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November 22, 2018

Experiential Learning in Belize

In 2015, after two decades of legal battles, an unprecedented Caribbean Court of Justice ruling reinforced property rights of the Maya people of Belize, enshrining their system of customary land tenure within the country’s constitution... More

November 7, 2018

Refugee Siblings Triumph with Biochemistry Degrees

It’s rare for an older sister to walk across the stage to accept her undergraduate degree alongside her brother. And study the same subject and get the same degree. Then get the same full-time job... More

October 31, 2018

Diverse Perspectives of Carleton’s Impact Shared at Board Committee Talk Exchange

More than 30 students, faculty, staff and alumni sat down together on Oct. 30 to discuss Carleton University’s community impact and its force for good at the Board of Governors Talk Exchange. “Today is about... More

October 30, 2018

Learning Through Experience

When Tayler Hernandez chose Carleton University for its unique Bachelor of Global and International Studies (BGInS) program, she knew she was in for an experience of a lifetime. Leaving North America for the first time,... More

October 16, 2018

Learning From Germany

Steps from the Brandenburg Gate, at the symbolic heart of modern Germany, the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe envelops visitors in a discomfiting grey. It's the dominant tone of the patio stones underfoot,... More

October 5, 2018

India High Commissioner and Slumdog Millionaire Author Visits Carleton University

High Commissioner of India to Canada and celebrated author, Vikas Swarup, visited Carleton University to talk about different dimensions of Indian politics and society as seen through his published novels. Organized by Carleton’s Department of... More

October 2, 2018

Boot Camp for Women-Led Startups

One out of every six people on Earth lives in India. Its $2.6 trillion economy is already the world’s sixth largest, and it’s expanding at a 7 per cent annual clip. With a population that’s... More

October 1, 2018

International Internship Program Takes Students Across the Globe

Maheep Sandhu was preparing for the final day of his summer job before he returned for his third year in Carleton University's Global and International Studies (BGInS). But he hasn't spent the summer working at... More

September 25, 2018

Celebrating Our Scholars at Risk

In some parts of the world, no matter the content of their research and teachings, academics in all disciplines are systematically silenced. On Sept. 19, 2018, Carleton University hosted an enlightening talk with Yemeni nuclear... More

September 25, 2018

Carleton Hosts Boot Camp for New Diplomats

Each fall, they come to Carleton University from all over the world. Members of the diplomatic community, including newly appointed ambassadors and high commissioners, attended the eighth annual Welcome to Ottawa Orientation for Newly Arrived... More

September 21, 2018

Global Team on Refugees

The global community's current approach to the needs of refugees is deeply flawed, if the recent past is any testament. "In the midst of the crisis in 2015 and the chaotic response to the arrival... More

August 2, 2018

Visiting Scholars Talk Science Around The Campfire

After a long cold walk in Gatineau Park last winter, Brazilian biodiversity researcher Eliana Cazetta found herself inside a woodstove-warmed backcountry cabin, discussing an academic paper with Carleton Biology Prof. Lenore Fahrig and a group... More