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April 16, 2018

Professor Irena Knezevic Honoured for Mentoring

Communication and Media Studies Professor Irena Knezevic was recently awarded one of seven Faculty Graduate Mentoring Awards from the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs. Professor Knezevic studies communication, culture... More

April 16, 2018

Peace Studies and Migration Researchers Win Awards

Carleton Professors Fen Hampson and William Walters were recently honoured by the International Studies Association, a body of 7,500 scholars from 110 different countries, at its convention in San Francisco.... More

April 4, 2018

Political Science Grad Student Competes in Commonwealth Games

Catherine Traer, a graduate student in Carleton's Political Science department, is competing in the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in Australia this month as part of the Canadian women's basketball team.... More

February 27, 2018

Professor Kamari Clarke Leads Discussion on Africa and the International Criminal Court

As Kamari Clarke, Professor of Global and International Studies, began her keynote address at the FPA Research Excellence Symposium, she described the global hopes for the International Criminal Court (ICC)... More

February 16, 2018

An International Graduate Student Reflects on Her Time at Carleton

Janina Grabs is a visiting scholar with the School of Public Policy and Administration (SPPA) and a PhD student at the University of Münster in Germany. She shared this... More

February 7, 2018

NPSIA Students Share Research on National Television

Mark Haichin, a PhD student in the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, had an unusual opportunity to share his doctoral research: on the CPAC program Perspective with Alison Smith.... More

February 7, 2018

Faculty of Public Affairs Names First Research Excellence Chair

Amanda Clarke, Assistant Professor in Carleton’s School of Public Policy and Administration (SPPA), has been named the Faculty of Public Affairs’ Research Excellence Chair at the Assistant Professor level. “The... More

January 31, 2018

FPA Community Gathers to Celebrate its Dean’s Honour List Students

Hundreds of students and professors, staff members, parents and friends gathered for the 2016-17 Dean's Honour List reception, held in the Richcraft Hall Atrium on January 29, 2018. The event recognized students... More

January 26, 2018

Jean Charest Lecture Headlines FPA Research Month

Well-known Quebec politician Jean Charest will deliver the annual Bell Lecture on February 27, which honours the contributions of individuals to the political and public life of Canada. In a... More

January 18, 2018

As it Happens Host Carol Off to Speak at Carleton

Journalist Carol Off, co-host of CBC Radio’s flagship evening current affairs program, As it Happens, will deliver the Journalism program’s Kesterton Lecture on March 22nd as part of FPA Research Month. The lecture... More

January 18, 2018

Brett Popplewell Wins Allan Slaight Prize for Journalism

Assistant Journalism Professor Brett Popplewell has won the inaugural Allan Slaight Prize for Journalism for the most outstanding article published in The Walrus magazine in 2017. The prize is worth... More

January 17, 2018

Former Chief Trade Negotiator to Speak at Carleton

David Plunkett, Canada's Chief Negotiator (Bilateral and Regional) in Trade Policy and Negotiations from 2009 to 2011 will speak at Carleton University on January 23. Mr. Plunkett will discuss the trade... More

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