Pearson College UWC

Pearson offers an extraordinary educational experience to students from across Canada and around the world, and we want to ensure that Pearson remains a safe, healthy and vibrant community. In previous reports, you will have read about recent initiatives we have taken around student safety. I write to update you on our progress. As I wrote in my December update, we have undertaken a review of our policies and how we apply those policies to ensure we continue to meet best practices. To carry out this review, the College engaged Cynthia Petersen, who is one of Canada's top human rights and labour lawyers, the Law Society of Upper Canada's Discrimination and Harassment Counsel and a former professor of law. Ms. Petersen has already provided feedback on how we can strengthen some existing policies and more effectively communicate those policies to students, staff and faculty. We are working on implementing these for the benefit of our community. Ms. Petersen is continuing her work over the coming weeks. As I noted earlier, if you have matters you wish to discuss with Ms. Petersen on a confidential basis, I invite you to contact her directly at [email protected] or by phone at 416-979-6440 or toll-free at 1-800-387-5422 (ext. 6440). My reflection is that ensuring a safe and respectful campus for all will be a continuing conversation - in classes, in the houses, in the dining hall, and at Village Meetings. This conversation involves important, sometimes difficult questions about how we interact with one another, and I am proud of how our community is engaging in these discussions. We are committed to a safe and respectful campus for every individual - students, alumni, faculty, staff, residents and guests - associated with the College.