UBC Library and the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC) are excited to introduce the 2023/2024 Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Scholars-in-Residence.
Public lectures presented through the EDI Scholar-in-Residence program will take place in the Antonio and Marissa Peña Learning and Events Room in IKBLC, with support from the Peña Fund. Register for all upcoming events on our website.
Welcome to all our 2023/2024 EDI Scholars-in-Residence!
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2023/2024 EDI Scholars
Dr. Sharanjit Kaur Sandhra (Sharn)
Dr. Sharanjit Kaur Sandhra (Sharn) (she/her) is the founder of Belonging Matters Consulting and a sessional faculty in the Department of History at UFV and UBC. Before this, Sharn worked as Coordinator at the South Asian Studies Institute at UFV for more than 12 years and as co-curator and co-manager of the Sikh Heritage Museum, National Historic Site and Gur Sikh Temple (gurdwara). Sharn’s Ph.D. looks at the affective experiences of museum visitors through a critical race theory lens with the dissertation titled “Museums as Spaces of Belonging: Racialized Power in the Margins.” Sharn is a passionate activist, building bridges between community and academia through museum and cultural work. Read Sharn’s full bio.
“Archives as Past, Present, and Future”: Film Screening and Panel Discussion with Dr. Sharanjit Kaur Sandhra
Date and time: Wed, October 25, 3:00 – 5:30 p.m. PT
Location: Peña Room (Rm 301), Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
Ky Sargeant
Ky Sargeant (she/they) is a professional EDI consultant and educator who brings an empathetic human-centred approach to all of her work, driven by an international lived experience. Having lived and worked in multiple cultures, she has developed a keen ability for compassionate communication and a critical eye toward the structural impacts felt by people of diverse identities. They believe in fostering deep connections with the people they work with and co-creating innovative solutions for inclusion. Read Ky’s full bio.
“Finding Joy and Staying Alive: Maintaining Balance in the Push for EDI” with Ky Sargeant
Date and time: Wed, November 15, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. PT
Location: Peña Room (Rm 301), Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
Hieu Pham-Fraser
Hieu Pham-Fraser (she/her) has worked as an educator for over 27 years. She is currently a District Principal supporting schools in the area of equity, diversity and inclusion in the Metro Vancouver area. To do anti-racism work in schools, Hieu draws from her own lived experience; her work with English language learners; and the multiple roles she has taken on as an educator in the public K-12 school system. Hieu believes that anti-racism work is an action-oriented framework and that everyone can be successful to share the responsibility to create and maintain diverse and inclusive spaces for all. Read Hieu’s full bio.
“A Closer Look at the Role of Microaggressions in Racism” with Hieu Pham-Fraser
Date and time: Wed, December 6, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. PT
Location: Peña Room (Rm 301), Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
This project is part of UBC Library’s strategic direction to engage with communities.
Learn more about our Strategic Framework.
