Faculty of Education and Social Work
Creating consent curriculum May 4, 2023
An initiative co-founded by TRU faculty to support conversations with youth and young adults about consent, communication and sexualized violence…
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Do the math March 3, 2023
Women and people of colour are dramatically underrepresented in STEM fields. The fix may begin in kindergarten. In a recent…
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Faculty member advocates for Indigenous rights December 5, 2022
Dr. Rod McCormick, a member of the Mohawk (Kanien’kéha) First Nation, believes in speaking up for change. Trained as a…
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83-year-old student proves learning is for life November 15, 2022
Eighty-three-year-old Cecil Mercer is beloved. Just ask his decades younger classmates from Thompson Rivers University's (TRU) UPrep Program, who joined…
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Lecture series explores research journey November 1, 2022
Their research, teaching and service bring together different communities and world views for societal change. Now they're newly appointed full…
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Pandemic lessons on lesson plans October 28, 2022
The COVID-19 emergency has passed. What remains? A new way of teaching and learning, finds new research from the Faculty…
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New Early Childhood Education Centre features welcoming local art October 18, 2022
You can’t drive up to the Thompson Rivers University’s (TRU) new Early Childhood Education Centre without seeing the Diversitree artwork…
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Early Childhood Education Centre opening worth the wait October 11, 2022
TRU’s highly anticipated Early Childhood Education Centre opened its doors Tues., Oct. 11, providing much-needed space for kids, students, educators…
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Expanding our definition of bereavement September 9, 2022
When someone dies by suicide, their friends and family can experience grief, loss and shame — and so can their…
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Research team looks at full-circle sustainability June 23, 2022
Waste not, want not. Thompson Rivers University (TRU) faculty member Dr. Bala Nikku and his team are addressing pressing societal…
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TRU researcher renewed as Canada Research Chair June 2, 2022
The renewal of a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (CRC) at TRU further strengthens and acknowledges the university’s growing research…
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New book captures critical voices on special education April 28, 2022
Kim Calder Stegemann and Nan Stevens’s new book, The Journey from Institution to Inclusion: The History of Special Education for…
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TRU research studies disaster-resilient communities April 4, 2022
How can communities better prepare and respond to natural hazards and disasters? In what ways can community science empower community…
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Provincial scholarships recognize graduate research at TRU February 17, 2022
Thompson Rivers University has awarded four exceptional graduate students with entrance scholarships valued at $15,000 each. This marks a $60,000…
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Funding supports early childhood educators November 22, 2021
An anonymous donor has provided $1.4 million in funding over three years to expand a peer-mentoring program for early childhood…
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From Ghana to Canada, with Odo (love) August 16, 2021
After changing careers and countries, Odo Nkum feels she has reached her destiny. Odo (she has asked that she be…
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Pop in to ESTR’s virtual spring market March 4, 2021
After successfully launching their first ever online, virtual pop-up market this past Christmas, TRU’s Education and Skills (ESTR) program is…
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ESTR’s Market goes virtual December 18, 2020
ESTR’s Market was a must-stop, must-shop space on campus. The bustling space was always filled with locally made clothing, crafts,…
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Grad research examines the need for more engaged voices December 3, 2020
What are the barriers preventing participation in public engagement activities, and what do we, as a society, lose when specific…
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Research finds peer support essential to ECE resiliency October 26, 2020
Dr. Laura Doan How do you define success in research? Two years ago, Dr. Laura Doan embarked upon a project…
