A new program looks to get every member of one Western affiliate’s community all on the same page. This fall, the Huron University College Library will launch Huron 1 Read, a common reading program to connect incoming students across all disciplines. The inaugural...
Month: August 2015
Study: ‘Less happy’ new parents have smaller families
Study explored to what extent parental well-being around the transition to parenthood can help to explain why so many couples end up having only one child, when the modal number of desired children is two.
Beaujot earns Lifetime Contribution Award
Sociology professor emeritus Roderic Beaujot recently received the 2015 Lifetime Contribution Award, presented by the Canadian Population Society. The Lifetime Contribution Award recognizes “a Canadian scholar every two years who has shown outstanding commitment to...
Researcher re-examines youth criminal rehabilitation
Punishment and deterrence are often believed to be the most effective means of reducing youth crime and improving community safety, but Western psychologist Alan Leschied says the reality is much different. “What we’ve seen is low-risk offenders who are incarcerated...
Cowin: Embrace a world beyond your backyard
It was only a two-door hardtop. But to Jack Cowin, Western’s 22nd Chancellor, it was a rocket ship to another world.
Electoral Board announces new Chancellor
Today, the Joint Senate/Board Electoral Board for Chancellor released the following statement announcing Western’s 22nd Chancellor. * * * Dear Colleagues, The Joint Senate/Board Electoral Board for Chancellor is pleased to announce that alumnus Jack Cowin has...
Study: ‘Less happy’ new parents have smaller families
Study explored to what extent parental well-being around the transition to parenthood can help to explain why so many couples end up having only one child, when the modal number of desired children is two.
Beaujot earns Lifetime Contribution Award
Sociology professor emeritus Roderic Beaujot recently received the 2015 Lifetime Contribution Award, presented by the Canadian Population Society. The Lifetime Contribution Award recognizes “a Canadian scholar every two years who has shown outstanding commitment to...
Researcher re-examines youth criminal rehabilitation
Punishment and deterrence are often believed to be the most effective means of reducing youth crime and improving community safety, but Western psychologist Alan Leschied says the reality is much different. “What we’ve seen is low-risk offenders who are incarcerated...
Cowin: Embrace a world beyond your backyard
It was only a two-door hardtop. But to Jack Cowin, Western’s 22nd Chancellor, it was a rocket ship to another world.
Electoral Board announces new Chancellor
Today, the Joint Senate/Board Electoral Board for Chancellor released the following statement announcing Western’s 22nd Chancellor. * * * Dear Colleagues, The Joint Senate/Board Electoral Board for Chancellor is pleased to announce that alumnus Jack Cowin has...