
Indigenous Affirmation
We pay respect to the Algonquin people, who are the traditional guardians of this land. We acknowledge their longstanding relationship with this territory, which remains unceded.
We pay respect to all Indigenous people in this region, from all nations across Canada, who call Ottawa home.
We acknowledge the traditional knowledge keepers, both young and old. And we honour their courageous leaders: past, present, and future.