Verna’s Vlog: Black Excellence and Leadership with Andy Knight

Interim Provost Verna Yiu chats about celebrating Black excellence in academia with Dr. Andy Knight.

Dr. Andy Knight, Provost Fellow in Black Excellence and Leadership, Professor of International Relations in the Department of Political Science at the University of Alberta and University of Alberta Distinguished Professor

Dr. Andy Knight, Provost Fellow in Black Excellence and Leadership, Professor of International Relations in the Department of Political Science and University of Alberta Distinguished Professor

Verna’s Vlog is a series in which Verna Yiu, Interim Provost and Vice-president (Academic), sits down with some of the incredible people that work at the U of A to share their stories and learn more about what they do.

Dr. Andy Knight is the inaugural Provost Fellow in Black Excellence and Leadership at the University of Alberta, a Professor of International Relations in the Department of Political Science and a University of Alberta Distinguished Professor. In this episode, Verna and Andy talk about how the university community can help address Anti-Black Racism in the academy and foster success for Black people at the university.

Watch previous episodes of Verna’s Vlog on our YouTube channel