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In 2022, 72% of full-time faculty across universities and colleges nationwide were white. Asian professors made up 13%, Black professors 7% and Hispanic professors 6%. skynesher/iStock via Getty Images

Why faculty diversity at universities still lags far behind the changing demographics of college students

Rodney Coates, Miami University

College faculties have become more diverse since the 1970s, but college faculty of color still often find that they feel marginalized among their peers.
Research ethics boards’ regulations can sometimes produce an unintended consequence: overprotection through policies that restrict the participation of people and communities historically excluded from research, such as racialized communities, Indigenous people and recent immigrants. (Unsplash/Curated Lifestyle)

The ethics of being left out of health research

Sonia S Anand, McMaster University; Gina Ogilvie, University of British Columbia, and Vanessa Watts, McMaster University

An ethics process must not become so preoccupied with the potential harm of participation that it overlooks the certain harm of exclusion.
Thick plumes of heavy smoke fill the Halifax sky as an out-of-control fire in a suburban community quickly spreads, engulfing multiple homes and forcing the evacuation of local residents on May 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kelly Clark

Wildfire preparedness and response must include planning for unhoused people and other vulnerable populations

Holly Mathias, University of Alberta and Ashleigh Rushton, University of The Fraser Valley

There is an alarming lack of disaster preparedness plans in Canada that consider the unique risks and needs of unhoused people during wildfires.
People inquire about receiving a monkeypox vaccine at an outdoor walk-in clinic in Montréal on July 23, 2022. The World Health Organization has declared the virus a global health emergency. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Why it’s important to tell people that monkeypox is predominately affecting gay and bisexual men

Kiffer George Card, Simon Fraser University

Engaging in open and honest dialogue with the public to increase understanding of health inequities has never been more important.
Apps for tracking reproductive health are convenient, but the data they collect could be used against you. Tarik Kizilkaya/iStock via Getty Images

Online data could be used against people seeking abortions now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned

Nora McDonald, University of Cincinnati

Data privacy is an abstract issue for most people, even though virtually everyone is at risk. Now that abortion may become illegal in some states, digital surveillance could take an even darker turn.
Members of the Association of Transgender and Hijra at Bengal light a lamp to mark Transgender Day of Bengal in Kolkata, India, in 2017. AP Photo/Bikas Das

Transgender women are finding some respect in India, but a traditional gender‑nonconforming group – hijras – remains stigmatized

Liz Mount, Flagler College

A sociologist explains that the ability to claim transgender identities in India may appear progressive, but this can further marginalize historically stigmatized gender-nonconforming groups.
Police in Montréal stop and question a woman at the start of a curfew in Quebec from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. intended to help curb the rise of infections due to COVID-19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter McCabe

The dangers of Québec’s pandemic curfew and the expansion of police discretionary powers

Christopher J. Schneider, Brandon University

There’s a continued necessity to develop the legal limits of police discretion, especially in advance of subsequent pandemic related restrictions that may occur.

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  1. Bisexuality
  2. Gender non-conforming
  3. Health care
  4. Higher education
  5. Policing
  6. Religion and ethics
  7. Roe v Wade
  8. States
  9. Trauma
  10. Women

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