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Events

Sep 16 Throwback: Carleton’s Homecoming Celebration

Sep

16

All Day

Event

Throwback: Carleton’s Homecoming Celebration
Sep 20 FPA Currents Lecture: Hot Button Election Panel hosted by Abacus Data CEO David Coletto

Sep

20

7:00 pm

9:30 pm

FPA Currents Lecture: Hot Button Election Panel hosted by Abacus Data CEO David Coletto

Richcraft Hall, Singhal Family Theatre
Sep 26 Work Your Career – Author Meets Readers

Sep

26

5:30 pm

7:00 pm

Work Your Career – Author Meets Readers

Irene's Pub (885 Bank Street)
Oct 1 A Bridge Across Civilizations: Lectures by Karim H. Karim and H. Masud Taj

Oct

1

5:30 pm

7:30 pm

A Bridge Across Civilizations: Lectures by Karim H. Karim and H. Masud Taj

Richcraft Hall, Second floor conference rooms
Oct 2 Bagels & Banter – Preparing for Research with Indigenous Communities

Oct

2

9:00 am

10:00 am

Bagels & Banter – Preparing for Research with Indigenous Communities

Loeb Building, D382, Office of the Dean Boardroom
Oct 3 Informing Migration Policy: International Experience and Evidence Conference

Oct

3

All Day

Event

Informing Migration Policy: International Experience and Evidence Conference

Richcraft Hall, Second floor conference rooms
Oct 16 Undergraduate Research Internship Showcase

Oct

16

6:30 pm

8:30 pm

Undergraduate Research Internship Showcase

Richcraft Hall, Second Floor Conference Rooms
Oct 17 Civil Society and Social Movements in Food System Governance – Author Meets Readers

Oct

17

5:30 pm

7:00 pm

Civil Society and Social Movements in Food System Governance – Author Meets Readers

Irene's Pub (885 Bank Street)

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News

Photo for the news post: A New Perspective on Parliamentary Democracy
September 12, 2019

A New Perspective on Parliamentary Democracy

A New Perspective on Parliamentary Democracy

Professor Jonathan Malloy is the new Bell Chair for the Study of Parliamentary Democracy Story by Karen Kelly Photos by Bryan Gagnon As the 2019 Canadian federal election campaign takes... More
Photo for the news post: SPPA Alumnus Receives Governor General’s Sovereign Medal
September 11, 2019

SPPA Alumnus Receives Governor General’s Sovereign Medal

SPPA Alumnus Receives Governor General’s Sovereign Medal

Chris Braeuel, who received a Master of Arts in Public Administration in 2000, was awarded the Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers by Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson, on behalf of Her Excellency... More
Photo for the news post: Carleton Journalism Alumni Named to Top Jobs at the CBC
September 6, 2019

Carleton Journalism Alumni Named to Top Jobs at the CBC

Carleton Journalism Alumni Named to Top Jobs at the CBC

Carleton Journalism graduates continue to dominate the airwaves, with the announcement that Nahlah Ayed will be the new host of Ideas on CBC Radio One and Laura Lynch will be the... More
Photo of Carleton University
August 30, 2019

SPPA Alumna Christine Hogan Named Deputy Minister of Environment and Climate Change

SPPA Alumna Christine Hogan Named Deputy Minister of Environment and Climate Change

Christine Hogan, a distinguished public servant and alumna of the School of Public Policy and Administration, was recently named the Deputy Minister of Environment and Climate Change by Prime Minister... More

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