Photo for the news post: From War Zone to Graduate: Afghan Refugee Crosses the Stage Three Years After Fleeing
June 17, 2024

From War Zone to Graduate: Afghan Refugee Crosses the Stage Three Years After Fleeing

From War Zone to Graduate: Afghan Refugee Crosses the Stage Three Years After Fleeing

Afghan refugee, Farida Nekzad, crossed the stage at Carleton University’s convocation three years after fleeing Afghanistan.
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June 20, 2022

Academic Refugees: At-Risk Scholars from Afghanistan and Ukraine Get a Safe Haven at Carleton

Academic Refugees: At-Risk Scholars from Afghanistan and Ukraine Get a Safe Haven at Carleton

The Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan and Russia's invasion of Ukraine have forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes in search of either temporary or permanent sanctuary. June 20 is World Refugee Day... More
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July 15, 2020

Fighting Misinformation and Helping the Front Lines: Partners in Refugee Research Network Respond to Pandemic

Fighting Misinformation and Helping the Front Lines: Partners in Refugee Research Network Respond to Pandemic

COVID-19 closed planet Earth, bringing an era of unprecedented international mobility to a sudden halt. Borders were shut, fleets of aircraft were parked, and entire cities stood still.  Everyone was impacted, some more acutely than... More
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October 3, 2019

Carleton’s Migration Policy Research Group Expands Partnerships

Carleton’s Migration Policy Research Group Expands Partnerships

A new network of Carleton University researchers is looking at international migration issues through policy and politics research. The Migration Policy Research Group is comprised of 20 academics from the Faculty of Public Affairs (FPA),... More
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September 23, 2019

Technology and Truth in the Digital Age

Technology and Truth in the Digital Age

While the news business continues to evolve because of high technology, we can't forget the moral relationship between media and society, says Lilie Chouliaraki. To begin the 11th annual Attallah Lecture on Sept. 19, 2019... More
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September 21, 2018

Global Team on Refugees

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
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July 11, 2016

Global Refugee Crisis

Global Refugee Crisis

There are more refugees and migrants crossing international borders today than any other time since the Second World War, and the average displacement lasts 20 years. Eighty-six percent of refugees are hosted by developing countries,... More
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May 19, 2016

Remembering the Komagata Maru

Remembering the Komagata Maru

It is the function of art and literature to go beyond historical and journalistic interpretation and to express the emotions of an event. So said author Ajmer Rode at the opening of an art exhibition... More
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February 2, 2016

UN Refugee Head Recognized

UN Refugee Head Recognized

In accepting an honorary degree from Carleton University, the recently retired United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Antonio Guterres, praised the efforts of Canada and the university in welcoming Syrian refugees. As a successful... More