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Month: April 2015

Board sets down parameters for compensation review

Board sets down parameters for compensation review

With university Senate non-confidence votes in the rear-view mirror, attention now turns to Justice Stephen Goudge and his external review of the university’s presidential compensation practices. Western’s Board of Governors requested the review April 1 in its...

Western researchers named among game-changers

Western researchers named among game-changers

Western researchers and alumni are highlighted among 50 “game-changing” innovations at Ontario universities, identified by Research Matters, a collaborative project involving Ontario’s 21 publicly assisted universities. The Western-connected accomplishments includ:...

Ansari nabs honours at Society for American Music conference

Ansari nabs honours at Society for American Music conference

Don Wright Faculty of Music professor Emily Abrams Ansari won the Cambridge University Press Award at the Society for American Music's annual conference this past month in California. Ansari’s paper, The Virtue of American Power and the Power of American Virtue:...

Werstine earns Mellon Excellence in Research Award

Werstine earns Mellon Excellence in Research Award

King’s University College professor Paul Werstine, a Literature professor and Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, has been named the first Hugh Mellon Excellence in Research Award recipient, the King’s Faculty Research Activities Committee announced last week....

Presidential pay sparks debate across university community

Presidential pay sparks debate across university community

Revelations about Western President Amit Chakma’s 2014 salary have sparked debate across the university community, including non-confidence votes being conducted among the institution’s largest bargaining units. In the face of that criticism, however, the Chair of...

Western researchers named among game-changers

Western researchers named among game-changers

Western researchers and alumni are highlighted among 50 “game-changing” innovations at Ontario universities, identified by Research Matters, a collaborative project involving Ontario’s 21 publicly assisted universities. The Western-connected accomplishments includ:...

Ansari nabs honours at Society for American Music conference

Ansari nabs honours at Society for American Music conference

Don Wright Faculty of Music professor Emily Abrams Ansari won the Cambridge University Press Award at the Society for American Music's annual conference this past month in California. Ansari’s paper, The Virtue of American Power and the Power of American Virtue:...

Werstine earns Mellon Excellence in Research Award

Werstine earns Mellon Excellence in Research Award

King’s University College professor Paul Werstine, a Literature professor and Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, has been named the first Hugh Mellon Excellence in Research Award recipient, the King’s Faculty Research Activities Committee announced last week....

Presidential pay sparks debate across university community

Presidential pay sparks debate across university community

Revelations about Western President Amit Chakma’s 2014 salary have sparked debate across the university community, including non-confidence votes being conducted among the institution’s largest bargaining units. In the face of that criticism, however, the Chair of...