Mandate
The Task Force will conduct its work between November 1, 2025 and April 30, 2026.
- The Task Force will engage the Carleton community to identify and evaluate situations, developments, perceptions, and processes that undermine collegiality, safety, and belonging for all members of the Carleton University community in the context of teaching, learning, research and creative activity, and extra-curricular experiences. These will include, but are not limited to, concerns about anti-Indigenous racism, anti-Black racism, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, homophobia and transphobia.
- Drawing on the essence of institutional purpose and values as enshrined in the University Act, university policies and guidelines, federal and provincial law and human rights codes, and national and international good practice, the Task Force will submit a report to the President and Provost by April 30, 2026, containing feasible and actionable recommendations for
- (re)building and/or sustaining a safe, equitable, and inclusive environment that is conducive for pursuing Carleton University’s mission and vision for inclusive impact and prominence, together; and
- fostering a campus community culture in which we collectively uphold mutually reinforcing obligations to our values, including academic freedom and freedom of expression; critical and robust engagement with issues; respect for diversity of opinions and perspectives; civility, belonging, and mutual flourishing; and institutional non-partisanship.
- In undertaking its mandate, the Task Force may consult with experts and organizations internal and external to Carleton and may establish sub-committees as necessary.
