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September 10, 2018

Celebrating 40 Years of Communication and Media Studies

It began as a small interdisciplinary program in Mass Communication in 1978. Today, Carleton's Communication and Media Studies program is a vibrant degree program with undergraduate and graduate students, joint... More

September 5, 2018

Vote for Journalism Students in TVO Short Doc Contest

For the second year in a row, Carleton Journalism students are leading in the TVO Short Doc contest. The students have placed in three of the top ten spots and... More

August 8, 2018

Social Work Professors Honoured With Carleton Teaching Awards

Carleton Social Work Professors Sarah Todd and Kenta Asakura have been recognized as exemplary teachers by Carleton University. Professor Todd received the Provost’s Fellowship in Teaching Award for her leadership and... More

July 27, 2018

Partnerships Receive SSHRC Award Support

The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) has recognized three academic-community partnerships led by FPA researchers. The scholars have won Partnership Engage Grants, which “provide short-term and timely support... More

July 27, 2018

Researchers Question Role of Government & Civil Society

Research into the role of government agencies, political parties and nongovernmental organizations is being recognized by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) this year. Three FPA researchers received... More

July 18, 2018

SPPA Student Awarded Senate Medal for Mental Health Research

When she started her career as a family therapist in Ontario’s mental health system, Mary Bartram noticed that most of the families she worked with had lower incomes, and sometimes... More

July 17, 2018

Graeme Auld Named FPA Research Excellence Chair

Graeme Auld, an Associate Professor and Director in the School of Public Policy and Administration (SPPA), has received a Faculty of Public Affairs’ Research Excellence Chair. “Graeme is internationally... More

July 9, 2018

PhD Student Explores Popularity of Heavy Metal Music in China

Growing up in China, Yili Zhou was always intrigued by the popularity of heavy metal music. With the help of her thesis advisor and renowned China expert Jeremy Paltiel, Zhou... More

July 5, 2018

EDC Course Design Workshop July 19th

Putting Your Course “on the Map”: Designing Courses that Align with Your Program’s Learning Outcomes Facilitators: Andrea Thompson (Office of the Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President [Academic]), Morgan Rooney (EDC) Too... More

June 29, 2018

Mitacs Scholarships Enable Student Researchers to Go Abroad

. The Faculty of Public Affairs is pleased to recognize three recipients of the Mitacs Globalink Research Award, which supports students who go abroad to conduct empirical research alongside an... More

June 26, 2018

Law Researcher Wins Grant to Study Private Apps in Public Courtrooms

Recently retired Chief Justice Beverley MacLachlin, among other jurists, has drawn attention to a crisis situation where Canadians cannot get effective access to justice. As a growing number of people... More

June 21, 2018

SPPA Doctoral Student Chosen as 2018 Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholar

Carleton University doctoral student Fahad Ahmad is one of 15 recipients of a unique doctoral scholarship in the social sciences and humanities presented by The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation. Ahmad’s... More