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What's the Big Idea? - Deep Inclusion with Dr. Robert Mizzi


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University of Manitoba President Michael Benarroch in conversation with Canada Research Chair in Queer, Community, and Diversity Education and Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Manitoba, Dr. Robert Mizzi. Together, they’ll discuss Dr. Mizzi’s ideas around “deep inclusion,” and how the University of Manitoba can continue to make strides in diversity, equity, and inclusion.

About the guest:

Dr. Robert Mizzi is the Canada Research Chair in Queer, Community, and Diversity Education and Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada.

Originally from northern Ontario, Dr. Mizzi joined UM’s faculty in July 2013. He has published over 50 chapters, articles, and reviews in academic journals and books, including the Journal of Homosexuality and the Journal of Studies in International Education. He has also published four books that focus on work, education, and social development, including the award-winning edited book Disrupting Adult and Community Education: Teaching, Learning, and Working in the Periphery (SUNY Press). In 2018, Robert was awarded the prestigious Falconer Emerging Researcher Rh Award (Social Sciences Category) by the University of Manitoba. Robert is the first Canadian editor of the 2020 Handbook of Adult and Continuing Education. In 2018-2019, Robert was the president of the Canadian Association of Adult Education and became editor-in-chief of the Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education (2019-2021).

About the host:


Michael Benarroch became President of the University of Manitoba on July 1, 2020. Throughout his career, Dr. Benarroch has demonstrated his lifelong dedication to transformative higher education and has made significant contributions to the fields of economics, research, and post-secondary administration. A passionate teacher and researcher, he has taught economics at Canadian universities since 1989. His career includes serving as Provost and Vice-President (Academic) at Toronto Metropolitan University (2017-2020), Dean of the I.H. Asper School of Business (2011-2017) and 21-years with the University of Winnipeg, where he was chair of the department of Economics (1999 - 2007). 

About the University of Manitoba:


For more than 140 years, the University of Manitoba has delivered life-changing learning experiences for students, conducted world-class research and shared knowledge and discovery to shape our province, country and world. UM is western Canada’s flagship university, Manitoba's only research-intensive university, is located on the original lands of Anishinaabeg, Cree, Ojibwe-Cree, Dakota, and Dene peoples, and on the National Homeland of the Red River Métis.

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