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Message from Dr. Kelley Main, Dean, Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

To: Graduate Students & Postdoctoral Fellows

CC: Graduate Chairs & Graduate Support Staff

Almost 500 UM community members have strengthened their commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility by taking EDIA 0100: Foundationshttps://umanitoba.ca/extended-education/programs-and-courses/courses/edia-foundations. This summer, the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies is pleased to be sponsoring a special offering of the course exclusively for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.

You'll learn about EDIA concepts and yourself through a mix of in-person and online elements, as well as two required facilitated sessions, all led by a supportive instructor. Learners will receive a digital badge on successful completion. The course also serves as the pre-requisite for the Micro-certificate in EDIAhttps://umanitoba.ca/extended-education/programs-and-courses/social-innovation-and-lifelong-education/equity-diversity-inclusion-accessibility, a three-course program for everyone at UM.

If you're interested in this special offering, have a conversation with your advisor to confirm it's the right time for you to take this. Then, sign up between February 9-27https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/Kcyk6xnkMZ to enter the intake lottery. The course will run May 11-August 9, 2026.

Questions? Email Robin Attas at robin.attas@umanitoba.camailto:robin.attas@umanitoba.ca

Sign up:

Share your interest with this formhttps://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/Kcyk6xnkMZ. Submissions will be accepted February 9-27.

Course dates:

May 11 - August 9, 2026

If you are selected, you will be required to attend one offering of Session 1 and one offering of Session 2. Please check that you are available for at least one date for each session.

Facilitated Session 1:

* Thursday May 28 from 9:30am-11:30am, Extended Education room 160 * Monday June 1 from 11:30am-1:30pm on Zoom * Friday June 5 from 2pm-4pm, Extended Education room 160

Facilitated Session 2:

* Tuesday June 30 from 9am-12pm, Extended Education room 160 * Monday July 6 from 1-4pm, Extended Education room 160 * Thursday July 16, 1pm-4pm on Zoom

This message is available in alternate formats upon request to graduate.studies@umanitoba.camailto:graduate.studies@umanitoba.ca

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