Denise O'Neil Green explained

Denise O’Neil Green
Occupation:	Vice-president, Equity and Community Inclusion
Education:	BSc, MA, PhD
Alma Mater:	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Workplaces:	Toronto Metropolitan University
Notable Works:	100 Accomplished Black Canadian Women
Discipline:	Equity Studies
Nationality:	American
Thesis Year:	2002
Thesis Title:	Conflict, community, and affirmative action: An examination of the University of Michigan's campus response to anti-affirmative action litigation.

Denise O'Neil Green is an American academic, and currently the Vice-president, Equity and Community Inclusion at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University), Toronto. She took up the position in April 2017, after serving as the inaugural Assistant Vice-president/Vice-provost Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at Toronto Metropolitan University, becoming the first person to hold this rank of senior leadership in Canadian higher education.^[1] Ryerson was the first Canadian university to create such a position.^[2] Green has been recognized nationally for her leadership in with several honours and awards.

Prior to her position in Canadian higher education Green was Associate Vice-President for Institutional Diversity at Central Michigan University, USA. Her scholarly research has focused on race-conscious policies in higher education, access for under-represented students and qualitative research methodologies.

Biography

Green grew up in Chicago, Illinois, USA.^[3] She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Chicago, and a master's degree from Princeton University. She completed a PhD in higher education and public policy at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 2002.^[4]

Prior to joining Central Michigan University, Green was a faculty member at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and before that, an assistant professor of educational psychology in the College of Education and Human Sciences at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. She was also a program director for the University of Michigan's Pathways to Student Success and Excellence Program.^[5]

Research

Green has authored over 70 journal articles, book chapters, reports and conference papers. In 2016 she co-authored 100 Accomplished Black Canadian Women and the updated edition in 2018.^[6]

Green is active across the Canadian Higher Education sector in advocating best practices and policy on EDI. She is a frequent speaker on Equity at universities and conferences.^[7] She was recently interviewed by the Christian Science Monitor about the global Black Lives Matter protests that erupted in response to the murder of George Floyd, stating that it is common a myth that racism does not exist in Canada,^[8]

At Toronto Metropolitan University, Green led the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Community Consultation.^{[9] [10]} At Central Michigan University, Green co-authored a chapter in the 2010 book, Implementing Diversity: Contemporary Challenges and Best Practices at Predominantly White Universities.

Honours and awards

• 2017 President's Blue and Gold Award of Excellence, Ryerson University.
• 2016 Skills for Change - Pioneers for Change Award for Women in Leadership. This award recognizes remarkable contributions made by immigrants in Canada
• 2016 Named as one of 100 Accomplished Black Canadian Women^[11]
• 2015 Named as a Women Worth Watching by Profiles in Diversity Journal.^[12]

Selected publications

• Green, D.O. (2018), Integrating Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion into the DNA of Public Universities: Reflections of a Chief Diversity Officer, Campus Diversity Triumphs (Diversity in Higher Education, Vol. 20), Emerald Publishing Limited, pp. 185-199. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-364420180000020016.
• Green, D. (2006), Historically underserved students: What we know, what we still need to know. New Directions for Community Colleges. 2006(135):21-28. https://doi.org/10.1002/cc.244.
• Kim, E. and Green, D.O. (2012), Using qualitative methods to understand the experiences of female Korean doctoral students: Mining gender and racial stereotypes. pp. 237-256 in Nagata, D.K., Kohn-Wood, L., and Suzuki, L.A. (eds). Qualitative strategies for ethnocultural research. American Psychological Association.
• Klymyshyn, A.M.U., Green, D.O. and Richardson, C. (2010), Diversity at Central Michigan University: A Case Study of Achieving Diversity at a Predominantly White Public University. pp. 125-143. Neville, H.A., Browne Huntt, M., and Chapa, J. (eds). Implementing Diversity: Contemporary Challenges and Best Practices at Predominantly White Universities
• Green, D. (2008). Categories. In L. M. Given (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of qualitative research methods. pp. 72-72. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.

External links

• Institutional Diversity Blog

Notes and References

1. Web site: Denise O'Neil Green appointed university's first vice-president, equity and community inclusion. 2020-07-12. Ryerson University. en.
2. Web site: Denise O'Neil Green. 2020-07-12. www.conferenceboard.ca. 2020-07-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20200713023303/https://www.conferenceboard.ca/%28X%281%29S%28gavppuqrnd21du5ls4qyajhx%29%29/conf/canadian-immigration-summit-2019/conferencespeakers/denise-o%27neil-green?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1. dead.
3. Web site: April 13, 2018. RYERSON UNIVERSITY: Q&A with Denise O'Neil Green. 2020-07-12. torontobusinessdaily.com. en.
4. Web site: 2011-11-19. Dr. Denise O'Neil Green. 2020-07-13. The Institutional Diversity Blog. en-US.
5. Web site: 2007-04-19. U-M Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives receives grant to pilot POSSE Program. 2020-07-17. University of Michigan News. en-US.
6. Web site: 100ABCWomen- 100 Accomplished Black Canadian Women. 2020-07-17. en-CA.
7. Web site: Denise O'Neil Green, PhD's schedule for CSPC 2018. 2020-07-13. cspc2018.sched.com.
8. News: Miller Llana. Sara. Davidson. Colette. Eulich. Whitney. Ryan Lenora Brown. Ryan. 2020-06-10. 'Say Their Names': Why the George Floyd protests resonate globally. Christian Science Monitor. 2020-07-13. 0882-7729.
9. Web site: Madi Wong and. Samreen Maqsood. February 4, 2020. The evolution of "reconciliation". 2020-07-13. The Eyeopener. en-US.
10. Green, Denise O'Neil and Daillaire, Joanne. January 26, 2018. Truth and Reconciliation at Ryerson University: Building a New Foundation for Generations to Come. 20 pp. https://www.ryerson.ca/content/dam/aboriginal-news/aboriginal-report-web.pdf
11. Web site: Dr. Denise O'Neil Green 100ABCWomen. 2020-07-12. en-CA.
12. Web site: Ryerson – Women Worth Watching. 2020-07-17. en-US.