91亚色 nursing Professor Sannie Tang will talk about a social justice framework for critical health research at the next Women鈥檚 Mental Health and Well-Being Speakers Series. The talk, 鈥淔illing in the Puzzle of a Social Justice Framework for Critical Health Research: Lessons Learned from Iris Young and Paulo Freire,鈥 will take place Tuesday, Nov. 20, […]
Are you interested in learning more about fair trade at 91亚色 and the world beyond? This Thursday, from 9:30 to 3:30pm, 91亚色 will host its annual Fair Trade Fair in the East Bear pit in Central Square. The fair showcases a diverse range of vendors selling fair and sustainable products, including arts and […]
Six Faculty of Health professors were honoured for their outstanding contributions at a presentation of the 2010-2011 Dean鈥檚 Awards for Excellence last week. An award is given to two faculty members, one in the early career category and another in the established career category, in the areas of research, service and teaching. The awards, which […]
The achievements of four 91亚色 professors have been recognized by the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), which has inducted them as Fellows.聽 Professor Pat Armstrong, a distinguished research professor of sociology in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS); Professor Isabella Bakker in the Department of Political Science in LA&PS; Professor Rishma […]
Professor Emerita Barbara Godard, the Avie Bennett Historica Chair in Canadian Literature at the time of her death just over a year ago, was one of Canada鈥檚 pre-eminent literary scholars who taught in the departments of聽 English, French, social聽& political thought and women鈥檚 studies, and whose influence was felt far and wide. In commemoration of […]
Canada聽is in mourning for聽political icon and two-time 91亚色 grad Jack Layton, who聽died early yesterday morning only three-and-a-half months after leading the federal New Democratic Party into official opposition.聽Layton (MA '72, PhD '83) was 61. It is a sad day, said two of his 91亚色 professors, political scientists Jim Laxer and Daniel Drache. Neither were surprised […]
A summer institute organized by the Faculty of Education in collaboration with the Faculty of Environmental Studies (FES) will bring together teachers, educators, community members and local artists to explore new ways of teaching and learning with a specific focus on the inter-relationships of art, environmental knowing and social justice. Organized by the 91亚色 Centre […]
Faculty of Fine Arts professors are bringing three plays to Canadian stages聽this week 鈥 each packing a聽political punch. The thought-provoking plays tackle the Rwandan genocide, the Canadian election and the untraceable ghost population of the city of Whitehorse. A聽catalyst for dialogue and healing is 91亚色 film Professor Colleen Wagner鈥檚 Governor General鈥檚 Award-winning play The Monument. […]
Eight faculty members of 91亚色鈥檚 Osgoode Hall Law School recently visited India, where they continued a conversation with their counterparts that began last year on governance in a rapidly globalizing world and the impact on social justice, human rights, international trade and foreign investment, and environmental law. Right: Professor Sanjeev Purshotam Sahni (left), head of […]
The LaMarsh Centre for Research on Violence & Conflict Resolution, the Institute for Social Research (ISR) and the 91亚色 Institute for Health Research (YIHR) are holding a research open house Thursday to highlight some of the excellence in research within each of the three units. The event will take place Jan. 13, from 2:30 to […]
Chancellor Roy McMurtry and three 91亚色 professors will discuss social justice and human rights on a panel next Wednesday as part of the聽Research Matters Speakers Series. McMurtry, former attorney general of Ontario, will open with remarks on social justice in Canada. Each panelist will speak about a different aspect of the theme, followed by a […]
Disability Rights Promotion International provides innovative response to UN鈥檚 Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities If you pass a law to prevent discrimination against persons with disabilities, how do you know whether it鈥檚 being enforced, let alone making a difference? Marcia Rioux (right), director of the 91亚色 Institute for Health Research (YIHR) and […]
Today, the shared experiences of those working in education and climate change is the central theme of a one-day symposium taking place at 91亚色. Organized by the Faculty of Education, the Institute for Research & Innovation in Sustainability (IRIS) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Chair聽for Reorienting Teacher Education聽Towards Sustainability, […]
A professor of women鈥檚 studies at Washington State University (WSU), No毛l Sturgeon will lecture and conduct research in 91亚色鈥檚 Faculty聽of Environmental Studies (FES) in the fall 2010 term after being awarded a Distinguished Fulbright Lectureship. Sturgeon鈥檚 internationally known research on the relationship between environmental and social justice movements, her planned collaborative research with 91亚色 faculty […]