Brett Popplewell
Brett Popplewell is currently an Assistant Professor in the School of Journalism and Communication. Since starting at Carleton in 2017, he has created three courses from scratch and worked to implement several initiatives such as playing a lead role in the Journalism program’s efforts to create an anti-racist and equitable learning environment, helping to drive the creation of an Equity Checklist for course instructors, establishing the new Future of Journalism Initiative and launching a Carleton collaboration with Maclean’s magazine where reporting students research and write obituaries on victims of COVID-19.
Brett is a chosen recipient of the 2021 New Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award for the innovation, energy and excitement he dedicates to his teaching beyond the classroom.