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Business schools must widen access to be true forces for good

Business schools must widen access to be true forces for good

It has become commonplace for business schools to play up their roles as societal change agents. For example, INSEAD “champions business as a force for good,” and Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management seeks to prepare its students t …

Symposium to focus on impact of sport on society

Symposium to focus on impact of sport on society

An elite lineup of athletes, officials and academics will come together next week to provide an in-depth discussion on the milestones, events and people that have shaped human rights in Canada with respect to sport.

Embracing the power of the human experience

Embracing the power of the human experience

A commentary on life, death and the depth of the human experience. A story about a risky friendship in a tense racial atmosphere. And a ‘Monopoly on Sorrow.’ Erica S. Lawson has a powerful lineup of recommendations – just don’t expect a lot of show tunes and dance numbers.

Expert: E-voting no way to run a democracy

Expert: E-voting no way to run a democracy

Take it from an engineer. You don’t want technology to fulfill a need other than the need you’re building that technology for – especially if democracy is at stake.

Campuswide test set for Alert WesternU

Campuswide test set for Alert WesternU

Western will conduct its initial campuswide test of the university’s new mass emergency notification tool – Alert WesternU – at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Dates set for Freedom of Expression consultation

Dates set for Freedom of Expression consultation

The Provost’s Ad Hoc Committee on Freedom of Expression is inviting the university community to offer its thoughts on what considerations the committee should reflect upon when drafting Western’s policy on freedom of expression, Michael Milde, Committee Chair, announced today.

Western moves into THE Top 200

Western moves into THE Top 200

Western University joined the top flight of the Times Higher Education magazine’s World University Rankings, according to 2019 data released Sept. 26. According to the U.K.-based magazine, Western cracked the coveted Top 200 among the world’s top universities, tying...

Germany presents Darby with its highest honour

Germany presents Darby with its highest honour

A near lifetime affinity for, combined with a rich professional connection to, the Federal Republic of Germany has led to David Darby receiving one of the country’s highest honours.