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Jan 17, 2022
Dr. Kerr discusses London's population growth in London Free Press
London's population growth was almost double the rest of the country in 2020-2021. This was due to an influx from Toronto and other areas of Ontario. Dr. Don Kerr, Professor of Sociology, explains in a London Free Press article.
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Jan 12, 2022
King's History Chair receives funding to preserve Wartime Canada
Wartime Canada, a digital collection of documents about daily life during the World Wars, will be improved with help from a grant from Western's Strategic Priorities fund. Dr. Graham Broad, Associate Professor and Chair of History, serves as co-director with Dr. Jonathan Vance of Western University. -
Jan 10, 2022
Dr. Preston discusses media coverage of love for people with disabilities
In this CBC article, Dr. Jeff Preston, Assistant Professor of Disability Studies, discusses how the media often views people who have disabilities as being asexual. The article focused on a London man with cerebral palsy who took to social media looking for love.
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Jan 4, 2022
King's program calls for reconciliation
The Catholic Register reported on how King’s marked the sixth anniversary of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC)’s final report with a participatory reading of the 94 Calls to Action. -
Dec 6, 2021
Faculty and alumna on role media must take in fighting femicide
Dr. Jordan Fairbairn, Associate Professor of Sociology, and King’s alumna Ciara Boyd ’18 have co-written an article for The Conversation, reflecting on the widespread male violence that continues to take the lives of women and girls worldwide and about the role the media must play in fighting against femicide.
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Dec 6, 2021
Dr. Fairbairn reflects on anniversary of Polytechnique Massacre
Dr. Jordan Fairbairn, Associate Professor of Sociology, spoke to Global News Radio about the anniversary of the Polytechnique Massacre and the media's role in covering femicide. -
Dec 3, 2021
SJPS student presents plan to stop sewage to City Council
The London Free Press reported on how Ron Hope, a third-year Social Justice and Peace Studies student, spoke to London City Council about a plan that would see electricity savings from the Greenway wastewater treatment plant invested in new programs to curb raw and partially treated sewage from being released into the Deshkan Ziibi/Thames River. -
Dec 2, 2021
Dr. Kerr discusses Victoria baby bust
In an article in Capital Daily, Dr. Don Kerr, Professor of Sociology, discusses the "astounding" low fertility rate in Victoria, B.C. -
Nov 30, 2021
Dr. Fairbairn discusses depiction of domestic violence in Netflix's Maid
In an article for Capital Currency, Dr. Jordan Fairbairn, Associate Professor of Sociology, discusses the depiction of the power and control processes in domestic violence situations in the Netflix series, Maid. -
Nov 22, 2021
LFP: University social work students offer free counselling to local families
The London Free Press has published an article about the Support and Aid for Families Electronically (S.A.F.E.) program, a free virtual counselling service offered by students from King's to parents and caregivers at all schools in the Thames Valley area. -
Nov 18, 2021
King's proud to sign Scarborough Charter
King's is proud to join more than 40 universities and colleges in Canada in signing the Scarborough Charter on anti-Black racism and Black inclusion in Canadian post-secondary education. Signing is an important step toward ensuring inclusive excellence on our campus.
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Nov 15, 2021
Social Work students help in community
M.K. Arundel, Coordinator of Field Education for King's , was on CBC's London Morning with Rebecca Zandbergen to discuss the SAFE program, which connects Social Work students with people who are looking for help. -
Nov 12, 2021
'Truth about poverty is complicated'
In his fifth annual message for World Day of the Poor, Nov. 14, Pope Francis pleads with us to get over ourselves, break out and encounter the poor. -
Oct 29, 2021
Dr. Datta talks drawbacks of privatizing low-income employment services
In a PressProgress article, Dr. Anisha Datta, Associate Professor of Sociology, discussed how the Ontario government contracting out “employment services” programs for social assistance recipients could be "a step toward privatization of social assistance delivery in Ontario."
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Oct 26, 2021
Dr. Darcy Harris talks trend of medically assisted deaths at funeral homes
In a CBC News article, Dr. Darcy Harris, Associate Professor of Thanatology, says the trend of funeral homes offering rooms for medically assisted deaths makes sense. -
Oct 25, 2021
King's Veritas Lecture series challenges paradigms
The Catholic Register has published an article on King's Veritas Series, outlining the schedule of speakers and how each challenges existing paradigms. Jim Panchaud, Director of Campus Ministry, explains that this year's theme, Seeds of Hope, acknowledges that new life and opportunity often follow times of adversity, -
Oct 21, 2021
King's president talks educating mind, body and spirit
King's "breeds a culture of social justice and social concern, very consistent with Catholic teaching and its intellectual tradition, that spreads across disciplines," Dr. David Malloy, King's President, says in a Catholic Register article "Educating mind, body and spirit."
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Oct 18, 2021
Dr. Kerr in LFP: London baby bust deepens
Dr. Don Kerr, Professor of Sociology, reported in an article for the London Free Press that London's birth rate, already at a record low, has dropped even more during the COVID-19 pandemic.