Decanal Advisory Committee on Indigenous Research, Teaching & Learning

The Dean's Advisory Committee on Indigenous Research, Teaching and Learning wishes to acknowledge this land on which the University of Toronto operates. For thousands of years, it has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca and the Mississaugas of the Credit. Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island. We are grateful to have the opportunity to work on this land.

Dean’s Advisory Committee on Indigenous Research, Teaching and Learning

The Dean’s Advisory Committee on Indigenous Research, Teaching and Learning recommends specific process changes and initiatives to help the Faculty of Arts & Science best fulfil the recommendations of the original Arts & Science Working Group on Indigenous Teaching and Learning.

Committee Terms of Reference

Co-Chairs

  • Randy Boyagoda, Vice-Dean Undergraduate; Provostial Advisor on Civil Discourse; Professor, Department of English
  • Susan Hill, Director, Centre for Indigenous Studies; Associate Professor, Department of History & Centre for Indigenous Studies

Committee Working Groups

COVID-19 Impacts on Indigenous Students Working Group

This working group was created to study the pandemic-related experiences of Indigenous undergraduate and graduate students at Arts & Science and ensure their voices continue to closely inform the faculty's priorities and efforts towards reconciliation. In 2023, the working group held two sharing-circle focus groups for students to share their experiences in a supportive environment.

COVID-19 Sharing Circles Report (PDF)

Curricular Working Group

The Curricular Working Group was established to determine how to make meaningful progress on a cluster of items related to the transformation of curricula across Arts & Science. Its mandate is to develop an implementable strategy to effect five of the original 20 calls to action designated by the Decanal Working Group on Indigenous Teaching and Learning.

Curricular Working Group Terms of Reference

Questions?

If you have any questions about the work of the committee or working groups, please contact irtl.artsci@utoronto.ca.