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Dr. Malinda S. Smith
@malindasmith.bsky.social
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Associate Vice President Research, Full Prof Political Science | Inclusive Research Excellence, Epistemic Pluralism | Coauthor, The Equity Myth (2017); CoEd, Critical Concepts:An Intro to Politics (2023); Nuances of Blackness in the Canadian Academy (2022)
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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · 17h
When social justice becomes abnormal: the rise of ‘anti-woke’ politics in Canada
As evidence-based reforms are consistently framed as politically contentious, institutions are constrained, democratic deliberation narrows, and public trust is eroded.” @hilltimes.com www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...
When social justice becomes abnormal: the rise of ‘anti-woke’ politics in Canada
As evidence-based reforms are consistently framed as politically contentious, institutions are constrained, democratic deliberation narrows, and public trust is eroded.
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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · 17h
“If Canada and higher education research systems wish to remain globally competitive…EDIA is indispensable for a sustainable path to innovation, impact…inclusive research excellence”

Excellence Dividend: How Diversity and Inclusion Strengthen Research Ecosystems universityaffairs.ca/opinion/the-...
The Excellence Dividend  - University Affairs
How Diversity and Inclusion Strengthen Research Ecosystems
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 1d
The Harvard Crimson is very clear about what’s happening to their campus and student workers.

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FOOTBALL The Harvard Crimson THE UNIVERSITY DAILY, EST. 1873 | VOLUME CLI, NO. 21 | CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2025 DIVERSITY OFFICES Out of Work After DEI Office Closures POLITICS Trump Claims White House Is Nearing Harvard Deal Harvard Football Beats Brown in Ivy Opener SWEET REVENGE. Harvard roared back after last year's fourth-quarter loss to Brown, securing a decisive 41-7 win over the Bears. The home game was the first in a decade to take place on a Saturday night. SEE PAGE 22 BY DHRUV T. PATEL, AVANI B. RAI, AND SAKETH SUNDAR CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS COLLEGE ADMIN Inside the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra *FELT LIKE A SECRET/ When Harvard College's three diversity offices shut their doors in July, more than 30 undergraduate interns lost their jobs and for weeks after the office closures, nobody told them. SEE INTERNS ON PAGE G XINY! C. ZHANG - CRIMSON DESIGNER President Donald Trump told reporters on Tuesday in the Oval Office that the White House had "reached a deal" with Harvard, before cautioning that the agreement had not been finalized. "All you have to do is paper it, right?" Trump asked Education Secretary Linda E. McMahon, who concurred. "It'll be great." When a reporter asked for more information on the details of the deal, Trump seemed to back up, saying an agreement was not yet finalized. "We're in the process of getting very close, Lindas finishing up the final details, and they'd be paying about $500 million, "Trump said. "And they'll be operating trade schools, and they'll beteachingpeo-ple how to do Al and lots of other things. Engines, lots of things," he added. A Harvard spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment. neynected announce-
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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · 2d
In this op-ed I examine the claims about a “view diversity crisis”:

“The viewpoint diversity debate in Canadian universities: Taking free inquiry seriously means rejecting unverified crisis narratives.” @universityaffairs.bsky.social (Oct 10, 2025), #cdnpse
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The viewpoint diversity debate in Canadian universities - University Affairs
Taking free inquiry seriously means rejecting unverified crisis narratives.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 3d
Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize - her incredible optimism has already changed her country. I spoke to her, and wrote about her, at the beginning of this year:
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
The ‘Anthropological Change’ Happening in Venezuela
Maduro is still in place, but a pro-democracy movement is transforming the beleaguered country.
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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · 4d
When social justice becomes abnormal: the rise of ‘anti-woke’ politics in Canada:

As evidence-based reforms are consistently framed as politically contentious, institutions are constrained, democratic deliberation narrows, and public trust is eroded. The Hill Times
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...
When social justice becomes abnormal: the rise of ‘anti-woke’ politics in Canada
As evidence-based reforms are consistently framed as politically contentious, institutions are constrained, democratic deliberation narrows, and public trust is eroded.
www.hilltimes.com
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Raul Pacheco-Vega @raulpachecovega.bsky.social · 11d
In the Calgary area this week? I’ll be at @ucalgary.bsky.social giving two talks.

