During the past year, anatomy and cell biology professor Charys Martin has engaged in many discussions around equity, diversity, inclusion and decolonization (EDI-D). She has also seen peers in the anatomy community struggle with the outdated use of gender …
Andrew Botterell couldn’t ignore the email. When a note from Academics Without Borders (AWB) popped up in his inbox, requesting curriculum support for Bahir Dar University’s law school in Ethiopia, it might as well have addressed him directly. Botterell, who is the...
Last semester, Western Law professor Thomas Telfer set a precedent that had nothing to do with any courtroom decision. He became the first person to lead a mindfulness ambassador council at a Canadian law school. As he led the entire first-year Law class in a brief...
Last semester, Western Law professor Thomas Telfer set a precedent that had nothing to do with any courtroom decision. He became the first person to incorporate a Mindfulness Ambassador Council at a Canadian law school. As he led the entire first-year Law class in a...
The federal government is currently conducting a five-year review of the Copyright Act. While there are several important policies that will be discussed, the most significant for the educational community is fair dealing. It is also likely to be the most contentious....
The academic space is a diverse place, composed of various forms of evidence. Increasingly, the conversation around what constitutes evidence, and what type of evidence ought to be applied to bring change, has become a critical topic of discussion. These factors have...
Michael Rubinoff Only four Canadian musicals in history have seen the light of day on Broadway. In 2017, producer Michael Rubinoff’s Come From Away – a heart-warming tale of kindness and generosity in the face of tragedy – made it to No. 5. Rubinoff, BA’98, LLB’01,...
No, your ‘smart’ coffeemaker likely isn’t plotting to harm you. But it might well be leaking data about you to companies that don’t have the capacity to safeguard the information, says a Western Law professor specializing in privacy protection. The ‘Internet of...
In recognition of her dedication to social justice, Nonie Brennan, CEO of All Chicago Making Homelessness History, was awarded an honorary Doctor of...
The timing wasn’t right when Stephen Pitel was first asked to serve as President of the University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA). Approaching a sabbatical, he was unable to dedicate the three consecutive years the bargaining unit requires for its...
It seems as though almost weekly, we receive newly published information or reported decisions that appear to confirm how very little we know about the true impact of head injuries within a sport context. Amateur and professional athletes who have suffered a...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Lz3Lxa38x8&feature=youtu.be Randal Graham was writing an academic text when he realized it contained a work of fiction waiting for escape. “I use a lot of examples and hypotheticals in my academic writing – and I always use a...
Less than a week at the helm, new University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA) president Stephen Pitel is looking forward to preparations for the next round of faculty negotiations and completing the ongoing corporate governance reforms.
Andrew Botterell couldn’t ignore the email. When a note from Academics Without Borders (AWB) popped up in his inbox, requesting curriculum support for Bahir Dar University’s law school in Ethiopia, it might as well have addressed him directly. Botterell, who is the...
Last semester, Western Law professor Thomas Telfer set a precedent that had nothing to do with any courtroom decision. He became the first person to lead a mindfulness ambassador council at a Canadian law school. As he led the entire first-year Law class in a brief...
Last semester, Western Law professor Thomas Telfer set a precedent that had nothing to do with any courtroom decision. He became the first person to incorporate a Mindfulness Ambassador Council at a Canadian law school. As he led the entire first-year Law class in a...
The federal government is currently conducting a five-year review of the Copyright Act. While there are several important policies that will be discussed, the most significant for the educational community is fair dealing. It is also likely to be the most contentious....
The academic space is a diverse place, composed of various forms of evidence. Increasingly, the conversation around what constitutes evidence, and what type of evidence ought to be applied to bring change, has become a critical topic of discussion. These factors have...
Michael Rubinoff Only four Canadian musicals in history have seen the light of day on Broadway. In 2017, producer Michael Rubinoff’s Come From Away – a heart-warming tale of kindness and generosity in the face of tragedy – made it to No. 5. Rubinoff, BA’98, LLB’01,...
No, your ‘smart’ coffeemaker likely isn’t plotting to harm you. But it might well be leaking data about you to companies that don’t have the capacity to safeguard the information, says a Western Law professor specializing in privacy protection. The ‘Internet of...
In recognition of her dedication to social justice, Nonie Brennan, CEO of All Chicago Making Homelessness History, was awarded an honorary Doctor of...
The timing wasn’t right when Stephen Pitel was first asked to serve as President of the University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA). Approaching a sabbatical, he was unable to dedicate the three consecutive years the bargaining unit requires for its...
It seems as though almost weekly, we receive newly published information or reported decisions that appear to confirm how very little we know about the true impact of head injuries within a sport context. Amateur and professional athletes who have suffered a...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Lz3Lxa38x8&feature=youtu.be Randal Graham was writing an academic text when he realized it contained a work of fiction waiting for escape. “I use a lot of examples and hypotheticals in my academic writing – and I always use a...
Less than a week at the helm, new University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA) president Stephen Pitel is looking forward to preparations for the next round of faculty negotiations and completing the ongoing corporate governance reforms.