Equity and Inclusion

By Sara Meikle 

Content notice: This article discusses themes of suicide. 

The University of Windsor has joined a groundbreaking effort to support mental health and improve safety along the waterfront.

As a key partner in the new Lifeline Windsor Project, launched on Nov. 18, UWindsor is helping advance how the community supports people in moments of crisis.

By Kate Hargreaves

A new book on South Asian Feminisms in Diaspora had its genesis over several years of conversations and community.  

Co-editor and University of Windsor professor of Interdisciplinary and Critical Studies and Sociology Dr. Jane Ku explains its roots in a roundtable as part of the Canadian Sociological Association annual meeting. 

Ku explains that the turnout was enthusiastic.  

“It encouraged us to say, ‘okay, what do we do next?’” 

By Kate Hargreaves 

While the benefits of exercise on mental, physical and social well-being are widely known, accessing inclusive and functional spaces to engage in exercise can be a challenge for people with a disability. 

In her doctoral research, recent UWindsor Kinesiology graduate and Vanier scholar Dr. Fallon Mitchell (PhD ’25) explored the accessibility—or the lack thereof—of fitness centres. 

By Kate Hargreaves 

On Dec. 6, 1989, Charlene Senn was procrastinating finishing her grad school homework when she saw a television news report about a shooting at École Polytechnique in Montreal. 

By Kate Hargreaves 

For kinesiology professor Chad Sutherland, the phrase “volunteer work” is a misnomer. 

“I don’t really view it as work,” he says. 

“I view it as something everyone should be doing: getting involved and helping in the things that you love to do, whether that’s bringing expertise to an area or offering an extra set of hands. It’s all important, and we need it more than ever right now.” 

A group of seniors passionate about lifelong education cast their curiosity into the waters of fish ecology during a recent visit to the University of Windsor’s Freshwater Restoration Ecology Centre (FREC) in LaSalle. 

The visitors were members of the University-Community (UNI-COM): Lifelong Learning Class, a voluntary organization of adults aged 50 and older who, with support from the University and the community, promote teaching, learning, mentoring, advocacy and research.  

The University of Windsor has officially become a member of the Age-Friendly University Global Network (AFU), an international consortium of higher education institutions advancing opportunities for learners of all ages. 

By joining this global community, UWindsor affirms its commitment to promoting inclusive higher education through teaching, research and community engagement. 

By Victor Romao 

On Thursday, Sept. 27, the University of Windsor Faculty of Law unveiled an important initiative designed to protect and uplift Indigenous children across Ontario. 

By enhancing legal representation in child welfare cases, the project aims to keep children safely within their families and communities—allowing them to grow up surrounded by their culture, identity and support networks. 

By Sara Elliott

As the once permanently frozen ground known as permafrost rapidly thaws in the Canadian Arctic, emerging health threats loom.  

Researchers at the University of Windsor are using modern science and Indigenous knowledge to address the emerging issue.  

By Lindsay Charlton

“Once we have knowledge of history, there is that concept of belonging and empathy,” says Walter Cassidy (B.Ed. 2000). 

That belief has driven Cassidy’s work as an educator and advocate and inspired his efforts to uncover and preserve the stories of 2SLGBTQIA+ people in Windsor-Essex.