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February 15, 2024

Fulbright Scholars Find Opportunities, Community and Connections at Carleton

In our increasingly interconnected world, cross-border academic exchange is critically important. Scholars selected by the Foundation for Educational Exchange between Canada and the United States of America (Fulbright Canada) have the opportunity to take part... More

February 27, 2023

Net Zero Now: Researcher Helps Accelerate Decarbonization in Canada

To ward off the worst impacts of climate change, Canada has committed to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. That means in less than three decades the amount of greenhouse gases (GHGs) being released into the... More

February 4, 2022

Community Advocate Takes a Seat at the National Table

Arielle Kayabaga first came to Canada as an 11-year-old refugee from the central east African country of Burundi. Twenty years later, on Sept. 20, 2021, she was elected as the Member of Parliament for London... More

November 23, 2021

Refugee Studies Grad Student Wants to Alleviate Challenges Faced by Newcomers

In August, when the Taliban captured Kabul and thousands of Afghans were desperately trying to board the final few flights out of the city, Carleton student Maryam Sahar delivered a strong message to Canada’s federal... More

July 28, 2021

Carleton Professor Featured in Netflix’s How to Become a Tyrant

Early on, the Netflix series How to Become a Tyrant posits that history’s most infamous tyrants followed a similar playbook—a series of tactics used to achieve unimaginable power. It’s a playbook Prof. Waller Newell has... More

May 31, 2021

Carleton Graduate Student Named Final Five Winner of Storytellers Competition

Noah Schwartz, a PhD graduate in Carleton University’s Department of Political Science, is a Top 5 winner of the 2020 Storytellers Showcase held by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). SSHRC holds its... More

May 18, 2021

Six Carleton Students Win EDI Research Awards

Five undergraduates and one graduate student have won the inaugural Summer 2021 Carleton University Student Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Research Awards. Their EDI-related research projects will be conducted through August in collaboration with faculty... More

February 26, 2021

Celebrating Black History Month: Nadia Theodore Talks Advancing Equity, Diversity, Inclusion in the Workplace

Carleton University Political Science alumna, Nadia Theodore, has had a successful career that has taken her around the world. Upon completing her master’s degree at Carleton in 2004, Theodore had every intention of taking time... More

November 4, 2020

Carleton Political Science Course Partners with Oxfam in Lebanon

Students enrolled in Carleton University’s third-year migration governance course get to partake in a unique partnership with Oxfam in Lebanon where they will provide recommendations that could influence Lebanon’s international refugee policy. “Lebanon ranks first worldwide... More

September 17, 2020

Carleton’s James Meadowcroft Contributes to Final Report of Task Force for a Resilient Recovery

After 12 weeks of robust consultation, research and analysis, the Task Force for a Resilient Recovery that includes Carleton University Prof. James Meadowcroft launched its final report with recommendations for the Canadian government to build... More

May 20, 2020

Carleton’s James Meadowcroft is on National Task Force on Economic Recovery Post-COVID

Carleton University’s James Meadowcroft, a political science and public policy and administration professor, is one of 14 members in a new task force designed to make recommendations to the Canadian government to build a clean... More

November 1, 2019

Carleton Professor Invited to Paris Peace Forum to Discuss Global Talent Mobility

Carleton University’s Martin Geiger and his international project partners have been invited to this year’s Paris Peace Forum (Nov 12-13). Created by French President Emmanuel Macron, the forum features world leaders, representatives of international organizations... More