/newsroom/taxonomy/term/4/all en /newsroom/channels/event/birks-forum-universalism-without-imperialism-363920 <p><strong>Birks Forum</strong></p> <h2>Universalism without Imperialism?</h2> <p>Guest Speaker:</p> <p>Prof. Hans Joas</p> Thu, 27 Feb 2025 15:11:34 +0000 admin 315218 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/event/birks-forum-faith-public-discourse-troubled-times-363921 <p>Birks Forum</p> <p>Faith & Public Discourse in Troubled Times</p> <p>A Public Conversation with Charles Taylor, José Casanova, Hans Joas</p> Thu, 27 Feb 2025 15:15:25 +0000 admin 315219 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/event/road-freedom-economics-and-good-society-363763 <p>Join us for an exclusive evening with Nobel Prize-winning economist<b> Joesph Stiglitz</b> as he discusses his latest book, <b>The Road to Freedom: Economics and the Good Society</b>.</p> Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:20:47 +0000 admin 315214 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/event/birks-annual-lecture-series-when-earth-strikes-back-indigenous-knowledge-climate-crisis-and-363844 <p><strong>Birks Annual Lecture Series</strong></p> <h2>When the Earth Strikes Back: Indigenous Knowledge, Climate Crisis, and Sustainability</h2> <p>Guest Speaker: <strong>Prof Jacob Olupona</strong></p> <p><em>About the Speaker:</em></p> Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:41:28 +0000 admin 315220 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/event/asian-catholicism-and-globalization-363997 <p>Guest Speaker: Prof José Casanova</p> Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:39:53 +0000 admin 315215 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/event/birks-annual-lecture-series-twilight-time-chief-loogo-bamatula-biography-african-medicine-man-363845 <p><strong>Birks Annual Lecture Series</strong></p> <h2>In the Twilight of Time: Chief Lóògò Bámátùlá: A Biography of an African Medicine Man</h2> <p>Guest Speaker: <strong>Prof Jacob Olupona</strong></p> <p><em>About the Speaker:</em></p> Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:44:33 +0000 admin 315221 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/event/traditional-incentives-ai-innovation-rethinking-professional-development-363910 <p>Join us to learn about Dr. Elacqua's innovative work at the Inter-American Development Bank. He will be discussing workforce development challenges and AI-powered solutions in the education sector.</p> Wed, 26 Feb 2025 20:54:12 +0000 admin 315216 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/event/housing-security-women-fleeing-violence-effectiveness-transitional-second-stage-shelters-363537 <p>The effectiveness of transitional (second-step or second-stage) shelters for women fleeing violence is poorly understood and has been the subject of few comprehensive studies.</p> Mon, 10 Feb 2025 16:56:36 +0000 admin 315222 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/event/birks-forum-world-religions-emerging-global-disorder-363919 <p><strong>Birks Forum</strong></p> <h2>World Religions in the Emerging Global Disorder</h2> <p>Guest Speaker:</p> <p>Prof. José Casanova</p> Thu, 27 Feb 2025 15:00:33 +0000 admin 315217 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/taylor-owen-europes-strategic-ai-shift-amid-geopolitical-fractures-363690 <p>February 12, 2025 | Professor <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/taylor-owen">Taylor Owen</a> writes about the <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-vibe-shift-comes-europe-taylor-owen-alpyc/?trackingId=YYXrMCy1QrWuM0dPmM0Zkw%3D%3D">"vibe-shift" of AI</a> as he comes back from the Paris AI Action Summit. Owen explains how the governments are pivoting from regulating AI risks to aggressively pursuing foreign direct investment, and Europe faces a new era of AI adoption.</p> Mon, 17 Feb 2025 14:52:02 +0000 admin 315191 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/chris-ragan-canadas-productivity-challenge-calgary-productivity-summit-2024-361549 <p>Nov. 13, 2024 | Chris Ragan was on a panel at the 2024 Calgary Productivity Summit entitled "Canada's Productivity Challenge: Why It Matters". The <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJbTkDVRsI10iuPftbCkT1GnaHDXY4G5_">two-day event</a> included perspectives from notable and respected leaders, economists, professors, and business leaders.</p> <p>Chris shared three points in his remarks on the panel, including "it all starts with per capita GDP" and "Canadians should work better, not harder."</p> Thu, 28 Nov 2024 16:20:14 +0000 admin 315207 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/vincent-rigby-threats-posed-foreign-interference-canada-mcgill-international-review-362562 <p>December 20, 2024 | Professor <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/visiting-professors-and-scholars/vincent-rigby">Vincent Rigby</a>, a Slater Family Professor of Practice, did a <a href="https://www.mironline.ca/mir-meets-vincent-rigby/">podcast</a> with The 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ International Review on the threats imposed by foreign interference.</p> Tue, 14 Jan 2025 20:09:09 +0000 admin 315202 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/pearl-eliadis-lgbtq2s-advocates-fearing-trans-rights-ctv-news-362934 <p>January 23, 2025 | Organizations advocating for LGBTQ2S+ rights in Quebec are speaking out against comments made by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, who said he’s only aware of two genders. Professor and Human rights lawyer <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/pearl-eliadis">Pearl Eliadis</a> said there’s a lot of disinformation on social media conflating sex and gender.</p> Mon, 27 Jan 2025 16:43:14 +0000 admin 315197 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/pearl-eliadis-canadian-free-expression-literary-review-canada-363464 <p>February 4, 2025 | Professor <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/pearl-eliadis">Pearl Eliadis</a> wrote in the <a href="https://reviewcanada.ca/magazine/2025/03/so-to-speak/">Literary Review of Canada</a> on the differences between free speech in the US and free expression in Canada. The recent conflicts go much deeper than tariffs. It speak to the Canadian national sovereignty and the ability of their courts to affirm the differences in the legal cultures.</p> Wed, 05 Feb 2025 19:32:24 +0000 admin 315192 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/public-inquiry-foreign-interference-enters-final-phase-canada-india-relations-national-post-360682 <p>October 25, 2024 | <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/vincent-rigby">Vincent Rigby</a> along with professor Thomas Juneau wrote an article on the recommend strategies for Canada to ease the relationship with India in the<a href="https://nationalpost.com/opinion/opinion-ottawa-has-failed-to-make-national-security-and-its-transparency-a-priority"> National Post</a>.  The Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference (PIFI) is in its final phase, with a report due in December 2024 that will recommend strategies to counter future threats to Canada's democrac</p> Fri, 25 Oct 2024 19:11:43 +0000 admin 315208 at /newsroom