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Zabedia Nazim
Zabedia Nazim
Wilfrid Laurier University mourns the passing of Zabedia Nazim

Wilfrid Laurier University mourns the passing of Zabedia Nazim

Sept. 19, 2024

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Wilfrid Laurier University mourns the passing of Zabedia Nazim, an instructor in the Department of Sociology since 2008. Zabedia passed away on Sept. 15, 2024. She was 57 years old.

Zabedia is remembered for her dedication and care for students, innovative and impactful teaching, as well as her warmth, generosity and passionate commitment to social justice.

During the past 16 years, Zabedia taught in-person and online courses at Laurier focused on topics including the sociology of work; sociology of race and ethnicity; migration, globalization and transnationalism in Canada; and qualitative research methods. Since 2008, she also worked at Centennial College’s Centre for Organizational Learning and Teaching, where she served as a professor of learning and teaching.

A gifted and creative educator, Zabedia earned her PhD in the Sociology and Equity Studies program at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto in 2007. Her doctoral research focused on restructuring and anti-oppression and anti-racist organizational change in the Canadian financial sector.

“Dr. Nazim’s passing is a deep loss for our department as well as for all of us who knew and loved her,” said Laurier Sociology Professor Jasmin Zine, Zabedia’s friend and colleague for more than two decades.

A funeral service for Zabedia will take place Sunday, Sept. 22 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Ajax Crematorium and Visitation Centre, 384 Finely Ave. in Ajax. Friends and colleagues are invited to send flowers in Zabedia’s memory through the Ajax Crematorium and Visitation Centre website. Flags will be lowered across Laurier’s campuses in tribute to Zabedia.

As Laurier mourns the loss of Zabedia, the university is focused on offering support and ensuring the well-being of students, faculty and staff. Laurier reminds students, staff and faculty of the support services available: 

  • Student Wellness Centres: 548.889.3239 (Waterloo), 519.756.8228 x5803 (Brantford) or wellness@wlu.ca
  • Here 24/7: 1.844.437.3247
  • Delton Glebe Counselling Centre: 519.884.3305 or glebecentre@wlu.ca
  • Dean of Students Office: deanofstudentswl@wlu.ca (Waterloo) or deanofstudentsbr@wlu.ca (Brantford)
  • Laurier Human Resources’ Employee and Family Assistance Program: Kii at 1.800.814.0018
  • Laurier Special Constable Service: 519.885.3333
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