Claire Crooks has received the prestigious annual WORLDiscoveries Vanguard Innovator of the Year award. A clinical psychologist, professor at Western’s Faculty of Education and director of the Centre for School Mental Health, Claire Crooks – along wit …
Visual Arts professor Kathryn Brush smiles as she remembers getting a photo from one of her students doing a cartwheel in front of the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Denis, just north of Paris, France. She may be an internationally recognized art historian and an...
Eleven professors are receiving Western’s highest honours for inspiring active and deep learning in their students.
New legislation in Manitoba allowing victims of domestic violence paid and unpaid leave from work while guaranteeing job security is a “significant step forward,” said one Western researcher. But it is just a baby step in efforts to protect millions of victims...
If you are in the midst of teaching your child how to read, you might just be able to teach them something else in the process. A long-standing belief among academics, teachers and parents alike indicates in order to learn something new from a book, a child must first...
In November 2011, Glen Canning’s daughter, Rehtaeh, was sexually assaulted by four males at a house party near Halifax. The assault was photographed and shared on social media. Rehtaeh was subsequently harassed and bullied for months. In 2013, suffering from...
How will we remember 2016? Probably through one or more of these faces. Western News presents its 7th annual Newsmakers issue, a celebration of those who contributed to our campus conversation in the last year. Join us in remembering the names and faces that...
A new study shows the key to Indigenous students’ future success may lie in them knowing more about their past. Claire Crooks, director of the Faculty of Education’s Centre for School Mental Health, led a team that implemented a mentorship program for Grade 7 and 8...
The Faculty of Education, in conjunction with the Ontario Principals’ Council, is launching a new Master of Professional Education in the field of International School Leadership. “We recognize the desire from current and future international school leaders to hone...
Carolyn Wilson envisions a world filled with engaged and informed citizens. “It’s important,” said Wilson, Program Coordinator at Western Education’s International Office. “We need people around the globe who know how to access information, evaluate what they’re being...
For Barb MacQuarrie, universities and colleges are “a big ship to turn” when it comes to how they address issues of sexual violence and harassment.
When nations gather at events like the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the world is watching. This global stage is just one reason large sporting events present a good opportunity to educate and raise awareness of LGBTQ rights, according to Western researchers.
The world can be a complicated, intolerant and trying place, but you must carry the love of this day forward with you, Cindy Blackstock told graduates at the Wednesday morning session of Western’s 307th Convocation.
Visual Arts professor Kathryn Brush smiles as she remembers getting a photo from one of her students doing a cartwheel in front of the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Denis, just north of Paris, France. She may be an internationally recognized art historian and an...
Eleven professors are receiving Western’s highest honours for inspiring active and deep learning in their students.
New legislation in Manitoba allowing victims of domestic violence paid and unpaid leave from work while guaranteeing job security is a “significant step forward,” said one Western researcher. But it is just a baby step in efforts to protect millions of victims...
If you are in the midst of teaching your child how to read, you might just be able to teach them something else in the process. A long-standing belief among academics, teachers and parents alike indicates in order to learn something new from a book, a child must first...
In November 2011, Glen Canning’s daughter, Rehtaeh, was sexually assaulted by four males at a house party near Halifax. The assault was photographed and shared on social media. Rehtaeh was subsequently harassed and bullied for months. In 2013, suffering from...
How will we remember 2016? Probably through one or more of these faces. Western News presents its 7th annual Newsmakers issue, a celebration of those who contributed to our campus conversation in the last year. Join us in remembering the names and faces that...
A new study shows the key to Indigenous students’ future success may lie in them knowing more about their past. Claire Crooks, director of the Faculty of Education’s Centre for School Mental Health, led a team that implemented a mentorship program for Grade 7 and 8...
The Faculty of Education, in conjunction with the Ontario Principals’ Council, is launching a new Master of Professional Education in the field of International School Leadership. “We recognize the desire from current and future international school leaders to hone...
Carolyn Wilson envisions a world filled with engaged and informed citizens. “It’s important,” said Wilson, Program Coordinator at Western Education’s International Office. “We need people around the globe who know how to access information, evaluate what they’re being...
For Barb MacQuarrie, universities and colleges are “a big ship to turn” when it comes to how they address issues of sexual violence and harassment.
When nations gather at events like the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the world is watching. This global stage is just one reason large sporting events present a good opportunity to educate and raise awareness of LGBTQ rights, according to Western researchers.
The world can be a complicated, intolerant and trying place, but you must carry the love of this day forward with you, Cindy Blackstock told graduates at the Wednesday morning session of Western’s 307th Convocation.