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May 11, 2018

FPA Hosts Event on Refugees in Canada

Hundreds of high school students recently visited the Carleton campus for the conference, "Refugees: Fleeing Atrocities and Building New Lives in Canada." The conference included a panel discussion with experts... More

May 7, 2018

Social Work Student Wins Weston Scholarship

Troy Kenny, a Master of Social Work student, has won the Hilary M. Weston Scholarship for his outstanding research in the field of mental health. Troy studies the impact of... More

April 27, 2018

BPAPM Students Attend Conference in Berlin

Two students in the Public Affairs and Policy Management program were part of a Carleton University delegation attending the 2018 Scholars at Risk (SAR) Global Congress in Berlin recently. Students... More

April 27, 2018

Bell Lecture with Jean Charest Available on Youtube

Long-time Canadian politician Jean Charest offered a compelling argument for open trade and better international relations as part of The Dick, Ruth, and Judy Bell Lecture on February 27, 2018.... More

April 26, 2018

Excellence Recognized at FPA Spring Social

Staff, faculty members, contract instructors and other members of the Faculty gathered at the FPA Spring Social to celebrate the end of the Winter term and to honour colleagues... More

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