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Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Research Considers Dominican Republic Policies on Women

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Friday, January 6, 2023

Migration and Diaspora Studies at Carleton University welcomes new Program Director

The Migration and Diaspora Studies (MDS) program at Carleton University welcomed Prof. James Milner as its new Program Director on 1 January 2023. Prof. Milner takes over from Prof. James Casteel, who completed his term at the end of December 2022. Prof. Casteel was the founding Program Director for MDS. He was responsible for... More

Thursday, November 10, 2022

Migration and Diaspora Medal Winner: Program’s first master’s student to successfully defend thesis celebrated at Convocation

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Thursday, November 10, 2022

Migrants deserve the right to make decisions about where they live

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Tuesday, August 2, 2022

Save the date! Ugandan Asian conference November 14-16

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Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Why do some asylum seekers make it into the West quickly – while others have to wait more than a decade?

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Thursday, July 7, 2022

MDS student Maryam Sahar one of six 2022 Student EDI Research Award Winners

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Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Congratulations to MDS Master student Danett VanTassel! Winner of the Graduate Co-op Student of the Year Award

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Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Congratulations! Rabbi Hossain

Congratulations to Rabbi Hossain, one of the Migration and Diaspora Studies program’s very first M.A. graduates! Always interested in studying migration issues, Rabbi had been looking for a suitable program in recent years. When he learned about the MDS program through the Faculty of Public Affairs, Rabbi reached out to the Program Director and... More

Monday, November 8, 2021

Congratulations! Farah Ismail

This November, the Migration and Diaspora Studies will celebrate one of its very first M.A. graduates, Farah Ismail. Congratulations to her! “I came across the MDS Program and immediately knew this was the right program for me,” she said, “I saw myself benefitting from the faculty’s expertise and from the list of courses offered... More

Wednesday, September 8, 2021

The Disaster Lab: Understanding the Links between Disasters, Humanitarianism and Migration

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Friday, July 16, 2021

MDS graduate student Maryam Sahar in interviews with CBC about Afghan interpreters who served with Canadian and U.S. military.

As the Taliban re-emerges in Afghanistan, former interpreter Maryam Sahar understands the fear many Afghans are experiencing. Sahar began working as an interpreter with the Canadian Armed Forces when she was just 15 years old. Two years later, she was brought to Ottawa under a special program for interpreters who supported Canadian soldiers and... More

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