We are pleased to announce that Emily Van Halem, an EDST MA student, has been named a Sustainability Scholar! She will be working on a very interesting project for the City of Vancouver in support of its Healthy City Strategy. In this role, Emily will review equity policies of City-funded non-profits and will support a series of dialogue sessions with these stakeholders. Her research findings will be used to inform grant evaluation criteria used for the City’s Community Services Grants and her report will illustrate smart practices in equity, diversity and inclusion in Vancouver’s non-profit sector.
Emily was recently awarded a SSHRC grant as well as one of the Faculty’s Dean of Education Scholarships. Her thesis explores learning efforts to achieve an anti-racist culture among Canadian non-profits. Dr. Jude Walker and Dr. Mumbi Miana (EDST post-doc) are committee members.
Congratulations Emily.
