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

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Produced for the University of Manitoba. "What's the Big Idea" is a new podcast series featuring the University of Manitoba President and Vice-Chancellor Michael Benarroch in conversation with some of today's big thinkers. In this episode, Michael Benarroch is joined by the 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 host:
Michael Benarroch became President of the University of Manitoba on July 1, 2020. Dr. Benarroch is
a Manitoban and former Dean of the I.H. Asper School of Business (2011-2017). He returns to Winnipeg where he maintains strong community-wide connections and a lifelong dedication to transformative higher education. His career includes serving as Provost and Vice-President (Academic) at Toronto Metropolitan University (2017-2020), acting as the institution’s chief academic and operating officer as well as a tenured professor in the department of Economics, Faculty of Arts. He co-chaired Toronto Metropolitan University's Truth and Reconciliation Implementation Committee and is an active advocate for the advancement of Indigenous engagement and reconciliation.

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 University of Manitoba

The University of Manitoba is western Canada’s first university, Manitoba's only research-intensive university, is located on original lands of Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene peoples, and on the homeland of the Métis Nation.

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