{"id":1348,"date":"2017-02-04T08:35:30","date_gmt":"2017-02-04T16:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/cmns\/?p=1348"},"modified":"2017-02-04T08:36:25","modified_gmt":"2017-02-04T16:36:25","slug":"diversity-inclusion-and-communications-at-ufv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/cmns\/2017\/02\/04\/diversity-inclusion-and-communications-at-ufv\/","title":{"rendered":"Diversity, Inclusion and Communications at UFV"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In the past weeks, post-secondary institutions, academic associations and other have been having discussions about political actions south of the border that threaten the free flow of ideas and block social justice initiatives related to immigrants and refugees whose countries of origin are places where Islam is the majority religion. Many of these organizations, including International Society for Media and Communication Research<\/a> and the Federation for Humanities and Social Sciences<\/a> have made public statements condemning the executive orders that have resulted in fear and uncertainty for students, faculty, researchers and others who are effected by them.<\/p>\n

Here at the University of the Fraser Valley we acclaim three strategic directions,<\/a> the first of which proclaims that the university will strive to “provide the best undergraduate education in Canada” and promises to provide an environment that:<\/p>\n