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Monday, May 3, 2021

Employment Opportunities: Contract Instructor Positions

If you are interested in employment opportunities with the School, please view the available positions... More

Thursday, April 29, 2021

Professors Graeme Auld & James Meadowcroft co-author articles in the journal of Global Environmental Politics

Professors Graeme Auld and James Meadowcroft are part of a co-authoring team that has published a new articles in the journal Global Environmental Politics as part of a project, led by Professor Hayley Stevenson, examining the way the concept of ecosystem services has been taken up by international organizations. You can find the article... More

Thursday, April 29, 2021

Professor Stephan Schott co-edits the Canadian Journal for European and Russian Studies

Associate Professor Stephan Schott co-edits a special edition of the Canadian Journal for European and Russian Studies titled “Carbon Politics in Canada and Europe: Coping with Jurisdictional and Interest Diversity”, and publishes an article in the issue with Miranda Alice Schreurs of the Technical University of Munich. Learn more about the... More

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Prof Mehdi Ammi Featured in “Another Take”

In Another Take: Mehdi Ammi, a professor in the School of Public Policy and Administration looks at the causal relationship between access to health care, delayed or virtual medical appointments and the impact on population health. Read the full article... More

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

IPA Graduate Chief Darcy Gray featured in FPA Voices

IPA Graduate Chief Darcy Gray was featured in FPA Voices article written by Mary Giles. Building Community in Difficult Circumstances In the same week as his convocation from the first cohort of Carleton’s graduate diploma in Indigenous Policy and Administration (IPA), Chief Darcy Gray was elected chief of Listuguj First Nation. He is... More

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Professor Amada Clarke publishes a headlining article in Policy Options

Associate Professor Amada Clarke published a featured article in Policy Options titled “One year into pandemic, federal digital government is largely business as usual” “Predictions the pandemic would help modernize the public service have proven unrealistic. In some areas, it might be moving in the wrong direction. It’s been a year... More

Thursday, February 25, 2021

Incoming SPPA Postdoc Wins Prestigious Liber Ero Fellowship

From Graduate Student News: As a kid, Laurenne Schiller thought the ocean was full of mystery and, by age four, had already decided to study fish and whales when she grew up. Schiller and her grandmother at the Vancouver Aquarium…where it all started. However, as she grew older, Schiller began to realize that marine life and... More

Thursday, February 25, 2021

Jackson Family Scholarship In Community Engagement

We are pleased to announce a new scholarship established by former School of Public Policy and Administration faculty member, Ted Jackson and family. Awarded annually by the Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs, on the recommendation of the Director of the Masters of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership Program, to outstanding graduate... More

Monday, February 8, 2021

Health Policy Students Reflect on the Impact of COVID-19: Video Research Projects

While vaccines offer a welcome ray of hope, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to severely affect numerous aspects of our life. The role of public policy has rarely been as important as in addressing such an enormous challenge. During their time at the SPPA, health policy is one key area of public interventions that MPPA... More

Monday, January 25, 2021

SPPA Professor Featured in “Another Take”

Marc-André Gagnon, a professor of pharmaceutical policy in the School of Public Policy and Administration (SPPA) is featured in the latest "Another Take: A Researcher's Perspective on the News" article by Mary Giles. Professor Gagnon discusses open science, the price of COVID-19 vaccines, pharmaceutical profits and the role conflicts of interest... More

Wednesday, December 23, 2020

In Memory of Dr. John Mayne

It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of Dr. John Mayne. To say that John was a friend of the School and the Diploma in Public Policy & Program Evaluation (DPPE) would be a monumental understatement. John was a stalwart participant in many of the program's founding and continuing moments... More