During the holiday break, a major academic press solicited my interest in writing an undergraduate textbook in one of my areas of teaching expertise. For a cash-strapped scholar at the beginning of his professorial career, the offer seemed enticing as it c …
As an undergraduate at Western, I never much cared for local politics, in part because the politicians never seemed to be talking about things that mattered to life as a student.
In the weeks since Western News ran its “How to make London super!” article, where engaged members of the university community offered advice on keeping Western grads in London, I have enjoyed several conversations with folks – both on and off campus – about the topic.
Why not share your most memorable moments as a Western University student and become the ‘Face of Western.’
Nour Al Farawi had something to say. And her powerful message is getting across, even though she didn’t utter a single word.
Rotman blog asking big questions Western’s Rotman Institute of Philosophy recently launched its blog on science and philosophy. Readers can be accessed through the main page of the institute’s website or directly to the blog. In the Market returns to campus East meets...
Almost eight years, three books and roughly half a million postage stamps later, the shtick is not getting old.
The Middlesex-London Health Unit is reminding residents how to reduce the risk of becoming sick as viruses and bacteria, including meningococcal disease, may be more likely to circulate at this time of year. The advice comes after the health unit was notified of a case of meningococcal disease in a Western University student late last week.
The Western community is mourning the loss of Michael Gourley, 65, a former university vice-president (finance and administration), who died Friday, March 2 at Toronto General Hospital.
The Western community is mourning the death of John Petros Stathopoulos, a Faculty of Social Science student, who died Tuesday, Feb. 28.
London-area fans who were unable to get tickets to Q’s live show at The Grand Theatre on Thursday, March 8 are invited to gather at Western University the following day (Friday, March 9) to listen to the broadcast as it airs from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on CBC Radio One. A special Q&A with host Jian Ghomeshi follows from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Currently, many departments offering Arabic courses are facing problems. Based on my experience teaching Arabic at Western during the past eight years, I have compiled the following list of problems and I offer possible solutions.
Every university wants to make a name for itself.