University Presidents: Chairs and Diversity Requirements

university presidents: Academics are nominated by their universities for the Canada Research Chairs, and the federal program approves the nominations nine times out of 10, according to Globe and Mail. Science Minister Kirsty Duncan, who was an environmental researcher before entering politics, says she spoken to university presidents about the importance of nominating chairs that reflect academia diversity. Large- and medium-sized institutions were three and five percentage points short, respectively, while small schools usually exceeded the target. Ms. Currently, 26 of the 27 CERC holders are men. Duncan pointed to other changes she made in the past year, including the introduction of diversity requirements into the Canada Excellence Research Chairs, a more elite version of the program. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.