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The Toronto Initiative for Diversity & Excellence

This grassroots service group consists of University of Toronto faculty members from across disciplines, who volunteer their time to support action on equity and inclusion through research-informed, peer-to-peer education and knowledge translation.

TIDE creates talks & workshops, tailored to the context and needs of diverse scholarly fields and sectors.

  • “…without TIDE we would not be making any shifts in getting our non-Black colleagues to hold the space and to make the space.”

    Portrait of Professor Rhonda McEwen, President of Victoria University

    Professor Rhonda McEwen
    President & Vice Chancellor
    Victoria University at the University of Toronto
  • “It was great because we came out with actionable ideas. Our entire search was informed by the learnings from that TIDE workshop.”

    Portrait of Dr. Greg Jamieson, faculty of applied science and engineering
    Professor Greg Jamieson
    Search Committee Chair
    Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
TIDE members pose for a photo at the TIDE 2024 retreat in front of a pop up banner with the logo for TIDE

TIDE Retreat 2024


TIDE presenters and Perimeter Institute Leaders during an in-person workshop, 2024. Bojana Stefanovic (TIDE), Robert Myers (PI), Bianca Dittrich (PI), Maydianne Andrade (TIDE), Tom Coyle (TIDE)

Bojana Stefanovic & Tom Coyle (2024)

Anthony Wensley leading a workshop for the Faculty of Dentistry (June 2023)