Castanet | Secwépemc landmark to connect culture, land, history June 30, 2023
Educator and TRU alum Kel-c Jules has been selected as youth mentee for the Secwépemc Landmarks Project. Read more
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Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Law, Featured, Indigenous Education
Indigenous graduates honoured at ceremony June 16, 2023
Surrounded by friends, family and the Thompson Rivers University (TRU) Kamloops community, 30 Indigenous graduates entered the Brown Family House of Learning, HL 190, on…
Sun Peaks Independent News | Kamloops play tackles generational regret around climate change June 8, 2023
Arts faculty member George Johnson hopes his stage play Boomerangst will have a positive impact in Kamloops. Read more
Castanet Kamloops | Three new art exhibits coming to Kamloops' Old Courthouse in June May 31, 2023
Nigerian artist and third-year Faculty of Arts student Ral Ojah will be showcasing his new exhibit at the Kamloops' Old Courthouse from June 4 -…
CBC News | Secwépemc poet, residential school survivor Garry Gottfriedson says poetry was his 'saviour' May 24, 2023
Garry Gottfriedson, Secwépemc cultural advisor for TRU, is set to receive an honourary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Northern British Columbia. Gottfriedson…
Faculty of Arts, Featured,
Scholar confronts racial violence and settler colonialism February 15, 2023
Canadian scholar, author and activist Dr. Sherene Razack has spent decades researching, writing and teaching about racial violence. Best known for her contributions to feminist…
Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Science, Featured
TRU partners with program that empowers youth January 26, 2023
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) will soon welcome high-school students to its Kamloops campus thanks to a new partnership with Shad Canada. Shad is an educational…
Faculty of Arts
Lindsey McKay shares transplant tourism expertise with MPs December 13, 2022
Assistant Teaching Professor Dr. Lindsey McKay shared her research into transplant tourism recently when she appeared virtually before the House of Commons Standing Committee on…
Alumni, Faculty of Arts, Featured, Giving
Memorial award recognizes local author August 17, 2022
[caption id="attachment_2972942" align="alignright" width="445"] Dr. Joan Sherman Weir[/caption] Distinguished author and long-time Kamloops resident Joan Sherman Weir lived her life with energy and passion. She…
Alumni, Faculty of Arts
TRU alum Kristina Benson on designing a dream career August 2, 2022
Kristina Benson’s deep love and appreciation for design is palpable. From typography to layout, the TRU alum has a passion and enthusiasm for all things…
Faculty of Arts, Featured, Research and Graduate Studies
New master’s students learn to create positive change May 11, 2022
When Rick McCutcheon arrived at TRU four years ago as the new dean of arts, he surveyed faculty members about program needs. Based on those…
Alumni, Faculty of Arts
Journalism alum is finalist for esteemed Michener Award May 3, 2022
Jessica Wallace is becoming one of the most decorated journalists to ever graduate from TRU’s journalism program. Wallace (BJour ‘12) has received her third award…
InfoNews Kamloops | Why rise in hate and domestic crimes during COVID are expected to continue March 23, 2022
Two of the most significant changes in Canadian crime rates during COVID saw increases in hate crimes and domestic abuse. Statistics Canada reported recently that…
Vanderhoof Omineca Express | New manager Julianna Brooker seeks to grow Vanderhoof Chamber of Commerce March 3, 2022
TRU alum Julianna Brooker has been hired as manager at the Vanderhoof Chamber of Commerce. She completed a bachelor of science and biology, and a…
Faculty of Arts, Featured, Research and Graduate Studies
Call and Response Exhibition celebrates student creativity January 28, 2022
Looking for an escape from the every day? Then make your way to TRU's Visual Arts Gallery to see student creativity on display. Currently on…
CFOX | 2021 fire season 'tremendously challenging,' but not worst on record: BC Wildfire Service report November 5, 2021
A report looking into B.C.'s response during the 2017/2018 wildfire season finds the province needs to make major improvements to its crisis communication. Thompson Rivers…
CFJC Today | CMHA Kamloops removes ‘interim’ from Executive Director Achoba’s title November 3, 2021
The Canadian Mental Health Association Kamloops branch has removed the ‘interim’ tag from Executive Director Alfred Achoba’s title. He stepped into the agency’s lead role…
Alumni, Featured,
Editorial ace: James Mirtle on his sports media journey November 2, 2021
From the Kamloops Blazers to the NHL, TRU alum and sportswriter James Mirtle has had a whirlwind of a career. After more than 20 industrious…
Radio NL | Michael Mehta on what we can do to save the environment November 2, 2021
Geographer and environmental studies faculty member Michael Mehta talks with radio host Jeff Andreas about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's comments regarding carbon tax at the…
Maclean's Magazine | Counting the change October 29, 2021
Maclean's Magazine interviewed TRU student Lauren Keller, among others, for tips on ways to cut costs as a university student. Check out her comments in…
