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Rencontre avec Louis Bélanger

Dr. Eileen M. Angelini shares her memorable experience of meeting director Louis Bélanger at the seminar screening and Q&A of film “Gaz Bar Blues” and the importance of teaching Quebecois cinema in the United States. Continue reading

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Catherine Kreatsoulas’ address at the Harvard-Fulbright Award Presentation and Discussion

May 28, 2013, Boston, MA – His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, received the inaugural Fulbright Canada Award for Outstanding Public Service while attending a Fulbright Scholar Program discussion at Harvard. “Your Excellency, The Right Honourable David Johnston, Consul General Patrick Binns, Dr. Michael Hawes, Distinguished guests, I would like to begin by stating what a true honour it is to be invited to share my experiences with you here today” said Fulbright Scholar Catherine Kreatsoulas. Continue reading

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A Conversation on Collaboration

“I have spent a considerable amount of time studying and working with older HIV+ adults throughout my career. I began working in the field of HIV in 1987 when everybody was dying.”_Charles
“I am honoured to work alongside Dr. Emlet, whose work has contributed so meaningfully to the lives of older adults and the HIV community, and continues to inspire students like myself, who are interested in those empirically underrepresented populations.”_Christina Continue reading

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Donkey Sanctuary

I’m now in the early stages of a feature documentary that poetically illustrates the daily life of a donkey. The hope is to illustrate mankind’s relationship to this forgotten animal and the care that goes into rehabilitating them after the remarkable abuses they have endured. Continue reading

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The Fulbright Connection

I continue to be amazed by how my 2010-2011 Canada-U.S. Fulbright Award as a Visiting Research Chair in Globalization and Cultural Studies at McMaster University (Hamilton, ON) thrives and blossoms.  Most recently, on Monday, January 21, 2013, I delivered a … Continue reading

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Breaking from Books—Social Capital, Community and the Holidays

We were a group of young professionals who wanted to showcase our city – Ottawa, as so much more than just a hub for politics and government. We were tired of getting sidestepped and written off as incapable of fun by our fellow Canadians. [...] These are just a few of the things the Killam Fellowships program encourages… Continue reading

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Mixed Electoral Outcomes and the Triumph of Ideological Politics

That 1992 campaign slogan “It’s the economy, stupid” not only energized the Democratic base, it helped to unseat President Bush, the father of the 43rd president of the United States, bringing Bill Clinton to the White House, the first Democratic … Continue reading

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Katy Arnett – Meeting the Diverse Needs of Learners

Katy Arnett is an Associate Professor of Educational Studies at SMCM and is also currently serving as Acting Department Chair/Director of Teacher Education.  Both her M.A. and Ph.D. are in Second Language Education, from the University of Toronto.  A former … Continue reading

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American Wealth, Power, Poverty and Inequality: Glimpses of Election Day through the Eyes of a Visitor

As a Canadian on a nine‐month research assignment in Washington, DC I had the luxury of sitting back and watching the American people decide who they were going to vote for and why.I walked over to the Martin Luther King Library after lunch, I wanted to see the actual polling…The appearance on their faces, their clothing, shoes, their whole demeanor revealed unambiguously….. Continue reading

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U.S. Ambassador discusses the U.S. Elections at the Munk School

As the world’s attention is focused on the Presidential Election in the United States, David Jacobson, the U.S. Ambassador to Canada, was at the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto to discuss the election, and its … Continue reading

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A Killam Journey

The Killam Fellowships program will be offering me a fantastic opportunity to experience academic life at the University of Washington in Seattle, where I will be studying beginning in January 2013. I am looking forward to being able to truly … Continue reading

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Watch Robert Barsky Deliver the 10th Annual Killam Lecture

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The U.S. Elections – An Insider’s View from the Outside

Ambassador David Jacobson, U.S. Ambassador to Canada, is giving a FREE public lecture on October 1, 2012 at Carleton University. RSVP to rsvp@fulbright.ca Continue reading

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The Killam Day of Action

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Fulbright Scholar named Action Canada Fellow

Former Fulbright Student was recently named a 2012-13 Action Canada Fellow. Continue reading

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