In 2021 and 2022, the Hidden Racial Profiling Project (HRPP) at Western University’s Faculty of Law helped the Toronto Star identify more than 600 court decisions from the past decade that found Canadian police violated the Charter of Rights and Freedoms …
Campus & Community
Letter: Support should grow for Friends of the Garden
While no longer an active member of Western’s Friends of the Gardens (FOG), I applaud the noble effort the Friends (who remain five in number) who for the past 27 years have staged an annual plant sale. More than $70,000 has been raised over these years by FOG, most...
McKellar mourned by Western community
The Western community is mourning the death of Don McKellar, former Faculty of Music Associate Dean and music pioneer, who died Sunday, Aug. 28. He was 90. Born and raised in St. Thomas, Ont., McKellar taught secondary school music in Ottawa after graduating from the...
Propel celebrates summer entrepreneurs
After an intensive 16 weeks, 15 entrepreneurs successfully completed the Propel Summer Incubator program (PSI) – with more than $750,000 sales in 101 countries, 85,955 website hits, 40,488 new social media users, 5,276 app downloads, are a few of the landside...
Seeking opinions on Code of Student Conduct
Western officials are seeking opinions regarding the content within and implementation of the university’s Code of Student Conduct, as part of a periodic review process mandated by the Board of Governors.
Redmond to head Campus Community Police Service
Chief Superintendent Daniel Redmond, former Regional Commander for the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region, has been named Director of Campus Community Police Service, the university announced this week.
Walk promotes hope, research with each step
ALS is a thief. It takes lives every day – whomever, whenever and wherever it wants. Western Libraries archivist Anne Daniel knows all too well the pain it brings.
Study explores role of Jewish women on homefront
The stories describe important moments in our country’s history – yet few talk about them, even fewer ask. That is about to change thanks to Jennifer Shaw Lander.
Western to invade London Comic Con 2016
Rare and valuable selections from the Dr. Eddy Smet Comic Book Collection at Western University Archives will be showcased next month at London Comic Con. The pop culture event runs from Sept. 23-25 at the Western Fair District Progress Building in London. Smet, an...
Helping kids turn page on mental-health challenges
For Kristin Legault-Donkers, a Psychology student at King’s University College, it will be worth it if just one child reads and relates to Zack and Zoey.
Spotlight turns to teaching at conference
As more Indigenous students seek out postsecondary education, and as more of those postsecondary institutions embrace Indigenous worldviews, what does that mean for our universities? Dr. Airini, Dean of the Faculty of Education and Social Work at Thompson Rivers...
Young alumnus goes ‘West’ to find the world
Western alumnus John Yun, MMus ’12, recently landed a performance and Associate Conductor role in the international tour of ‘West Side Story.’ This 40-plus-week tour will play major opera houses and theaters across Europe and Asia.
Study looks to share rural shelter expertise
Western Health Sciences researchers are drawing attention to the challenges of – and hoping to find solutions for – women who experience violence using shelters in rural Ontario settings.
Letter: Support should grow for Friends of the Garden
While no longer an active member of Western’s Friends of the Gardens (FOG), I applaud the noble effort the Friends (who remain five in number) who for the past 27 years have staged an annual plant sale. More than $70,000 has been raised over these years by FOG, most...
McKellar mourned by Western community
The Western community is mourning the death of Don McKellar, former Faculty of Music Associate Dean and music pioneer, who died Sunday, Aug. 28. He was 90. Born and raised in St. Thomas, Ont., McKellar taught secondary school music in Ottawa after graduating from the...
Propel celebrates summer entrepreneurs
After an intensive 16 weeks, 15 entrepreneurs successfully completed the Propel Summer Incubator program (PSI) – with more than $750,000 sales in 101 countries, 85,955 website hits, 40,488 new social media users, 5,276 app downloads, are a few of the landside...
Seeking opinions on Code of Student Conduct
Western officials are seeking opinions regarding the content within and implementation of the university’s Code of Student Conduct, as part of a periodic review process mandated by the Board of Governors.
Redmond to head Campus Community Police Service
Chief Superintendent Daniel Redmond, former Regional Commander for the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region, has been named Director of Campus Community Police Service, the university announced this week.
Walk promotes hope, research with each step
ALS is a thief. It takes lives every day – whomever, whenever and wherever it wants. Western Libraries archivist Anne Daniel knows all too well the pain it brings.
Study explores role of Jewish women on homefront
The stories describe important moments in our country’s history – yet few talk about them, even fewer ask. That is about to change thanks to Jennifer Shaw Lander.
Western to invade London Comic Con 2016
Rare and valuable selections from the Dr. Eddy Smet Comic Book Collection at Western University Archives will be showcased next month at London Comic Con. The pop culture event runs from Sept. 23-25 at the Western Fair District Progress Building in London. Smet, an...
Helping kids turn page on mental-health challenges
For Kristin Legault-Donkers, a Psychology student at King’s University College, it will be worth it if just one child reads and relates to Zack and Zoey.
Spotlight turns to teaching at conference
As more Indigenous students seek out postsecondary education, and as more of those postsecondary institutions embrace Indigenous worldviews, what does that mean for our universities? Dr. Airini, Dean of the Faculty of Education and Social Work at Thompson Rivers...
Young alumnus goes ‘West’ to find the world
Western alumnus John Yun, MMus ’12, recently landed a performance and Associate Conductor role in the international tour of ‘West Side Story.’ This 40-plus-week tour will play major opera houses and theaters across Europe and Asia.
Study looks to share rural shelter expertise
Western Health Sciences researchers are drawing attention to the challenges of – and hoping to find solutions for – women who experience violence using shelters in rural Ontario settings.