Professor Godwin Arku is receiving funds for two new projects to empower Black youth on- and off-campus, work he hopes will be transformative for the communities studied. Arku, from the department of geography and environment, was today announced as …
Faculty of Information and Media Studies
Remembering a Canadian poet, songwriter
When Leonard Cohen said, “I’m your man,” it was as if he was speaking to every ear listening. The Canadian music and literary icon was everybody’s man.
Think for yourselves, shape the future
Today’s graduates are stepping out into a world where the economic landscape seemingly has more problems than solutions – a world in which graduates will play an important role in advancing growth for the future.
Nölke: Knowledge is power, use it
In what economists have called a “post-factual era,” university graduates have a responsibility to use their education.
Making plans to mark the occasion
You’re going to see a lot of red and white mixed in with purple next year as the university prepares to help Canada celebrate its sesquicentennial.
Lecture turns spotlight to long-ignored trial
The story had all the right ingredients – two high-profile names pitted against one another; calls of defamation and slander; a resultant court case that ended in a $260,000 payout. But the trial went largely uncovered as it unfolded. This month’s Faculty of...
Understanding the purpose behind volunteer trips
Struggling to navigate through the airport due to the weight of an enormous 20-kilogram hiking backpack, I was panting as I reached my group of 28 university students in front of the check-in gate, a crowd equally excited as I was to be embarking on a 20-day Me-to-We...
Alumna ‘Pressed’ into changing news delivery
Admittedly, it was a bit too much for Jacqueline Leung. While the Media, Information & Technoculture (MIT) graduate knew she should be watching and reading the news – especially as her career in marketing and media started to take off – she had no desire to wade...
Bringing ‘an important story’ to the page
The Survivor had a story. The Professor helped him find his voice. And now, the fruits of a years-long collaboration between the two will be released this month.
GRC joins global privacy network
Even if you have nothing to hide, Sarah Roberts believes everyone has a right to use the Internet without being concerned about over-reaching governments, censorship or companies mining data on your search history. To get around the threat of digital surveillance,...
Children embrace ‘bookness’ across all formats
In a technologically literate age, children don’t see a difference between e-books and their printed, dog-eared counterparts, with both occupying children’s literal and virtual libraries, a new study suggests. Many studies have examined children’s experiences with...
Leonard, Shoemaker named to top professor honour
Two professors are the latest recipients of Distinguished University Professorships (DUP) awards, joining a select group of faculty members recognized for exceptional scholarly careers. Honoured this year are John Leonard, English and Writing Studies, Arts &...
Russian journalists untangling Red Web
Russian investigative journalists Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan will lead discussions into the issues surrounding their latest book, The Red Web: The Struggle Between Russia's Digital Dictators and the New Online Revolutionaries, as part of the Rogers Chair...
Remembering a Canadian poet, songwriter
When Leonard Cohen said, “I’m your man,” it was as if he was speaking to every ear listening. The Canadian music and literary icon was everybody’s man.
Think for yourselves, shape the future
Today’s graduates are stepping out into a world where the economic landscape seemingly has more problems than solutions – a world in which graduates will play an important role in advancing growth for the future.
Nölke: Knowledge is power, use it
In what economists have called a “post-factual era,” university graduates have a responsibility to use their education.
Making plans to mark the occasion
You’re going to see a lot of red and white mixed in with purple next year as the university prepares to help Canada celebrate its sesquicentennial.
Lecture turns spotlight to long-ignored trial
The story had all the right ingredients – two high-profile names pitted against one another; calls of defamation and slander; a resultant court case that ended in a $260,000 payout. But the trial went largely uncovered as it unfolded. This month’s Faculty of...
Understanding the purpose behind volunteer trips
Struggling to navigate through the airport due to the weight of an enormous 20-kilogram hiking backpack, I was panting as I reached my group of 28 university students in front of the check-in gate, a crowd equally excited as I was to be embarking on a 20-day Me-to-We...
Alumna ‘Pressed’ into changing news delivery
Admittedly, it was a bit too much for Jacqueline Leung. While the Media, Information & Technoculture (MIT) graduate knew she should be watching and reading the news – especially as her career in marketing and media started to take off – she had no desire to wade...
Bringing ‘an important story’ to the page
The Survivor had a story. The Professor helped him find his voice. And now, the fruits of a years-long collaboration between the two will be released this month.
GRC joins global privacy network
Even if you have nothing to hide, Sarah Roberts believes everyone has a right to use the Internet without being concerned about over-reaching governments, censorship or companies mining data on your search history. To get around the threat of digital surveillance,...
Children embrace ‘bookness’ across all formats
In a technologically literate age, children don’t see a difference between e-books and their printed, dog-eared counterparts, with both occupying children’s literal and virtual libraries, a new study suggests. Many studies have examined children’s experiences with...
Leonard, Shoemaker named to top professor honour
Two professors are the latest recipients of Distinguished University Professorships (DUP) awards, joining a select group of faculty members recognized for exceptional scholarly careers. Honoured this year are John Leonard, English and Writing Studies, Arts &...
Russian journalists untangling Red Web
Russian investigative journalists Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan will lead discussions into the issues surrounding their latest book, The Red Web: The Struggle Between Russia's Digital Dictators and the New Online Revolutionaries, as part of the Rogers Chair...