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January 13, 2020

CBC’s Adrienne Arsenault Delivers Peter Stursberg Lecture

"Amazing things happen when you get close. The truth shouts at you." That is how Adrienne Arsenault, Senior Correspondent for CBC's The National, described her experience as a foreign correspondent... More

January 6, 2020

FPA Professors Named Chairs in Teaching Innovation

Two Faculty of Public Affairs professors, Melanie Adrian (Law and Legal Studies) and Mira Sucharov (Political Science) have been named the inaugural Chairs in Teaching Innovation. Each appointee receives $45,000... More

January 6, 2020

Belize Experience Leaves Deep Impression on BGInS Students

Every year, a group of students in the Bachelor of Global and International Studies (BGInS) program travel to Belize for the Experiential Learning Abroad course (GINS 3200), a hands-on classroom... More

December 18, 2019

Carleton Earns Top Marks for Sustainability

The 2019 UI GreenMetric World University Rankings has ranked Carleton #2 in Canada and #35 in the world for campus sustainability. It is among 780 universities that were ranked for... More

December 5, 2019

Inuk Social Work Grad Travels Far for Degree

Goose Bay, Labrador native Jessica Lyall came to Carleton to pursue a Master of Social Work degree. Not only did she graduate with accolades, but she was able to take... More

December 4, 2019

Lawyer Enhances Career with Master of Political Management Degree

Tessa Seager moved from Vancouver to pursue a Master of Political Management. The degree helped her pivot from a career as a lawyer to a position as a principal in... More

December 4, 2019

Telling Human Stories with Numbers: Economics Professor Lynda Khalaf

If most of us were to look at an economic model that represents income inequality and economic growth, we might just see an incomprehensible graph. For economists such as... More

December 3, 2019

Carleton Home to New TVO Indigenous Journalism Hub

On November 29, Carleton University launched an exciting initiative: a journalism hub run by TVO, Ontario's publicly funded television station, embedded in the School of Journalism and Communication. The hub... More

November 29, 2019

Arthur Kroeger College Celebrates 20 Years

Students, faculty members, friends and alumni gathered at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier in downtown Ottawa on November 15th to mark the 20th anniversary of Carleton’s Arthur Kroeger College of Public... More

November 22, 2019

Graduate Student Research: The Future of Cryptocurrency

James Patriquin, a PhD candidate in Political Science and Political Economy, is researching technological changes related to cryptocurrency and how these connect with global finance. Patriquin believes that the future of money is... More

November 20, 2019

Graduate Diploma in Work and Labour Launches in 2020

The Institute of Political Economy within the Faculty of Public Affairs will be introducing a new graduate diploma in work and labour in 2020. The course work will examine the... More

November 20, 2019

FPA contributes to Carleton’s Record Year in Research Funding

Carleton University had a record-breaking year in research funding in 2018 and the Faculty of Public Affairs was an important part of that success. According to an article on the... More