Jun Li elected Comparative and International Education Society VP, president designate
Teaching
Moving toward decolonizing the curriculum
New academic-development modules to support Western instructors in decolonizing their curriculum
Tutoring helps Western families and teacher candidates thrive
Novel program benefits 150 teacher candidates and more than 300 children
Western trio honoured with Distinguished University Professorships
Kim Baines, Glenn Bauman, and Deborah Laliberte-Rudman are being recognized for sustained excellence in scholarship
Western celebrates top teaching talent
Outstanding faculty members and a team of course designers are being honoured for excellence
Professor Wade Wright new author of ‘go-to’ law treatise
Law scholar Wade Wright is assuming authorship of Peter Hogg’s Constitutional Law of Canada, the leading work of its kind.
Project mines new frontiers in outer-space law
Science is outpacing policies for responsible resource extraction in space.
In Memoriam: Dr. Wesley Dunn, founding dean of Dentistry
Western University is mourning the passing of Dr. Wesley John Dunn, founding dean of Dentistry and a pillar of organized dentistry in Canada.
Donna Kotsopoulos to become new dean of Western’s Faculty of Education
Donna Kotsopoulos will begin her role as dean of the Faculty of Education in January 2021.
Nick Harney to become new dean of Western’s Faculty of Social Science
Nicholas (Nick) Harney will begin a five-year term as Faculty of Social Science dean in August 2021.
Western global education expert leads COVID-19 event ahead of G20 Summit
Western’s Prachi Srivastava will lead an international summit to identify how countries’ education systems can recover from the effects of COVID-19 lockdowns, quarantines and physical distancing.
Course on mindful social innovation aims to build pandemic resilience
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a country burdened by years of civil unrest and poverty, only a dozen psychiatrists currently serve the entire population of more than 90 million. On top of its complex issues, the country is still recovering from the mental...
‘Be fearless and be yourself’: Faflak wins OCUFA teaching award
Joel Faflak’s faculty profile will tell you he teaches British Romantic poetry of the 18th century. But the award-winning prof will tell you – and his students and colleagues will attest – that his primary aim is to teach to the soul, to their humanity itself.
Upper-year peers ease first-year fears in online program
In a first-of-its-kind program at Western, 100 peer leaders are helping first-year students thrive through university expectations and online learning.
Four named inaugural Canadian nursing Fellows
Four Western nursing faculty have been named to the inaugural class of Fellows of the Canadian Academy of Nursing – a program that recognizes and celebrates the most accomplished nurses in Canada.
International students find new home in London
Lemos Rodrigues didn’t leave his suite for the next 14 days – not unlike hundreds of other international students.
Award-winning prof plans ‘coffee shop’ class of 700
The ideal political conversation is a lot like a visit to the local coffee shop, says professor Nigmendra Narain.
‘Art whenever they want’ for remote-learning students
Professor Tricia Johnson draws on all her experience and creativity as she teaches her visual arts classes online.
Reimagined lab work changes engineering courses
Engineering students will face demanding, ‘re-imagined’ labs, often using materials they have at home.
Pandemic-era course shift fuels students’ academic and personal growth
Professor Nicole Campbell empathizes with the challenges her students face in remote learning and has designed a course that builds their success as scholars and as people.