Links That Matter

Gotta admit, this was the BEST 4th year class I have EVER had the pleasure of teaching. What a fantastic group of intelligent, passionate and sincere students. It was a pleasure working with each [...]

In this episode of The Current (available here) the panel discusses the issues/concerns raised when non-indigenous faculty teach indigenous content.

Happy Birthday Karl! See here for a New York Times editorial offering some reasons why his insights still matter today.

An article in Maclean’s (here) outlines how bad the pay equity problem is for trans people.

Fantastic insight into the realities of living in a mans world. The TedX talk is available here.

One of my students forwarded this site to me, I think it is excellent. Take a look (link is here).

An article in The Star (available here) quotes a number of Canadian sociologists who discuss recent findings that show the positive impact immigrants have on education levels.

The CBC radio program, Day 6 introduced this video that reviews the various ways Indigenous lawyers are discriminated against in the criminal justice system. The video is located here.

In an interesting article from the CBC (White Coat, Black Art available here) recent research is reviewed about the link between young peoples’ use of smartphone and rising rates of anxiety [...]

This website and movement was started by Jackie Benning and Delaine Lambert English. What a great way to make a difference. And who doesn’t like a hug?