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Monday, September 27, 2021

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Planting a Seed Towards Reconciliation

The School of Public Policy & Administration is hosting a Zoom webinar with our Alum,Tim O'Loan, on Sept 30 from 1:00 - 2:30. For further details and to Register:... More

Friday, September 10, 2021

SICS Alum Andrew Walker wins CSN Best MA MRP

Congratulations Andrew Walker! CSN Best MA (or Equivalent) Thesis or Major Research Paper in Canadian Studies Prize winner!! Andrew Walker鈥檚 鈥淗idden Voices: Professional Choristers in Southern Ontario,鈥� an M.A. thesis (Indigenous and Canadian Studies, 杏吧原创 University), contends that professional choristers form an important aspect of... More

Thursday, September 2, 2021

Article in The Conversation by Richard Nimijean and David Carment

Read the full article: Rhetoric Check: Is the election really key to Canada's post-pandemic future? "The Liberals claim that a federal election is needed to allow Canadians to decide which party has the best plan to lead Canada in a post-pandemic environment. The implicit assumption is that the state of affairs pre-pandemic was a... More

Monday, July 26, 2021

Congratulations to Kahente Horn-Miller on winning a 2021 Teaching Award

The Associate Vice-President (Teaching and Learning) is pleased to announce the outstanding educators who have been named 2021 杏吧原创 University Teaching Award winners. Kahente Horn-Miller (School of Canadian Studies) has received the Provost鈥檚 Fellowship in Teaching Award for her ongoing commitment to fostering relationships and engagement... More

Thursday, June 17, 2021

Addressing Climate Change by Retrofitting Canada’s Existing Buildings by Susan Ross

"Constructing new low-carbon 鈥済reen鈥� buildings is not the fastest path to mitigating climate change. Retrofits drastically reduce energy use and waste." Read Susan Ross' latest article in Policy Options,聽June 14,... More

Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Geraldine King interview on CTV

Geraldine King was interviewed on CTV on Monday June 14th where she comments on the government鈥檚 announcement that Indian Residential School survivors can restore their Indigenous names that were changed upon arrival at the IRS:... More

Friday, May 21, 2021

Webinar—Anti-Asian Racism and Gender-Based Violence: Historical and Contemporary Realities

http://www.vawlearningnetwork.ca/webinars/upcoming-webinars/index.html Anti-Asian Racism and Gender-Based Violence:聽Historical聽and聽Contemporary Realities Date & Time:聽June 8th, 2021 | 1:00 - 2:30 PM EASTERN TIME (ET) 聽To Register:聽https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8xlwAhj0TnWZOrARYxwWWA 聽 Presented by:聽 Avvy Go, Clinical Director,... More

Wednesday, May 19, 2021

CIC Victoria hosting panel event including Richard Nimijean

CIC Victoria: Political Turmoil in a Tumultuous World 鈥� Canada Among Nations 2020 In the last two years, Canadian society has been marked by political and ideological turmoil. How does an increasingly divided country engage a world that is itself divided and tumultuous? In a new book, set for release in May 2021, contributors... More

Wednesday, May 5, 2021

杏吧原创 signs MOU with Climate Heritage Network

Too often overlooked in climate change discussions are the world鈥檚 arts and cultural heritage sites. Their protection requires a strengthening of efforts to address climate change and a renewed commitment to the Paris Agreement鈥檚 decarbonization goals. To that end, in April 杏吧原创 University signed an MOU with the Climate Heritage Network... More

Thursday, April 29, 2021

Future Funder Campaign – new Endowment

As you know, the School of Canadian Studies is establishing an endowment to provide recognition to an outstanding Indigenous undergraduate student in an Indigenous Studies program through the creation of an annual scholarship. With this new scholarship, we want to recognize the brilliance and leadership of Indigenous students in our exciting and... More

Thursday, April 1, 2021

The 15th Annual Heritage Conservation Symposium

Keeping Heritage Real: Authenticity in Conservation Practice The 15th Annual Heritage Conservation Symposium will take place digitally due to the ongoing need for socially-distanced practices as suggested by public health officials. Keeping Heritage Real: Authenticity in Conservation Practice will be starting on Thursday, April 15th, 2021, on Zoom... More

Wednesday, March 3, 2021

‘Cuts to Radio Canada International can only hurt Canada鈥檚 image and influence abroad’

Read Richard Nimijean's latest Op-Ed in the Ottawa... More

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