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Support Services for Black Community Members

The resources below support the flourishing of Black people and are available to all members of the university community. 

  • Black Excellence: Black Excellence initiatives are centered around celebrating the power, achievements and successes of the Black community. They aim to create opportunities for Black students, faculty and staff to authentically share space and to redefine the meaning of community at the university.
  • Consent Comes First (CCF): CCF provides free, confidential, trauma-informed, healing-centred support to university community members affected by sexual violence and other forms of gender-based violence. It creates opportunities for people affected by violence to cultivate safety, healing and leadership on their own terms. Together with campus partners and the broader community, CCF provides education, programming and advocacy to foster a world free from gender-based violence.   
  • Human Rights Services: Human Rights Services works with all members of the university community, including visitors, to promote a learning, work and living environment free of discrimination and harassment. Human Rights Services is a unit in the Office of the Vice-President, Equity and Community Inclusion (OVPECI).
  • Student Affairs: This team of educators, learners and professionals is dedicated to supporting students at every stage of their journey. It provides academic, professional and personal development opportunities and support programs in a variety of formats including online, in workshops and 1:1 appointments, through peer support and professional advising, and in partnership with home Faculties and other campus partners. 
  • Student Care: We work with the Toronto Met community to identify students in distress, address disruptive student behaviour and help students who are dealing with challenging personal, academic and/or financial issues
  • Tri-Mentoring Program (TMP): The TMP’s educational priority is to mentor each student using their individual experience to find their sense of belonging on campus. The “tri” represents the peer-to-peer, career, and group mentoring activities available to students of all identities across all faculties.

  • Black Faculty and Staff Community Network: This network is made up of faculty and staff who self-identify as Black. Its mandate is to foster mutual support for its members. Through mentorship and networking, the network provides an organized support system that enhances the academic mission and cultural diversity at the university.
  • Human Rights Services: Human Rights Services works with all members of the university community, including visitors, to promote a learning, work and living environment free of discrimination and harassment. Human Rights Services is a unit in the Office of the Vice-President, Equity and Community Inclusion (OVPECI).
  • Immigrant Employees Community Network: This network includes university faculty and staff who self-identify as immigrants. Members bring a range of diverse perspectives and experiences of living and working as immigrants in Canada 
  • Muslim Faculty and Staff Community Network: This is a group of  university employees who identify as Muslim, working together to foster an environment of mutual respect and awareness.
  • OVPECI Community of Practice: The OVPECI Community of Practice is a cross-campus group that meets on an ongoing basis to collaborate, discuss, connect, dialogue, map, present and share learnings and best practices as it relates to equity, diversity and inclusion at the university.

  • Black Faculty and Staff Community Network: This network is made up of faculty and staff who self-identify as Black. Its mandate is to foster mutual support for its members. Through mentorship and networking, the network provides an organized support system that enhances the academic mission and cultural diversity at the university.
  • Human Rights Services: Human Rights Services works with all members of the university community, including visitors, to promote a learning, work and living environment free of discrimination and harassment. Human Rights Services is a unit in the Office of the Vice-President, Equity and Community Inclusion (OVPECI).
  • Immigrant Employees Community Network: This network includes university faculty and staff who self-identify as immigrants. Members bring a range of diverse perspectives and experiences of living and working as immigrants in Canada 
  • Muslim Faculty and Staff Community Network: This is a group of  university employees who identify as Muslim, working together to foster an environment of mutual respect and awareness.
  • OVPECI Community of Practice: The OVPECI Community of Practice is a cross-campus group that meets on an ongoing basis to collaborate, discuss, connect, dialogue, map, present and share learnings and best practices as it relates to equity, diversity and inclusion at the university.