Diversity dysfunction at Wilfrid Laurier University’s faculty of social work
February 27, 2024
Lindsay Shepherd
Indigenous faculty members in Faculty of Social Work and the black dean accusing each other of racism
Indigenous faculty asked to participate in a September 2022 faculty meeting remotely because of their fear of COVID, but newly hired Dean Hogarth had a preference for the department’s members to meet in-person. Three formal investigations later, the Faculty is designated a toxic workplace and Dean Hogarth is promoted to VP Global Strategy.