KAMLOOPS– An anonymous donor is contributing $1.4 million to expand a peer-mentoring program for early childhood educators to keep them from leaving the profession. The…
After changing careers and countries, Odo Nkum feels she has reached her destiny. Odo (she has asked that she be referred to by her first…
Garry Gottfriedson, member of Tk’emlups te Secwépemc, poet and Secwépemc cultural advisor to the dean of the Faculty of Education and Social Work, talks about…
When TRU holds its virtual convocation Thursday, June 17, Jonathan Harding of Williams Lake will speak as valedictorian for the faculty of education and social…
TRU Professor Emeritus Jack Miller writes in a letter to the editor that his personal opinion is that B.C. has made great strides regarding educating…
Consent is an integral aspect of relationship building. Respecting boundaries, asking for permission and gaining a deeper understanding of comfort levels can undeniably benefit people's…
TRU faculty members Edward (Ted) Howe and Georgann Watson write about some of the lessons learned in the shift from in-person to online teaching during…
Natalie Clark, a faculty member at TRU, suggests ways that RCMP officers can better connect with Indigenous people, particularly when there is a situation of…
CBC's Shelley Joyce joins TRU Dean of Education and Social Work Airini and early childhood education researcher Laura Doan on the site of a future…
Clearwater graduate Emma Collins has been named the only recipient of the Charles and Jean Whittaker Memorial Bursary Endowment through Thompson Rivers University. The bursary…
TRU is planning to centralize its early childhood education program, research and non-profit day-care services into one building, joining three components currently located across TRU’s…
TRU Associate Professor Dr. Laura Doan discusses a province-wide peer-mentoring network to support early childhood educators and encourage them to stay in the field. It…
Dr. Laura Doan How do you define success in research? Two years ago, Dr. Laura Doan embarked upon a project designed to develop a provincewide…
Canada Research Chair in Indigenizing Higher Education Shelly Johnson writes about the wary relationship Indigenous peoples have with Canada's post-secondary institutions and how to move…
Teaching children how to read is primarily a teacher’s job, but parents play a valuable role. Learning to read is one of the most important…
TRU BEd graduate Breana Paulos is spending the summer working at the Ashcroft Museum on The Project of Heart. It's a tile-decorating program that gives…
Excited, giggling kids marching about, adults scurrying after them, joyful exclamations, and abandoned, half-eaten mandarin oranges filled the ordinarily peaceful, serene space of the round…
News that TRU is starting a new Trades Assistant Program in February was picked up by several media outlets, including Academica Top Ten. The program…
Thompson Rivers University is launching a new Trades Assistant Program for students with diverse abilities needing additional supports who are interested in working in construction,…
Your practicum is around the corner. You’re nervous, yet ready. But do your clothes suit the occasion? "Practicum is a topic that's discussed in class…
