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August 7, 2019

Mapping a Scandal Yields a Pulitzer for Alum

If you tried to follow the timeline of the Donald Trump “hush money” scandal over the last couple of years, you could be forgiven for losing track of who allegedly paid whom when and for... More

July 22, 2019

Rebel Computer Grad Rocks Music World

Nicholas Osborne is a bit of a black sheep. Despite growing up in a liberal arts family — his father John Osborne was dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Carleton, while his... More

July 4, 2019

Ottawa Bluesfest: Carleton Bands on the Big Stage

For 11 days every July, the normally empty fields of LeBreton Flats host a lineup of musicians spanning genres and generations. Since Ottawa Bluesfest launched 25 years ago, it has attracted some of the biggest... More

May 27, 2019

Carleton Alumna Waneek Horn-Miller Inducted into Canada Sports Hall of Fame

Carleton University alumna and former Ravens water polo star, Waneek Horn-Miller, has been inducted into the Canada Sports Hall of Fame. With a gold medal performance at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg as... More

May 8, 2019

Susan Menchini’s Dream Job in the Office of the Prime Minister

Susan Menchini got a dog recently, a Bernedoodle named Jonathan. “He’s the cutest thing ever!” she says. He’s also the reason she leaves the office at a decent hour most days, taking Jonathan for a... More

May 7, 2019

Identity Politics

Politics has been called the art of compromise, but it has become a zero sum game. Or at least it has for some culture warriors. In his lecture, The Weaponization of Culture: The Rise of Identity... More

April 18, 2019

Mission Accomplished

On March 28, 2019, Carleton University’s campus community came together in the University Galleria to celebrate the successful completion of the Collaborate Campaign. And on April 17, the festivities continued in Richcraft Hall as members... More

March 1, 2019

“Smart Philanthropy” Requires New Ways of Attracting Donors

The future of philanthropy requires finding ways to engage millennials and new donors with institutions, said several speakers at a discussion co-hosted by Carleton University on the "new landscape" of philanthropy on Wednesday (Feb. 27).... More

February 27, 2019

Computer Science Grad Wins Oscar

Because Derek Bradley and his colleagues do their jobs so well, their craftsmanship is virtually imperceptible — even though it’s seen by millions of people on the big screen. Bradley, who has both a master’s and... More

February 6, 2019

Nibbling on Success

Plant-based, celiac, peanut allergic, lacto-ovo vegetarian . . . somewhere along the line, ordering food for a large group became almost comically complex. Ours is an age of dietary limitations, and while providing snacks as... More

February 1, 2019

David Chariandy’s First Semester

Far from the ever-evolving Scarborough Bluffs that featured in his debut novel Soucouyant, where erosion induces a state of constant reinvention to those malleable cliffs of sand and clay, a young David Chariandy struggled to... More

January 21, 2019

Blade Barber

Three hockey-mad rugrats, three big games . . . and one very substantial backlog for skate sharpening at the local pro shop. For the parents of active children, there aren’t enough hours in the day... More