In 1993, X-Files fans began using the term “relationshippers” to describe fans who were invested in a romantic relationship between the two leads, Fox Mulder and Dana Scully. Although the practice of pairing two characters together had existed in fa …
It was almost 23 years ago to the day. David Start had his 3-year-old daughter Virginia on his shoulder; 6-year-old sister Mary Beth was holding dad’s hand. The two, sporting matching dresses, strolled through campus with their dad following the graduation of their mother Susan in 1989.
Sparked by controversy surrounding Globe and Mail columnist Margaret Wente, discussions about plagiarism are popping up across campus – particularly, and not surprisingly, in journalism classes.
It was a chilly and windy October night back in 2005 that drew Ticha Gwaradzimba to pull off the 401 into London.
Fellow profs, if you’ve been around students anytime within the last few years, you know social media is integral to their lives.
The first phase results of the Ontario Shelter Research Project, a massive collaborative study funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation, were released at Western last week in hopes the findings will assist shelters in evaluating their services in order to better meet the needs of their clients.
On May 10, fellow Western student Emily Fister and I jumped into a whirlwind of social and political developments that is Malaysia.
Projects led by Western professors Tima Bansal and James Compton were named among 92 research teams being awarded more than $70 million over seven years through SSHRC Partnership Grants and Partnership Development Grants.
Providing a 'Pathway' for immigrants Awarded $2.5 million over seven years by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), the Pathways to Prosperity Partnership will bring together researchers, government departments, and community partners...
When Shannon Marrinan and Monica Gagne first began the Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) program at Western last September, they understood there would be opportunities to apply their theoretical knowledge through experiential learning.
A U.S. literary publisher once showed me a query letter from a prospective author who also happened to be a professor in a master’s of fine arts program.
During the holiday break, a major academic press solicited my interest in writing an undergraduate textbook in one of my areas of teaching expertise. For a cash-strapped scholar at the beginning of his professorial career, the offer seemed enticing as it conferred what seemed to be an honour as well as possibly being lucrative.
Arts, Ed and FIMS plan Research Day 2012 Three Western faculties – Arts and Humanities, Education and Information and Media Studies – will come together next week for one celebration of their collective work at Research Day 2012, scheduled for 3-5:30 p.m. Monday,...