The first one with the Latin America Cities and Societies Group on the governance of homelessness.
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Raul Pacheco-Vega @raulpachecovega.bsky.social · 11d
My second talk is with the Department of Sociology and will focus on ethnographic studies of climate migration.

Thanks to Drs. @aducey.bsky.social and Laura Montes de Oca for the invitation.

(And to Dr. Amie Kiddle and Dr. Montes de Oca for the LACS invitation!)
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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · 12d
Join CBC to honour the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Watch and listen to a day of special programming on Sept. 30. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Join CBC to honour the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | CBC News
Marking its fifth year on Tuesday, Sept. 30, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (also known as Orange Shirt Day) is dedicated to reflecting and learning together about the enduring legacy o...
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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · 15d
Timothy Snyder On Tyranny Playlist—selected chaps:
•Do not obey in advance
•Defend institutions
•Take responsibility for the face of the world
•Remember professional ethics
•Be kind to our language
•Believe in truth
•Listen for dangerous words
•Be as courageous as you can youtube.com/playlist?lis...
On Tyranny - YouTube
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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · 17d
0n living in a super-diverse and pluralistic democracy.

“Cultivating the pluralism dividend in Canada’s democracy

In an era of polarization, Canada must move beyond managing diversity and cultivate it for renewal” Policy Options (Sept19,25) #pluralismdividend policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/09/plur...
Cultivating the pluralism dividend in Canada’s democracy
Canada can create a pluralism dividend by cultivating diversity to strengthen democracy, trust and civic belonging.
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 20d
“diversity is not cosmetic—it is a measurable predictor of impact. Inclusion is not ideological—it is a condition for excellence. Access is not a bureaucratic burden—it is a gateway to untapped potential and a diversity dividend”

@malindasmith.bsky.social

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The Excellence Dividend  - University Affairs
How Diversity and Inclusion Strengthen Research Ecosystems
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 20d
“In my experience, every kind of writing requires some kind of self-soothing Jedi mind trick, and, when it comes to essay composition, this rectangle is mine.” Zadie Smith shares the blueprint she uses to write impersonal essays.
The Art of the Impersonal Essay, by Zadie Smith
In my experience, every kind of writing requires some kind of self-soothing Jedi mind trick, and, when it comes to essay composition, the rectangle is mine.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22d
Josh Shapiro: "I was on a Spanish language radio program in the Allentown area and the host said something really chilling to me -- that he now has to think about what topics he's going to discuss because he's fearful he might offend federal regulators of the president."
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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · 22d
“Cultivating the pluralism dividend in Canada’s democracy:

