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From MPM to the PMO

New Chair of Teaching Innovation Advocates for Open Access Learning Materials

Carleton Partners with UBC to Help Afghan Scholars Find a New Intellectual Home

Reflecting on the 50-Year Battle to Save Roe v. Wade

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March 17, 2023

A Climate Change Time Capsule: Elizabeth May to Speak at Carleton

Member of Parliament Elizabeth May, the Green Party of Canada’s long-time leader and a lifelong environmental advocate, will deliver the Faculty of Public Affairs’ Bell Lecture at 7 p.m. on... More

March 1, 2023

Launch: FPA – A Path Forward

“Effective strategic plans provide a focus, a sense of purpose.” – Dean Brenda O’Neill On February 27, the Faculty of Public Affairs launched its strategic planning process, FPA - A Path... More

February 28, 2023

Duncan McCue joins Carleton’s journalism program full-time to create more Indigenous storytelling

Duncan McCue, an award-winning CBC broadcaster and leading advocate for fostering the connection between journalism and Indigenous communities, is joining Carleton University’s School of Journalism and Communication. McCue will formally... More

February 28, 2023

NET-ZERO NOW: Researcher helps accelerate decarbonization in Canada

By Dan Rubinstein To ward off the worst impacts of climate change, Canada has committed to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. That means in less than three decades the amount of greenhouse... More

Another Take

A Researcher’s Perspective on the News

June 8, 2022

Reflecting on the 50-Year Battle to Save Roe v. Wade

As a political scientist, Professor Melissa Haussman has been researching women's reproductive rights in North America for at least twenty years. She grew up in the United States, in a Republican home in Massachusetts, but... More

May 2, 2022

Selling the War: The Power of Russian Television

In the midst of a sitcom on Russian television, a short video will appear during the commercial break. It begins with an image of the Ukrainian flag superimposed with the Nazi symbol. The camera zooms... More

March 30, 2022

Driven by Emotion: How Social Media Rewards Love and Hate

These days, it’s hard to find a polite disagreement. Friends and family on social media seem to be drifting to—and sharing—stronger and stronger opinions on everything from COVID restrictions to the war in Ukraine to... More

February 23, 2022

How For-Profit Crowdfunding Sites Trade on Our Goodwill

The company GoFundMe is probably best known for personal campaigns to raise money for medical and funeral expenses. But recently, it’s in the news for a much bigger campaign: a fund to support the “Freedom... More

FPA Voices

Faculty of Public Affairs in Review

June 21, 2022

Lisa Wright | Legal Studies

Early in her research, Lisa Wright met Raffi, the director of a harm reduction site for people who use drugs in Toronto. He piqued her interest with his definition of harm reduction that went beyond... More

June 20, 2022

Gayani Chandrakumaran | Criminology

When Gayani Chandrakumaran was growing up, people would blame Indigenous people and racialized minorities for the crime rate. Through her studies in criminology, Chandrakumaran has come to realize it’s not that simple. “It's not always... More

June 20, 2022

Nour El Farouk | Political Management

Growing up in the United Arab Emirates, Nour El Farouk never imagined a career in politics. “Entering the field of politics would have never crossed my mind. When thinking of the future, I saw myself... More

June 20, 2022

Alexander Zelenski | Economics

As a child who grew up on different continents, Alexander Zelenski was always interested in a broader view of how the world works. He found that big-picture mindset in the Department of Economics. “You really... More

Generation FPA

Stories of Inspiring Alumni

February 20, 2019

Leanne Joy

This profile was part of the Faculty of Public Affairs’ Generation FPA series, which highlighted up and coming alumni who graduated between 2008-2018. The series was published in 2018. Leanne Joy is the Program Officer... More

February 20, 2019

Alan Shain

This profile was part of the Faculty of Public Affairs’ Generation FPA series, which highlighted up and coming alumni who graduated between 2008-2018. The series was published in 2018. Alan Shain is a multi-disciplinary artist... More

January 14, 2019

Adar Abdulkadir

This profile was part of the Faculty of Public Affairs’ Generation FPA series, which highlighted up and coming alumni who graduated between 2008-2018. The series was published in 2018. Adar Abdulkadir is the Project Manager... More

January 14, 2019

Miled Hill

This profile was part of the Faculty of Public Affairs’ Generation FPA series, which highlighted up and coming alumni who graduated between 2008-2018. The series was published in 2018. Miled Hill is a Policy Advisor... More