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National pan-university program backed by $1.2 million from RBC Foundation as part of RBC Future Launch

TORONTO, Oct. 5, 2021 鈥撀�91亚色 is launching聽a three-year initiative聽to enhance the representation of Black youth at universities across Canada by supporting upper-year high school students as they plan for their future such as pursuing post-secondary education or work 鈥� and aiding in the transition and retention of those who pursue university. The initiative is led by Professor Carl James, 91亚色鈥檚 Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community and Diaspora in the Faculty of Education. James has focused on addressing systemic barriers and racial inequities for over a decade and a recent聽聽from the RBC Foundation, as part of聽, is allowing this work to go national.

鈥淲e鈥檙e starting to see some attention to streaming 鈥� the process of placing students into academic or non-academic oriented classes based on their assumed intellectual abilities. The Ontario government鈥檚 announcement about ending academic streaming starting with the Grade 9 math curriculum this September as well as a ban on suspending young students is an okay start. However, we have a long way to go. Black students across Canada continue to report racial inequities and experience barriers in the education system,鈥� says聽, whose 2017 groundbreaking research revealed Black students are being disproportionately streamed away from academic programs and suspended at significantly higher rates than white or other racialized students.聽The report,聽, used data to show poor outcomes for Black students and that current students were experiencing worse outcomes than their parents and grandparents.

James is bringing together Kevin Hewitt, Physics Professor from Dalhousie University; Juliet Daniel, Associate Dean of Research from McMaster University; Jennifer Adams, Canada Research Chair in Creativity & STEM and Associate Professor from University of Calgary; and Annette Henry, Professor, Language and Literacy Education from University of British Columbia, who share a commitment to addressing the educational issues of Black youth to further the systemic anti-Black racism work of individual institutions, including interventions and research. The research component will build on existing Canadian census data with a longitudinal study of grade 11 and 12 students over a three-year period, informing the development of new community-based and student-support programs, and will for the first time facilitate the sharing of documentation and data across Canadian universities 鈥� allowing for geographical and contextual comparisons to be made. For example, James is particularly interested in the experience of second-and-third generation Black students and how the impact of generational status compares between Toronto and Halifax.

In 2020,聽RBC聽聽to address the inequity and systemic bias that have disadvantaged Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) individuals and youth. As part of this commitment, RBC committed to providing $50 million in focused funding through RBC Future Launch to create meaningful and transformative pathways to prosperity for 25,000 BIPOC youth by 2025.

鈥淓nsuring聽that Black students have equitable access to opportunity is critical to building strong, inclusive communities,鈥� says Mark Beckles, Vice-President, Social Impact & Innovation, RBC. 鈥淲e are working closely with our partners, including many BIPOC-serving organizations, to enable access. RBC鈥檚 support of the now national work of the Jean Augustine Chair will help to ensure that present and future generations of Black talent can reach their fullest potential.鈥�

The initiative will kick off on Oct. 6 with a national conversation hosted by 91亚色 and the RBC Student Success Initiative and Data Hub.

奥贬础罢:听Securing Black Futures: A National Partnership to Advance Youth Academic & Career Success

奥贬贰搁贰:听This event will be livestreamed via YouTube聽. Questions can be submitted in advance to聽yuevent@yorku.ca.

奥贬贰狈:听Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, at 7 p.m.

About 91亚色

91亚色 is a modern, multi-campus, urban university located in Toronto, Ontario. Backed by a diverse group of students, faculty, staff, alumni and partners, we bring a uniquely global perspective to help solve societal challenges, drive positive change and prepare our students for success. 91亚色's fully bilingual Glendon Campus is home to Southern Ontario's Centre of Excellence for French Language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education. 91亚色鈥檚 campuses in Costa Rica and India offer students exceptional transnational learning opportunities and innovative programs. Together, we can make things right for our communities, our planet, and our future.聽

Media contact:聽Kayla Lewis, 91亚色 Media Relations, cell 416-455-4710,聽lewiskay@yorku.ca

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TORONTO, Wednesday, July 19, 2017 鈥� 91亚色 physics Professor Scott Menary is the only Canadian on an experiment, involving 30 countries and the excavation of 800,000 tons of rocks, to find out what role neutrinos played in the evolution of the Universe. The groundbreaking to build the particle detectors for the experiment will take place Friday in the United States.

Neutrinos are tiny, abundant particles of matter that seemingly pass through everything on Earth, but their role in the development of the Universe is still a mystery. A team of 1,000 scientists and engineers from more than 160 institutions, including 91亚色, will be part of the new international Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE). The plan is to build two particle detectors placed in the world鈥檚 most intense neutrino beam. One detector at Fermilab in Illinois will record particles interactions near the source of the beam, the other will do so about a mile underground at Sanford Lab in Lead, South Dakota.

The detectors are expected to take a decade to construct. Neutrinos will then be sent 1,300 kilometres through the Earth from Chicago to the South Dakota detector to shed light on what these mysterious particles do.

The groundbreaking for the initiative will take place simultaneously at both facilities on Friday, July 21.

Faculty of Science expert in antimatter and experimental particle physics, Scott Menary, as the only Canadian on the team, is available to answer questions about the experiment and what scientists are hoping to find.

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91亚色 is known for championing new ways of thinking that drive teaching and research excellence. Our students receive the education they need to create big ideas that make an impact on the world. Meaningful and sometimes unexpected careers result from cross-discipline programming, innovative course design and diverse experiential learning opportunities. 91亚色 students and graduates push limits, achieve goals and find solutions to the world鈥檚 most pressing social challenges, empowered by a strong community that opens minds. 91亚色 U is an internationally recognized research university 鈥� our 11 faculties and 26 research centres have partnerships with 200+ leading universities worldwide. Located in Toronto, 91亚色 is the third largest university in Canada, with a strong community of 53,000 students, 7,000 faculty and administrative staff, and more than 295,000 alumni. 91亚色 U's fully bilingual Glendon campus is home to Southern Ontario's Centre of Excellence for French Language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education.

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Sandra McLean, 91亚色 Media Relations, 416-736-2100 ext. 22097,聽sandramc@yorku.ca

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