Nearly 50 pieces of artwork line the halls of TRU’s School of Trades and Technology building. It may not be what you expect to see…
Arts faculty member Dr. Robin Westland and Master of Arts in Human Rights and Social Justice student Neha Singh discuss well-known environmental activist Dr. Vandana…
Arts faculty member Robin Westland and Master of Arts in Human Rights and Social Justice student Neha Singh discuss the significance behind environmental activist Dr. Vandana…
KAMLOOPS — A lecture series by Thompson Rivers University (TRU) faculty that focuses on issues of human rights and social justice has returned for its…
In conjunction with TRU's interdisciplinary Master of Arts in Human Rights and Social Justice program, Dr. Vandana Shiva is coming to the university to give a…
KAMLOOPS — A global leader in the movement against corporate control of the world’s food systems tackles food sovereignty and sustainability in this year’s Dean…
February is Black History Month, a time to celebrate people of African descent, recognize lived experiences of Black people and confront societal truths of anti-black…
Pauline Streete - TRU's first executive director of the Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion (EDI) and Anti-Racism - speaks with Kamloops This Week about EDI,…
Two Indigenous children endured abuse in a region with abysmally low safety compliance rates. “There had to be either a total catastrophic breakdown in that…
TRU Law hosted this year's Access to Justice Week BC (A2J) with events that touched on Indigenous rights, drug-treatment courts and failures of the welfare…
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…
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…
Stories do more than merely tell tales. They create empathy in readers—young and old—and give voice to issues like social justice. And that is exactly…
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…
Canadian high schools are more diverse than they have ever been, and today’s youth are vocal advocates for their own cultural and social identities. With…