In an era of polarization, Canada must move beyond managing diversity and cultivate it for renewal.” Policy Options @irpp.org (Sept. 19, 2025). policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/09/plur...
Cultivating the pluralism dividend in Canada’s democracy
Canada can create a pluralism dividend by cultivating diversity to strengthen democracy, trust and civic belonging.
policyoptions.irpp.org
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Ali Velshi @velshi.com · 22d
The “Great Replacement” theory was once relegated to the far-Right fringe, motivating violence like the 2018 Tree of Life shooting and the 2022 supermarket shooting in Buffalo. Now, rhetoric about “replacement” & immigrant “invasions” has become mainstream in the GOP. #Velshi
From manifestos to mainstream: Understanding the far-Right ‘Great Replacement’ theory
The "Great Replacement" theory is a conspiracy theory that envisions a scheme to replace white, Christian populations in Western nations with nonwhite immigrants. It was once confined to the fringes of the far-Right. Now, the theory seems to have taken root in the mainstream of the GOP.
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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · 23d
My new commentary in _Policy Options_: “Cultivating the pluralism dividend in Canada’s democracy: In an era of polarization, Canada must move beyond managing diversity and cultivate it for renewal.” (Sept 19, 2025), #pluralism #diversity #cdnpoli @irpp.org policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/09/plur...
Cultivating the pluralism dividend in Canada’s democracy
Canada can create a pluralism dividend by cultivating diversity to strengthen democracy, trust and civic belonging.
policyoptions.irpp.org
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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · Sep 11
Dr. William Ghali, Vice-President (Research), shares how #UCalgary will continue its transdisciplinary journey. #cdnpse #highered @ucalgary.bsky.social bit.ly/4mTIzzj
Continuing UCalgary's transdisciplinary journey
Celebrating the successes of our research community and establishing our transdisciplinary future
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Cheryl Dueck @cheryldueck.bsky.social · Sep 10
A concise op ed by @malindasmith.bsky.social, with links to evidence, on what many of us know, but is increasingly undermined: diversity drives research innovation and impact. universityaffairs.ca/opinion/the-...
The Excellence Dividend  - University Affairs
How Diversity and Inclusion Strengthen Research Ecosystems
universityaffairs.ca
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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · Sep 10
My Op-Ed on the faux diversity-excellence trade-off in research and innovation.

The Excellence Dividend: How Diversity and Inclusion Strengthen Research Ecosystems | University Affairs @UA_magazine #highered #cdnpse universityaffairs.ca/opinion/the-...
The Excellence Dividend  - University Affairs
How Diversity and Inclusion Strengthen Research Ecosystems
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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · Sep 8
#UCalgary colleagues— Know a leader in inclusive education? Here’s how you can honour them

Nominations open for UCalgary’s Award for Inclusive Excellence, recognizing educators who dismantle barriers and reshape teaching & learning, Taylor Institute @ucalgary.bsky.social ucalgary.ca/news/know-le...
Feb 2024: Dr. Malinda S. Smith, Vice Provost EDI & Associate Vice President Research EDI at the University of Calgary (February 2024) giving out the 2024 Inclusive Excellence Teaching Award at the annual teaching awards
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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · Sep 7
Do listen to the free audiobook _On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century_ by Prof. Timothy D. Snyder.

I am struck by his prescient Lesson One advising, “Do Not Obey in Advance” — as we witnessed in realtime dismaying “anticipatory obedience.” @YouTube youtube.com/playlist?lis...
On Tyranny - YouTube
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · Aug 19
Female graduates in the UK fall behind men from the very start of their careers, even when they have taken the same courses, and are out-earned after studying more than four-fifths of university subjects (1/3) www.ft.com/content/cb0e...
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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · Aug 18
Ranked: The Most Cited Websites by AI Models:

“In this infographic, we rank the most cited websites by AI, based on a June 2025 analysis of over 150,000 LLM citations” | Visual Capitalist, @visualcap.bsky.social www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-the-m...
Visual - Ranked: The Most Cited Websites by AI Models
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Dr. Malinda S. Smith @malindasmith.bsky.social · Aug 16
Inaugural Canadian Journal of Indigenous Studies, 1, 1 (2025).

“‘Artwork’ , titled ‘Sacred Paint: Ethereal Passsage’ is the International and National Copyright of ‘the Artist’, Kwantlen First Nation Member, Brandon Gabriel…‘the Studio’ Octopus Spirit Enterprises”
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“This "Artwork" , titled "Sacred Paint: Ethereal Passsage" is the International and National Copyright of "the Artist" Kwantlen First Nation Member, Brandon Gabriel, owner of "the Studio" Octopus Spirit Enterprises, and is Licenced commercially by "The Publisher" Canadian Art Prints and Winn Devon Art Group Inc. #110 – 6311 Westminster Highway, Richmond, B.C. Canada V7C 4V4 . For publishing inquiries contact Phone (604) 276-4551 Fax (604) 276-4552 Published: 2025-08-15”
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