Associate Vice-President (Equity and Inclusion) | Adjunct Professor, Department of Sociology
McMaster University
Dr. Arig al Shaibah has over 17 years of experience in higher education, holding a management role within Advancement, an Assistant Deanship and later Vice-Provost in Student Affairs, acting in the role of Executive Director Human Rights & Equity, and most recently, Associate Vice-President, Equity & Inclusion. Arig has lived and worked in various not-for-profit sector community organizations, working with diverse clients and communities. Over the course of her academic and professional career, Arig has amassed insights into individual, interactional, ideological and institutional barriers to and enablers of organizational equity, diversity and inclusion change efforts. Arig holds a Master’s in Public Administration and a PhD in Education (Cultural and Policy Studies).