Indigenizing the justice system September 29, 2022
Walking across the stage at convocation is always special, but for TRU Law grad Darnel Tailfeathers, a Kainai Nation (Blood Tribe) member, the experience was…
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National think tank selects TRU alum September 2, 2022
Trevor Tessier (RT ’15, MBA ’18) has joined Action Canada, a non-partisan public policy leadership program that brings outstanding young Canadians together to tackle national…
Podcast series honours Indigenous voices August 19, 2022
Frances Maddalozzo, a Master of Education graduate and research assistant at Thompson Rivers University (TRU), believes in leading with her heart, every time. So in…
Building community through CLC July 10, 2022
A TRU alum with a drive to improve access to justice is the supervising lawyer at the TRU Community Legal Clinic (CLC). Kelly Melnyk joined…
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 capacity. Created in 2000, the…
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 Children with Differing Abilities in…
Education: a maternal influence? April 4, 2022
New research suggests that mothers who graduate from university pass on educational advantages to their daughters. Their sons don’t see the same gains. If you…
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 investment by the Province of…
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 educators that will help recruit,…
Donor boosts peer mentoring for early childhood educators November 22, 2021
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…
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 referred to by her first…
The New York Times | With the discovery of unmarked graves, Canada's Indigenous seek reckoning June 28, 2021
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…
Williams Lake Tribune | Williams Lake high school teacher valedictorian for TRU virtual graduation ceremonies June 17, 2021
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…
The Province | Letters: British Columbia is a leader in Indigenous education June 10, 2021
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 education for the next generation June 8, 2021
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…
Frontiers In Education | Finding our way through a pandemic: Teaching in alternate modes of delivery May 25, 2021
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…
Vernon Morning Star | Indigenous family in Shuswap deeply concerned about decision of police watchdog March 29, 2021
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 Kamloops | Early childhood education centre tour November 9, 2020
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…
The Clearwater Times | 2020 graduate only recipient of TRU bursary November 9, 2020
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…
Academica | TRU to submit plans for unique early years hub November 2, 2020
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…
