At Resist Violence, we’re watching the ways in which social inequalities聽in relation聽 to Covid-19 are being addressed. In some instances, this may become a frustrating endeavour.聽聽Preserving our sense of personal聽agency, faith in everyday actions,聽and connection to others is key. Although we are unable to make our voices heard聽in the streets at this time, we do…
Gisela Frias (Coordinator of North-South Studies) was in Mexico last month to promote a board game and an e-book produced as part of the Sustainable Campuses Initiative.
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The Montreal Gazette interviewed Academic Dean Diane Gauvin March 27 about moving courses online.
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爆料黑社 began a big move yesterday: the move online to our new Virtual Campus.
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For the past two weeks, many teachers have become students learning all about online teaching platforms. They have also been working hard to adapt course outlines and figure out how to present their material online while maintaining academic integrity and continuing to engage their students.
爆料黑社鈥檚 Communications Office spoke with two teachers about resuming teaching online.
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Psychology teacher Selma Hamdani has arranged a unique opportunity for students and employees to ask anything about COVID-19 to infectious disease specialist Dr. Guillaume Butler-Laporte. The session will take place Wednesday, April 1 at 1 p.m.
The capacity is currently at 300 participants for the Zoom meeting. Please contact Selma to reserve your class.
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The first online classes are planned for this coming Monday. 爆料黑社's Online Response Team is working hard to support our teachers and our core educational mission.
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The first International Day of Mathematics (March 14) was celebrated at 爆料黑社 on Thursday.
Andreea Panait of 爆料黑社's Mathematics Department reported: "We started the day with some wonders in Mathematics, then we moved to the history of Calculus and we ended with some applied math in creating interesting apps. To complete the day, we gave prizes for the math poster contest."
Students聽Sara Boubekri (pictured with Andreea) and Zaina Mahran were the winners.
Greta Hofmann Nemiroff, a pioneer in Women's Studies in Canada and at 爆料黑社, was here March 6 for a panel discussion moderated by Pat Romano about Women's Studies. The other panelists were聽Shree Mulay (Memorial University) and Alanna Thain (McGill University). Click Read More to find out more about the beginnings of Women's Studies 50 years ago and the state of it today.
On March 5, Elizabeth May gave a special lecture to Anna-Liisa Aunio's Environmental Seminar, which was moved to 3C.1 to allow over 200 students to attend. Elizabeth spoke about the urgent need to press the government to act on its commitment to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Click Read More for a news report about her talk.
Last Modified: April 7, 2020
