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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

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

October 24, 2019

FPA Celebrates Democracy with 2019 Election Party

More than 100 students, faculty, staff and community members gathered in Residence Commons on October 21st to hear a panel discussion on the election campaign and watch the results. One... More

September 30, 2019

Recruiting and Retaining International Professionals for Innovation

Political Science Professor Martin Geiger and partners will study the role of companies, tech clusters and countries in the global competition for talent. How do leading technology companies in Canada... More

September 20, 2019

FPA Researchers Recognized With SSHRC Insight Grants

Seven Faculty of Public Affairs researchers have been awarded Insight Grants by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. According to SSHRC, the Insight Grant "enables scholars to address complex... More

September 20, 2019

FPA Faculty Members Win SSHRC Insight Development Grants

From food security to patriotism and diversity, the research of FPA's up and coming faculty members was widely recognized by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) this year.... More

September 12, 2019

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

July 17, 2019

Deportation by Air: Political Science Professor Delves into Mysterious Practice

At a time in history when there are more displaced people than ever before, we’ve become accustomed to seeing images of migrants and refugees trapped behind barbed wire fences, often... More

July 2, 2019

FPA Professors Win Teaching Awards

Two Faculty of Public Affairs professors have won the inaugural Carleton University Discovery Centre Fellowship and a third received a Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Grant from Carleton's Office of... More

May 15, 2019

Professor Cristina Rojas Awarded Distinguished Fellowship

Professor Cristina Rojas recently received the 2019 Distinguished Fellow Award from the Canadian Association for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CALACS). The award recognizes Professor Rojas’ contribution to the association,... More

May 10, 2019

FPA Celebrates Excellence Award Winners

The Faculty of Public Affairs recognized outstanding members of its community at the annual Spring Social. Awards were given for Research Excellence, Staff Excellence, Public Commentary Excellence, Teaching Excellence (faculty... More

May 1, 2019

Mitacs Globalink Students in Western Europe

Three Faculty of Public Affairs students have received the 2019/2020 Mitacs Globalink Research Award to conduct migration research across Western Europe. The award provides $6,000 for senior Canadian undergraduate, graduate... More