Faculty of Education Dean Robert Savage Edited by Emina Gamulin May 20, 2026 Multi-province study involving 642 students found half won’t need reading intervention Struggling Canadian readers achieved a year and a half of literacy growth in just five months, according to preliminary findings from a landmark multi-province project that shows short, frequent intervention sessions … Continue reading Canada’s largest literacy project triples reading progress for struggling students
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The 2026 Summer Institute will take place at the University of West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados and will be hosted by the Department of Cultural Studies on 25–30 May 2026. The International Summer Institute is a week-long intensive programme for PhD candidates and early career researchers from the Caribbean, the UK and Canada. PhDs and … Continue reading Join the 2026 UWI Summer Institute in Barbados
A new report by U of A political scientist Andy Knight details the prevalence of white supremacism in the Canadian Armed Forces and makes recommendations for rooting it out. (Photo: John Ulan) February 20, 2025 By Geoff McMaster Political scientist finds recruits seeking training and resources for perceived “race war.” Deeply rooted and systemic white … Continue reading Report finds deep-rooted white supremacism lurks in Canadian military