Tina Chen named as the inaugural Executive Lead @ University of Manitoba

I am extremely pleased to announce that at its meeting on Jan. 25, 2022, the Board of Governors approved the appointment of Distinguished Professor Tina Chen to the newly created position of Executive Lead (Equity, Diversity and Inclusion) at the University of Manitoba.

When her inaugural two-year term begins on Feb. 1, 2022, Dr. Chen will report directly to me and will work with our community to implement the seven recommendations provided in the Final Report of the President’s Task Force on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, including recommended structure and resourcing. She will provide overall leadership of the university’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion initiatives, and analyze the issues raised by the Task Force Report, ensuring we continually question our systems and processes in an effort to eradicate all systemic inequities and biases....

...Dr. Chen received her bachelor’s degree with distinction from the University of Toronto, and earned her master’s and PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison....