Brandon University recognized several long-time employees last week at a reception and dinner in honour of faculty and staff who retired between January 2023 and April 2024.
Nine retirees, with cumulative service of 284 years, were honoured at the event. Five of the retirees were able to attend.
An influential book co-authored by Brandon University sociology professor Dr. Christopher J. Schneider is receiving further recognition for its profound impact in its field.
“Defining Sexual Misconduct: Power, Media, and #MeToo” has been named the winner of the 2024 MSS Distinguished Book Award, presented by the Midwest Sociological Society, an international professional association of around 1,300 sociologists.
Women in the criminal justice system will share their perspectives next week in a public symposium organized by Brandon University (BU) students. The symposium will take place on Tuesday, April 9, from 3:30 to 8 p.m., in the Gathering Space of the John E. Robbins Library. Participants will include local women from a wide spectrum of justice careers, including a judge, a police constable, a corrections officer, re-integration specialists from the John Howard Society, and a specialist in restorative justice.
A new book of collected essays co-edited by Dr. Allison McCulloch explores how power-sharing can support political peace using examples from across the global south.
Power-Sharing in the Global South: Patterns, Practices and Potentials includes 15 essays that offer individual case studies and comparative perspectives about the framework of power-sharing in places as varied as Colombia, Ethiopia, Lebanon and Malaysia.
Nearly two dozen students at Brandon University will present from their senior-level projects at a Colloquium on Monday, April 8.
Colloquium is the term for an academic meeting that discusses multiple topics, and is an apt title for this annual event, where student presentations embrace a broad diversity of subjects, from rail lines to rural broadband to radiographs to Riding Mountain National Park.
“There’s always something for everyone at the Colloquium, but I’m really impressed with this year’s lineup,” said co-organizer Dr. James Naylor, a history professor at BU, who noted that anyone, including members of the public, were invited to drop in at any point during the day, and to stay for as many presentations as they liked.
When Brandon University (BU) student Rafael Palma learned he was going to be published in an anthology of Filipino-Canadian writing, he wasn’t sure if he could believe his good fortune.
“They put out an open call late in December of 2021, and with the overwhelm of entries, the expected call-back or notice that we didn’t get picked was pushed from January to April,” explained Palma, a fourth-year Bachelor of Fine Arts English major.
It’s a homecoming of sorts for Brandon University’s new Dean of Arts, who is returning to Manitoba after nearly 25 years away.
Dr. Gregory Kennedy is a specialist of early Canadian history, particularly the history of New France, Acadia, and the larger French Atlantic World.
David French’s comedic drama, Salt-Water Moon opens at the Evans Theatre at Brandon University (BU) for four performances on Thursday, April 4, Friday, April 5 and Saturday, April 6, 2024, at 7 p.m., with a matinee on April 6 at 2 p.m.
BRANDON – Brandon University (BU) will celebrate International Women’s Day by recognizing 10 outstanding students today.
The students, who were nominated by faculty members, will be honoured in a virtual ceremony at 4 p.m.
On Friday, March 1 at 7 p.m., an exciting exhibition of contemporary Indigenous art will open at Brandon University’s (BU’s) Glen P. Sutherland Gallery of Art. It will include works from some of the most revered contemporary artists, such as Norval Morrisseau, Daphne Odjig, Jackson Beardy, Carl Beam and Arthur Amiotte, as well as works by students, alumni and community artists.