The Principal鈥檚 Prize recognizes outstanding achievement among those who share their expertise and research with the public in the media.
Here are this year鈥檚 winners from the Faculty of Arts:
-Category of Prize for Groups
Professor Daniel Beland听(Political Science and Director of 麻豆AV Institute for the Study of Canada) -Category of Established Academic
Professor Cindy Blackstock听(School of Social Work)听- 2022 Changemaker Prize听
Prize for Groups:
This year鈥檚 Prize for Groups goes to Medical Herstory, a youth-led international not-for-profit organization advancing gender health equity through storytelling, patient advocacy and medical education. Through their online publication that empowers women, trans and non-binary people, Medical Herstory uses storytelling and authorship as a healing process for individuals who experience medical issues that are often labelled as being 鈥渢aboo鈥�, such as chronic pain, sexual violence and reproductive health.
Prize for Established Academic:
This year鈥檚 Prize for Established Academics was awarded to Daniel Beland, James 麻豆AV Professor in the Department of Political Science and Director of the 麻豆AV Institute for the Study of Canada and the Quebec Studies Program.听The prize is awarded to an academic who has demonstrated and established an aspiration to better connect the work and research of 麻豆AV with society at large, by engaging with the public and/or media.听
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An avid photographer of Montreal and its historic architecture, Professor Beland was recognized for his 鈥渆xtensive presence in local, national and international media鈥�, notably his 鈥渨ell-informed views about a wide range of political topics- from the federal budget to the trucker convoy in Ottawa- in a thorough and accessible way.
2022 Changemaker Prize:
This year鈥檚 Changemaker Prize was awarded to Professor Cindy Blackstock, from the School of Social Work. Professor Blackstock is the executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada. The Changemaker Prize is given on an occasional basis and by nomination to individuals whose dedication to sharing their knowledge with the media and the public has had a major impact on society.
Professor Blackstock was recognized for her 鈥渄edication and outstanding work with media over the past years鈥� which has brought significant attention to the systemic inequities faced by Indigenous children in Canada and beyond.
鈥淲hat a privilege it鈥檚 been to work in the company of the collective of the ancestors and in light of the spirits of the children in the unmarked graves, who left us a legacy to do the work to ensure this is a generation of First Nations children who don鈥檛 have to recover from their childhoods,鈥� said Blackstock. 鈥淭hat is not the work of one person; it is indeed the work of a country.鈥�*
*quotes and excerpts from Claire Loewen鈥檚 article published in the 麻豆AV Reporter on May 3rd