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Royal Society of Canada celebrates Western scholars

Royal Society of Canada celebrates Western scholars

Seven Western faculty members are being honoured as part of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) class of 2022.  Kim Baines, Aaron Fenster, William Fisher and Adrian Owen were recently announced as RSC Fellows and Arghya Paul as Western’s newest member  …

Trosow: Time to do some things differently

Trosow: Time to do some things differently

Sam Trosow is “walking on air” following news of his appointment to Western’s Board of Governors. Yet, having served as a member of Senate for two terms, he is well aware of the occasional moments of tension between the university’s bicameral governing bodies.

Alumnus tapped to lead Olympic group

Alumnus tapped to lead Olympic group

After spending the past seven years overseas as the head of NBA China, Western alumnus David Shoemaker, LLB’96, is coming home to lead the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC).

Alumnae among Most Powerful Women

Alumnae among Most Powerful Women

Nine Western alumnae have been named recipients of the 2018 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award, the Women’s Executive Network recently announced.

Temertys to grads: Persevere, give back

Temertys to grads: Persevere, give back

As philanthropists Jim and Louise Temerty see it, the most important thing is to give back. During the morning session of Western’s 312th Convocation, they urged graduates to persevere and give their time.

Alumni named Top 20 Under 40

Alumni named Top 20 Under 40

Western University congratulates eight of its alumni for being named to London’s Top 20 Under 40, as identified by London Inc. magazine, for 2018. The honour is awarded to young leaders who make a difference in the community. Alumni honoured this year include: Chris...

Time to merge Ontario’s two school systems

Time to merge Ontario’s two school systems

There is a pressing need to consolidate Ontario’s separate and public school systems. Long ignored by most politicians, this controversial idea deserves a fresh and serious policy discussion — especially now, with the new Ontario government contemplating cuts to the...

Bongard embraces role at Alumni Association helm

Bongard embraces role at Alumni Association helm

When he hears the stories of Western alumni, Warren Bongard regrets not having spent his undergraduate years on campus. He is thankful, however, that when it came time to apply to law school, Western offered him more than an acceptance, providing a supportive...

Law professor’s novel garnering honours

Law professor’s novel garnering honours

Two weeks after Western Law professor Randal Graham’s first work of fiction, Beforelife, was released, he was sitting upstairs in his home, writing, when he got an unexpected home visit. “It was one of the editors of ECW Press, she was freaking out because she had...

Paving a way for gender justice in Sierra Leone

Paving a way for gender justice in Sierra Leone

In Sierra Leone’s capital city, amidst an uneasy peace in the bloody aftermath of the country’s civil war, sat a shipping container converted into a makeshift courtroom. And inside this metal box, a team of lawyers sought to bring justice to women and young girls of...

Teaching Fellows promote new thinking

Teaching Fellows promote new thinking

Western’s Teaching Fellows are outstanding educators who, in partnership with the Teaching Support Centre, provide educational leadership to the university community through research on teaching and learning. Each Fellow develops, implements, and assesses the impact...

Poll calls for more job-secure faculty: OCUFA

Poll calls for more job-secure faculty: OCUFA

More than two-thirds of southwestern Ontario residents recently polled on behalf of the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) believe university courses should be taught by professors who have job security. The recent province-wide poll,...

Trosow: Time to do some things differently

Trosow: Time to do some things differently

Sam Trosow is “walking on air” following news of his appointment to Western’s Board of Governors. Yet, having served as a member of Senate for two terms, he is well aware of the occasional moments of tension between the university’s bicameral governing bodies.

Alumnus tapped to lead Olympic group

Alumnus tapped to lead Olympic group

After spending the past seven years overseas as the head of NBA China, Western alumnus David Shoemaker, LLB’96, is coming home to lead the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC).

Alumnae among Most Powerful Women

Alumnae among Most Powerful Women

Nine Western alumnae have been named recipients of the 2018 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award, the Women’s Executive Network recently announced.

Temertys to grads: Persevere, give back

Temertys to grads: Persevere, give back

As philanthropists Jim and Louise Temerty see it, the most important thing is to give back. During the morning session of Western’s 312th Convocation, they urged graduates to persevere and give their time.

Alumni named Top 20 Under 40

Alumni named Top 20 Under 40

Western University congratulates eight of its alumni for being named to London’s Top 20 Under 40, as identified by London Inc. magazine, for 2018. The honour is awarded to young leaders who make a difference in the community. Alumni honoured this year include: Chris...

Time to merge Ontario’s two school systems

Time to merge Ontario’s two school systems

There is a pressing need to consolidate Ontario’s separate and public school systems. Long ignored by most politicians, this controversial idea deserves a fresh and serious policy discussion — especially now, with the new Ontario government contemplating cuts to the...

Bongard embraces role at Alumni Association helm

Bongard embraces role at Alumni Association helm

When he hears the stories of Western alumni, Warren Bongard regrets not having spent his undergraduate years on campus. He is thankful, however, that when it came time to apply to law school, Western offered him more than an acceptance, providing a supportive...

Law professor’s novel garnering honours

Law professor’s novel garnering honours

Two weeks after Western Law professor Randal Graham’s first work of fiction, Beforelife, was released, he was sitting upstairs in his home, writing, when he got an unexpected home visit. “It was one of the editors of ECW Press, she was freaking out because she had...

Paving a way for gender justice in Sierra Leone

Paving a way for gender justice in Sierra Leone

In Sierra Leone’s capital city, amidst an uneasy peace in the bloody aftermath of the country’s civil war, sat a shipping container converted into a makeshift courtroom. And inside this metal box, a team of lawyers sought to bring justice to women and young girls of...

Teaching Fellows promote new thinking

Teaching Fellows promote new thinking

Western’s Teaching Fellows are outstanding educators who, in partnership with the Teaching Support Centre, provide educational leadership to the university community through research on teaching and learning. Each Fellow develops, implements, and assesses the impact...

Poll calls for more job-secure faculty: OCUFA

Poll calls for more job-secure faculty: OCUFA

More than two-thirds of southwestern Ontario residents recently polled on behalf of the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) believe university courses should be taught by professors who have job security. The recent province-wide poll,...