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Sleeping with the enemy?
DANIEL McCABE
Principal Bernard Shapiro recently toured some major U.S. cities with Premier Lucien Bouchard and a group of Quebec business leaders. The mission was aimed at spurring American investment in the province, but critics say Bouchard was really trying to "whitewash" the harmful effects of his government's policies on language and sovereignty. They think Shapiro should have stayed home. The principal disagrees. |
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Education gets new dean
BRONWYN CHESTER
Ratna Ghosh will be the next dean of education. An expert on multicultural education and the sociology of education in developing countries, Ghosh plans to build links to the new anglophone school boards, promote teamwork and build up her faculty's continuing education programs. |
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Nortel winners
BRONWYN CHESTER
McGill MBA students dominated a nation-wide competition for lucrative scholarships/internships. Earning three of the six up for grabs, these McGill students will soon be jetting their way to places like Prague, London and Brussels as a result.
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Listening to the voices for change
DANIEL McCABE
Sociology professor Suzanne Staggenborg studies social movements, such as the women's movement, the gay rights movement and the pro-choice and anti-abortion movements. She wants to know what makes them tick, what keeps them going and what enables them to win -- or lose -- their battles.
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Learning on the job
SYLVAIN-JACQUES DESJARDINS
Cultural studies professor Will Straw says universities don't do enough to help their students -- particularly their arts students -- find jobs. An internship program at his research centre is trying to change that.
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Music, science, sports and more for kids this summer at McGill
SYLVAIN COMEAU
Looking for a place to park your young one for part of the summer? Look no further than McGill. Whether your child is a budding Michael Jordan, a blossoming Stephen Hawking or a future Yo-Yo Ma, he'll find a program to match his interests at the University.
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Buddhism gets a boost
ERIC SMITH
Thanks to a $1 million donation from Japan's Numata Foundation, McGill students will have access to a new series of courses in Buddhism. A good thing too, since, thanks to globalization "Students need to understand the international world not because they are going there but because it is coming here," says Numata lecturer Victor Hori.
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Once a cop, now a science education enthusiast
DANIEL McCABE
Half of all Americans don't believe in the theory of evolution. Part of their disbelief stems from religious reasons, says Brian Alters, but much of it has to do with misconceptions about how science works. Alters won't attack religious beliefs, but wrongheaded ideas about science are fair game.
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Debut for disabilities seminar
BRONWYN CHESTER
It's easy for people with disabilities to get lost in the shuffle. But when institutions take the time to accomodate their needs, the pay-offs can be huge, say experts. |
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New students' council at Macdonald
DANIEL McCABE
Macdonald Campus student leaders are looking for new ways to build links -- in every way sense of the word -- with the downtown campus.
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