Past Events

How are northern and Indigenous women responding? Join us on the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women for this important conversation. Across the north of present-day Canada, resource extraction is contributing to significant changes, many of which disproportionately harm diverse northern and Indigenous women and others frequently left out of public policy conversations. How are they responding?

International students of the College of Social and Applied Human Science! It is the end of the semester and you are invited to mingle with fellow international students, as well as the Deans office staff who are here to support your journey and celebrate your accomplishments. Light refreshments will be provided!

Hear from Canadian political scientist and former Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister of Canada Dr. Ian Brodie a renowned Canadian political scientist and professor at the University of Calgary will join the Department of Policical Science to speak to a "Year in the Life of Parliament."

Nature of the Judicial Role - Judging Disagreements: Reflections from Justice Grant Huscroft. Join the Department of Political Science and the Justice and Legal Studies team to hear Justice Huscroft from the Court of Appeal of Ontario to discuss his remarkable career as scholar, professor, and judge.

Responding to Microaggressions in Teaching and Learning Have you ever witnessed a microaggression in a learning environment? Were you satisfied with the way you responded?  In this practical, hands-on session, we will explore multiple ways of responding to microaggressions in virtual and in-person classrooms. By the end of this session, you will be able to adapt and apply a framework to help you confidently respond to microaggressions in multiple teaching and learning environments.

Considering applying to a graduate program within Political Science? Join us for an info session where we’ll break down the graduate school application, explain the process, and outline key application elements as well as share tips on strengthening your application for Political Science grad programs. 

Considering applying to a graduate program within Geography, Environment and Geomatics? Join us for an info session where we’ll break down the graduate school application, explain the process, and outline key application elements as well as share tips on strengthening your application for Geography, Environment and Geomatics grad programs. 

Considering applying to graduate school in Criminology?  Join us for an info session where we’ll break down the graduate school application, explain the process, and outline key application elements as well as share tips on strengthening your application towards the Criminology and Criminal Justice Policy graduate program.  Learn about our MA program with advice from faculty members. Join us for a fun and informal information session focusing on funding, fields of study, potential advisors, applications, and more!

Discussing India and Canada: An Emerging Power and a Troubled Relationship? Join our panel of experts speaking on India’s political scene and its relationship with Canada. Panel speakers: Dr. Narendra Subramanian, Ph.D. Professor,  Department of Political Science, McGill University

Care Activism: Migrant Domestic Workers and the Fight for Social Justice in Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore, and the Philippines "The forms of activism that migrant domestic workers engage in are distinct from other social justice movements in that their efforts are fundamentally rooted in notions of caring citizenship, which in itself is grounded in an ethos of care and solidarity."  - Dr. Ethel Tungohan