Last month, the University of British Columbia’s dean of arts was “thrilled” to present an interim report addressing the needs of her faculty’s future. It envisions an equity-centred plan and emphasizes themes including reconciliation and decolonization, justice, equity and inclusion. It denounces current evaluations of merit as outdated and ableist, foresees merit in alignment with decolonizing efforts, and urges that inclusion and equity practices must be integral to merit, promotion and tenure decisions.