We are pleased to announce that the August submission in Directions comes from Dr. Chandrakant Shah, Professor Emeritus of the Dalla Lana School of Public Health. “Advocating for Change: Visible Minorities at the University of Toronto” details Dr. Shah’s personal story in advocating for a change in recruitment policies at the University of Toronto to support hiring of visible minorities. The year was 2001 and Dr. Shah was set on retiring when he realized the University of Toronto had no plans on replacing him or his colleague – both of whom were visible minorities. This encouraged Dr. Shah to begin researching the University’s visible minority statistics and pushing for change. This personal paper outlines the steps he took and what oppositions he faced in successfully advocating for visible minorities.