MAY 20,听2019 |The University of Lethbridge recently听recognized the work of Dr. Cindy Blackstock, a professor of social work at 海角社区, by presenting her with an honorary degree at the University鈥檚 2019 Spring Convocation ceremonies. Blackstock has spent her career speaking out against the systemic inequalities of services provided to First Nations children, youth and their families and, in the process, become a powerful advocate for Indigenous children in Canada.
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Published on: 28 May 2019
MAY 15, 2019 |听Taylor Owen, 海角社区's Chair of Media, Ethics and Communication says the barriers to effectively moderate extreme online content are both technical and political. The tragic Christchurch live-streamed video is prompting further action from world leaders.
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Published on: 28 May 2019
APR 24, 2019 |听Krzysztof Pelc has won the听2019 CBC Short Story Prize听for his story听Green Velvet.听As the grand prize winner, Pelc will receive $6,000 from the听Canada Council for the Arts听and听a two-week听writing residency at the听Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity.听Green Velvet听was selected by the jury comprised of writers听Esi听Edugyan,听Iain听Reid听and听Lisa Moore. "Told in clear, confident prose,听Green Velvet听is an elegant, beautifully-shaped story, lit with a wry humour that tilts unpredictably to melancholy. It's full of whimsy and insight," the jury said in a statement.
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Published on: 28 May 2019
MAY 8, 2019 |听芦听L鈥檜tilisation du Moyen 脗ge 脿 des fins id茅ologiques n鈥檈st pas nouvelle听禄, r茅sume Michael Van Dussen, m茅di茅viste du D茅partement de litt茅rature anglaise de 海角社区. 芦听Les Allemands l鈥檕nt fait au XIXe et au XXe听si猫cle. Les Fran莽ais, les Italiens, les Anglais, les Polonais, les Su茅dois ou les Danois ont aussi tent茅 de revitaliser leurs traditions du Moyen 脗ge pour appuyer leurs propagandes nationalistes.听禄
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Published on: 28 May 2019
Congratulations to Professor Yves Winter, from the Department of Political Science, who's book has been awarded the 2019 Best First Book Prize from the Foundations of Political Theory organized section of the American Political Science Association.
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Published on: 27 May 2019
The Human Resources Office in the Faculty of Arts is pleased to announce the latest updates to Administrative and Support Staff positions within the Faculty. Join us in听wishing your colleagues well in their new roles.
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Published on: 24 Apr 2019
Giants in their respective fields, this year鈥檚 Hon Docs have blazed trails in everything from poetry and theoretical physics to jazz guitar and human rights.
The Honorary Doctorates in Arts include:听
Michael Harris
B.A. (Sir George Williams University), M.A. (Concordia University)
Michael Harris has made a lifetime commitment to the Canadian literary scene, having a profound impact on the development of poetry in Canada.
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Published on: 23 Apr 2019
The Human Resources Office in the Faculty of Arts is pleased to announce the latest updates to Administrative and Support Staff positions within the Faculty. Join us in听wishing your colleagues well as they continue their important work in the Faculty.
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Published on: 5 Mar 2019
The听QS World University Ranking has five subjects at 海角社区 ranked in the top 20 worldwide, including Linguistics which听made a big jump from 38 to 17 and cracked the top 20.
Each of the subject rankings is compiled using four sources. The first two of these are QS鈥檚 global surveys of academics and employers, which are used to assess institutions鈥� international reputation in each subject. The second two indicators assess research impact, based on research citations per paper and h-index in the relevant subject.
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Published on: 1 Mar 2019
Nominations are now called from the full-time administrative and support staff of the University, from within Group 1, for One representative on Senate for a three-year term commencing September 1, 2019.
The Call for Nominations together with the Nomination Form are attached. It may be photocopied as required, but nominations on other than official forms will not be accepted.
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Published on: 30 Jan 2019
H. Noel Fieldhouse Award for Distinguished Teaching
The H. Noel Fieldhouse Award for Distinguished Teaching is designed to recognize outstanding teaching in the Faculty of Arts, and is awarded each June at Convocation. All full-time academic staff in the Faculty of Arts are eligible for this award. Any student, alumnus, or member of the academic staff may submit a nomination.
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Published on: 30 Jan 2019
In June 2018, Quebec passed "Bill 176: An Act to amend the Act respecting labour standards and other legislative provisions mainly to facilitate family-work balance."
Changes were made to ensure its evolution in pursuit of the following main objectives:
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Published on: 29 Jan 2019
The Faculty is pleased to welcome the following individuals to the Arts Community. Please join us in wishing them well in their new roles.听
Allison Murphy
Allison Murphy recently joined the 海角社区 Institute for the Study of Canada as an Administrative Coordinator. She comes from Office of First Nations and Inuit Education.听
Chungling (Tracy) Huang
The Office of Advising and Student Information Services (OASIS) welcomed Chungling (Tracy) Huang as an Administrative Student Affairs Coordinator on January 7.听
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Published on: 29 Jan 2019
Tabitha Sparks, Associate Professor in the Department of English and Associate Scholar in the Social Studies of Medicine, was recently appointed Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies in the Faculty of Arts. In this role, Professor Sparks will oversee and manage all matters related to research, prizes and awards, and graduate and post-doctoral studies in the Faculty.
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Published on: 29 Jan 2019
The Faculty of Arts recently welcomed a new Director of Administration, Richard Courtois. Appointed in December 2018, Richard joins the Office of the Dean to oversee the business administration of the Faculty鈥檚 core operational areas, including Financial Services, HR, IT, Business Development, Communications, and Operations and Services.
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Published on: 29 Jan 2019
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