MAY 27, 2019 |聽Sam Hunter set out to go camping near his home on Weenusk First Nation, about 35 kilometres south of Hudson Bay in Ontario鈥檚 Far North. After spending a night in the bush, Hunter, who has lived on this land for most of his 53 years, went to look for dry wood. As he drove across what appeared to be a frozen river, the surface suddenly gave way and his Yamaha Bravo snowmobile plunged through the ice. Hunter was thrown through the windshield and barely avoided falling into the rushing water below.
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Published on: 12 Jun 2019
JUNE 5, 2019 |聽For the first time in the history of Quebec, the provincial government has no senior ministers and only two elected representatives from the island of Montreal, and it shows. Nothing makes this more evident than Bill 21, the secularism law proposed by the Coalition Avenir Qu茅bec (CAQ) government that is especially contentious for banning certain public workers from wearing religious symbols. Notable among them are teachers and school principals, police officers, judges, Crown prosecutors and prison guards.
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Published on: 12 Jun 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聽wishing your colleagues well in their new roles.
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Published on: 12 Jun 2019
JUNE 2, 2019 |聽Arash Abizadeh鈥檚 monograph, 鈥淗obbes and the Two Faces of Ethics,鈥� has been awarded the 2019 Canadian Philosophical Association Biennial Book Prize (English). The jury writes that 鈥淭his is an outstanding book, one of the best books on early modern philosophy in the past 10 years.
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Published on: 6 Jun 2019
MAY 30, 2019 | As violence against Indigenous women and girls grows, a national inquiry into the causes is drawing to a close, with a report expected on June 3.
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Published on: 30 May 2019
MAY 20,聽2019 |The University of Lethbridge recently聽recognized the work of Dr. Cindy Blackstock, a professor of social work at 51吃瓜网, 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 |聽Taylor Owen, McGill'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 |聽Krzysztof Pelc has won the聽2019 CBC Short Story Prize聽for his story聽Green Velvet.聽As the grand prize winner, Pelc will receive $6,000 from the聽Canada Council for the Arts聽and聽a two-week聽writing residency at the聽Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity.聽Green Velvet聽was selected by the jury comprised of writers聽Esi聽Edugyan,聽Iain聽Reid聽and聽Lisa Moore. "Told in clear, confident prose,聽Green Velvet聽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 |聽芦聽L鈥檜tilisation du Moyen 脗ge 脿 des fins id茅ologiques n鈥檈st pas nouvelle聽禄, r茅sume Michael Van Dussen, m茅di茅viste du D茅partement de litt茅rature anglaise de McGill. 芦聽Les Allemands l鈥檕nt fait au XIXe et au XXe聽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.聽禄
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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聽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:聽
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聽wishing your colleagues well as they continue their important work in the Faculty.
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Published on: 5 Mar 2019
The聽QS World University Ranking has five subjects at 51吃瓜网ranked in the top 20 worldwide, including Linguistics which聽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
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