Dr Kevin Hewitt|Assoc. Dean Dalhousie university| Vincentian/Canadian scientist Bio nano-Photonics|
Dr. Kevin Hewitt, a professor in the Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science and a former chair of Dalhousie Senate, has been named associate dean, equity and inclusion in the Faculty of Science.
The new position was created to lead the development and implementation of an equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility (EDIA) strategy and framework for the Faculty.
“This new associate dean position is a first for Dal Science and demonstrates our commitment to addressing the gaps in our existing EDIA initiatives and better supporting students, faculty and staff from equity-deserving groups,” says Dr. Chuck Macdonald, dean of the Faculty of Science.
“Dr. Hewitt’s experience and long list of accomplishments during his more than 20 years at Dal, both through research excellence and a commitment to equity and community building, makes him an ideal fit for this new role."
Hewitt's new position begins immediately.
“Her mentorship was what drove me”
Born in England, Hewitt joined his grandmother in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines when he was just eight months old, while his mother immigrated to Canada.
“Canada wouldn’t accept immigrants with dependents,” he recalls.
At 10, he was able to move to Toronto to be reunited with his mother. Despite excelling in school and skipping a grade while growing up in the Caribbean nation, Hewitt was immediately moved back a grade upon entering school in Canada. “That spoke to the inequity at the time,” Hewitt says. “Coming to this country when I was 10 and experiencing some of the things I did, I wanted to make things better for that next generation.”
Source:
https://www.dal.ca/news/2022/09/01/professor-and-outreach-leader-named-as-dal-science-s-first-assoc.html
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