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Thursday, January 6, 2022
What were you doing/studying before joining SPPA? The journey I have been on since fleeing my country of origin, the Democratic Republic of Congo, has been an arduous one. Having limited educational opportunities as a refugee, becoming a Canadian citizen and pursuing post-secondary education has served as a big lesson and achievement. My education... More
Monday, November 1, 2021
SPPA Open House: Good Public Policy — What the World Needs Now Watch our 2021 faculty panel discussion with three SPPA faculty members on the importance of good public policy to help solve the crucial issues of the world today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTRowhZJDno Student Experiences Our students join us from unique and diverse career and... More
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
In 2020, members of the Black Canadian Fundraisers’ Collective, including Founder Nneka Allen and MPNL alumna Múthoní Karíukí, created the Black Canadian Fundraisers’ Collective (BCFC) Award for students in Carleton University’s Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership graduate program. The award supports Black students aspiring to pursue a... More
Friday, December 18, 2020
Robin Shaban, PhD Candidate in Public Policy in Carleton University’s School of Public Policy and Administration, and principal at Vivic Research has published an op-ed in The Globe and Mail titled “What Canada should learn from the FTC’s case against Facebook”. Read the full piece here.... More
Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Rachel Pereira, a graduate of the School’s Master of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership, and Fahad Ahmad, a candidate in the School’s PhD Public Policy, helped to prepare the research report Unfunded: Black Communities Overlooked by Canadian Philanthropy. The report, released December 2, is the first to examine systematically the extent to... More
Wednesday, October 7, 2020
MPPA students Andrea Piett and Jeremy Dias have been selected as finalists for the Canada School of Public Service’s National Student Paper Competition, with their entry From Criminalization to Equality: How the Positive Space Campaign can Foster Inclusivity Within the Workplace. This competition invites master's and PhD students to... More
Monday, August 31, 2020
In July, faculty, alumni and students met virtually to celebrate the launch of the first digitized version of the Carleton Perspective on Public Policy (CPoPP) journal, now in its sixth edition. The current edition, sponsored by SPPA and the Faculty of Public Affairs, is the culmination of efforts that began last year to modernize the journal.... More
Friday, August 28, 2020
La pandémie immunise-t-elle les Québécois contre l’impôt ? by Luc Godbout, Antoine Genest-Grégoire, Jean-Herman Guay, Anthony Pham Cette étude vise, à l’aide de données de sondage, à observer si des changements sont à l’œuvre quant à ces questions au sein du public. Les données ont été colligées au Québec au plus fort de la... More
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
The School is very pleased to announce the first-ever winner of the Dr. Glen Toner Scholarship – Balie Walker. This is a fitting recognition of Balie’s contributions to the School of Public Policy and Administration (SPPA) and her excellent work as a student in the Master of Arts (MA) in Sustainable Energy program. “She... More
Friday, April 3, 2020
SPPA's Master of Public Policy and Administration (MPPA) students took top prize at the 2020 National Public Administration Student Case Competition hosted at Laval University in Quebec City on February 22. The event is sponsored jointly by the Canadian Association of Programs in Public Administration (CAPPA) and the Institute of Public... More
Thursday, April 2, 2020
On Friday, March 27, Former Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to Cabinet, Michael Wernick, gave a talk online in PADM5123: The Practice of Public Management in Canada. More than 50 people participated in the online conversation that began with a 30-minute presentation by Mr. Wernick about his experiences as a former senior... More
Friday, March 27, 2020
Megan Linton (she/her) is a first year student in the Master of Public Policy Administration. Originally from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Megan completed her undergraduate degree in International Development Studies and Disability Studies at the University of Winnipeg. Megan chose to come to Carleton because of the strong program and researchers, the... More
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