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Publications from the Institute: the evidence, the framework, the programme.

Read and share the foundational ROOTS Institute documents — the Fall 2026 Program Description and the Institute's first white paper on Black faculty flourishing in Canadian higher education.

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Program Description

ROOTS Institute Program Description

Fall 2026

A full description of the Institute: a national, multi-year faculty career-development and institutional-capacity initiative launching Fall 2026, centring Black faculty in Canadian higher education.

  • Institute overview, philosophy, and the ROOTS framework
  • Multi-year career model and cohort-based development
  • What scholars receive and what partner institutions gain
  • A partnership of Senomi Solutions Inc. and Coaching Imperative LLC
Read Program Description Download PDFPDF · Fall 2026

White Paper 01

From Recruitment to Flourishing

Building the Conditions for Black Faculty Success in Canadian Higher Education

The Institute's first white paper makes the case for a shift from episodic inclusion efforts toward sustained faculty-development ecosystems — with evidence, opportunity, and a framework for faculty and institutional transformation.

  • Why recruitment alone does not produce advancement
  • Evidence on representation, promotion, retention, and leadership
  • The career infrastructure scholars need to establish research programs
  • A framework institutions can act on
Read White Paper 01 Download PDFPDF · Fall 2026

© 2026 ROOTS Institute™. These publications are proprietary intellectual property of the Institute, a collaborative initiative of Senomi Solutions Inc. and Coaching Imperative LLC. Please do not reproduce, adapt, or redistribute them without written permission.

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