From Classroom to Community, and Leading from Behind: Part 2 with Dr. Sukhi Bains
Echoes from the Margins: Voices Reshaping Higher Education
Release Date: 02/11/2026
From Classroom to Community, and Leading from Behind: Part 2 with Dr. Sukhi Bains
Echoes from the Margins: Voices Reshaping Higher Education
From Classroom to Community, and Leading from Behind: Part 2 with Dr. Sukhi Bains If you change the metrics, you can change the outcomes. During part one of our conversation with Dr. Sukhi Bains, we received an introduction to the Schulich EDI-D Office, and how it supports faculty, staff, and students alike in creating inclusive spaces that adapt to their lived realities and goals. We now know that when it comes to academic environments, beginning to understand (and question) metrics starts with expanding our minds beyond numbers...
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Rethinking Higher Education Metrics for Equity, Inclusion, and Impact: Part 1 with Dr. Sukhi Bains
Echoes from the Margins: Voices Reshaping Higher Education
In the medical sciences, we observe, experiment, and test the physical and natural world around us. Whether it is to test a novel therapeutic intervention, conduct an experiment exploring the physiology behind a disease, or evaluate population-level trends, there is an aim to promote evidence-based decision making. As learners and teachers, people come first. We want to build inclusive classroom and laboratory spaces where students feel seen and heard, but it can be difficult to know whether our intentions and initiatives are making a real impact. Can...
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Inclusive Learning by Design: Uncovering the Hidden Curriculum with Dr. Nicole Campbell
Echoes from the Margins: Voices Reshaping Higher Education
Description As an educator, what do you wish you knew about where your students' needs and interests lie? As a student, what do you wish your instructors knew about your professional and personal goals beyond the classroom? For both groups, what do you do when you don’t even know…what you don’t know? These are important questions to consider, especially when building an inclusive classroom environment where the goal is to address all student needs. As the Project Lead for Uncovering the Hidden Curriculum, 3M Teaching Fellow Dr. Nicole Campbell has begun to answer these questions,...
info_outlineFrom Classroom to Community, and Leading from Behind: Part 2 with Dr. Sukhi Bains
If you change the metrics, you can change the outcomes. During part one of our conversation with Dr. Sukhi Bains, we received an introduction to the Schulich EDI-D Office, and how it supports faculty, staff, and students alike in creating inclusive spaces that adapt to their lived realities and goals.
We now know that when it comes to academic environments, beginning to understand (and question) metrics starts with expanding our minds beyond numbers and thresholds, to holistically consider the people that make up our classrooms, labs, etc. But how exactly does that happen? It really does seem easier said than done.
Tune in to the remainder of our conversation with Dr. Sukhi Bains as we discuss student engagement and advocacy, embracing the fear of the unknown, and building systems to uphold equity work across our departments. We’ll also dive into the world of a leader and discuss rewards, challenges, and how to stay connected with the fantastic work of her team, and so many other partners across London, Ontario.
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TImestamps (HH:MM:SS)
00:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Back, and Quick Recap
00:03:28 - Uplifting the Student Voice/Engagement
00:14:59 - Challenge(s), and Reward(s)
00:31:48 - If You Had a Magic Wand…
00:41:48 - Parting Pieces and To Learn More…Check These Out
00:55:38 - Our Reflection: Key Takeaways and Outro
Mentioned in This Episode (Further Reading)
00:00:32 - Welcome Back, Sukhi Bains (Schulich Biography)
00:09:11 - EDI-Related Incident Resources
00:10:28 - Newcomer Hub: Navigating the Health System
00:11:25 - Cross-Cultural Learners Center
00:11:25 - London InterCommunity Health Center
00:11:36 - Middlesex-London Public Health Unit
00:13:30 - The 519
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CMHA (Canadian Mental Health Association, Thames Valley)
00:23:18 – Racism and Public Health (a starting point to learn more, but we encourage you to explore additional resources)
00:24:23 - Dr. Nicole Redvers (Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Planetary Health)
00:25:00 - Experts on Epistemic Injustice; Knowledge Justice (just one of the amazing resources out there)
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Additional Resource: https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/fpq/article/view/14291
00:26:14 - Indigenous Physicians Association of Canada
00:27:50 - Sarah McLean and Community Engaged Learning
00:27:54 - Physiology Diversified
00:28:01 - Charys Martin’s Work on Eponyms
00:36:41 - 2024 ‘Speaking Out’ Survey at University of Toronto (one example of gathering information on the lived experience of faculty, staff, and learners)
00:45:19 - Schulich EDI-D Office
00:46:39 - Schulich Community of Support
00:46:54 - Western EDI Office
00:46:54 - Office of Indigenous Initiatives
00:48:20 - Inclusive Curriculum Community of Support for Health Professions (and additional online learning opportunities)
00:51:32 - Schulich Collaboration with Faculty of Health Sciences (just one output of this fantastic collaboration)
00:55:05 - Schulich EDI-D Resource Hub
00:55:10 - The Black Health Primer
00:55:14 - Indigenous Canada Modules
00:55:22 - EDID Office Email edid@schulich.uwo.ca ; and Sukhi’s Email sbains7@uwo.ca
Audio Recording and Production
This episode was recorded on Riverside.fm, hosted by Schulich Educational Technology and Media Services (ETMS). Thank you to Patrick Barfoot and Dave Creces for their support with refining the audio for this episode.
Produced/Edited by Preetama Badyal and Oana Birceanu
Thank you to the support of the team at BrainsCAN for funding the resources behind this podcast, allowing us to create this space for discussion.
Intro and Outro Music
Sourced from Pixabay, “Enhance” by electronic music producer Evgeny_Bardyuzha. Free for use under the Pixabay Content License.