This fall, Western will distribute 5,000 new guides intended to help faculty, staff and administrators support the educational and cultural needs of Indigenous students. Built on the foundation of the university’s Indigenous Strategic Plan, the 'Guide for Working with Indigenous Students' is a primer that outlines contextual reasons and practical ways to make the campus and classroom more receptive spaces.
This fall, Western will distribute 5,000 new guides intended to help faculty, staff and administrators support the educational and cultural needs of Indigenous students. Built on the foundation of the university’s Indigenous Strategic Plan, the 'Guide for Working with Indigenous Students' is a primer that outlines contextual reasons and practical ways to make the campus and classroom more receptive spaces.
As the federal government moves towards consultations on a benefit that would allow survivors of domestic violence to take paid leave from work, Barb MacQuarrie sees a paradigm shift she knows is crucial to supporting survivors.
Faculty of Education professor Alan Leschied, along with professors Donald Saklofske and Gordon Flett, are editors of 'The Handbook of School-based Mental Health Promotion – An Evidence-Informed Framework for Implementation.'
In 2020, the campus will celebrate 100 years of nursing education at Western. As part of that celebration, Western Libraries and the University Archives are seeking Nursing program memorabilia and historical records.
The Interdisciplinary Initiatives Program provides up to three years of seed funding for projects that support graduate education, undergraduate education, and research, and involve interdisciplinary collaborations that cross department, school or faculty boundaries.
The Purple and White are in the midst of their 2018 training camp - @WesternMustangs Football begins their quest to defend the #YatesCup and #VanierCup titles.
Younger workers—loosely defined as those under 35—are more willing to move for a job, both across sectors and geographically, according to Western researchers Simona Cociuba and James MacGee.
Millions of birds fall from the skies every year after crashing into windows - and scientists still don't know why. Brendon Samuels, a PhD student, aims to solve this biological mystery.
Women in Canada and the United States face extraordinary difficulties in seeking the birth control method of sterilization. When going to medical professionals to ask about the procedure, they often hear something like, “You’ll regret it” or “Get your husband to do it.”
Don’t despair about the state of the world today. Douglas Ferguson offers up one viewing habit sure to uplift the viewer, where we see people in public service trying to do the right thing for the right reasons.
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