Archives: MAPA

Friday, October 8, 2021

MPPA Alum Megan Linton’s Mission to Create a Safer, More Accessible World

By Brenna Mackay At a time when many people felt like their lives had come to a halt, Megan Linton was the busiest she had ever been. Over the past year, the recent Carleton Master of Public Policy and Administration (MPPA) graduate was juggling research, writing and community activism, seeking to inform policy changes that impact people... More

Monday, March 8, 2021

Celebrating Carleton Leaders on International Women’s Day

By Samantha Campling This year, the theme for International Women’s Day is #ChallengeForChange. Carleton University is celebrating by sharing the stories of 16 leaders – students, staff and faculty members – who continue to challenge the status quo and push for better—a better community, a better Canada and a better world. Yaprak... More

Wednesday, January 6, 2021

MAPA Alumna and Carleton Chancellor Yaprak Baltacioğlu Appointed to the Order of Canada

Carleton University Chancellor Yaprak Baltacioğlu (MAPA ’89) was named to the prestigious Order of Canada on Dec. 30, 2020 when the Governor General announced 61 new appointments. Established in 1967, the Order of Canada recognizes people who make extraordinary contributions to the nation. “This is the 40th year of making Canada my... More

Wednesday, October 7, 2020

MPPA Students Andrea Piett & Jeremy Dias are Finalists in the National Student Paper Competition

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 24, 2020

Barbara Grantham: Recipient of 2020 Bissett Alumni Award for Distinctive Contributions to the Public Sector

The recipient of the 2020 Bissett Alumni Award for Distinctive Contributions to the Public Sector is Barbara Grantham (Master of Arts in Public Administration, 1987). Barbara Grantham has 30 years of experience as a successful senior executive and consultant in the philanthropic, non-profit and public sectors, across BC and nationally. She is... More

Monday, August 24, 2020

The Power of Education: SPPA Alum Creates Scholarships to Help Students with Disabilities Kickstart Careers

By Dan Rubinstein Photos by Chris Roussakis When Daryl Rock was growing up in Dartmouth, N.S., he played hooky from high school one day — the only time he ever skipped school — and visited a Canadian Armed Forces recruitment centre across the harbour in Halifax. “I’d like to join the navy,” he announced, “and... More

Tuesday, August 18, 2020

SPPA Prof Mehdi Ammi and Alumnus Ian Allan publish article in Health Economics, Policy and Law.

Associate Professor Mehdi Ammi and MA Public Administration alumnus Ian Allan recently published a peer-reviewed journal article titled, “Evolution of the determinants of unmet health care needs in a universal health care system: Canada, 2001–2014” in Health Economics, Policy and Law. Abstract: While ensuring adequate access to care is a... More

Thursday, August 13, 2020

Lloyd Stanford: Seven Decades of Giving

From FutureFunder News... By: Jenna Hobin Lloyd Stanford (DPE '60 and MAPA '61) took a brief pause from his morning routine as he lowered the volume on CBC News. The clinking sound of a teaspoon was interrupted by jovial chuckling as he thought back to his first donation to Carleton-a gift of $3.00 in... More

Tuesday, July 28, 2020

SPPA Students Receive 2020 Internal Awards

Congratulations to the following Master's in Sustainable Energy, Master of Public Policy and Administration and PhD in Public Policy students and recent graduates, recipients of SPPA's internal awards for 2020. Usually, these awards are presented at the annual SPPA Gala, but the Gala was cancelled this year due to COVID-19. These awards speak to... More

Tuesday, June 23, 2020

MPPA Alumnus David Thibodeau on his Canada Games Experience and Advancing 2SLGBTQ+ Awareness in Sport

From Canada Games: The Next Generation in Canadian Leaders With inclusion being a core value at Canada Games, we recognize the importance of creating an environment that welcomes and accepts everyone who attends. We are thankful to alumni like David Thibodeau, who competed in Swimming for Team New Brunswick in the 2013 Canada Games,... More

Friday, May 1, 2020

Alumnus Saäd Rafi Named Head of Toronto’s COVID-19 Recovery

From the FPA Newsroom... SPPA Fellow and MA Public Administration alumnus Saäd Rafi has been appointed to lead the Toronto Office of Recovery and Rebuild in preparation for the post-COVID-19 recovery period. Rafi earned both a Bachelor of Law degree and a Master of Arts, Public Administration degree from Carleton University. He was named... More

Thursday, April 9, 2020

SPPA Alumnus Publishes Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

MA Public Administration and PhD Public Policy alumnus Daniel Rosenbloom recently published a peer-reviewed journal article titled, "Why carbon pricing is not sufficient to mitigate climate change—and how 'sustainability transition policy' can help"  in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS... More

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