CBC The Current | Delays in migrant caregiver residency program could leave some in limbo January 15, 2025
Canada has often relied on dangling the "carrot of permanent residency" to migrant care workers, as a way to fill the labour gap left by…
Tag: sociology
CBC The Current | Migrant caregivers ‘in limbo’ January 14, 2025
Arts' faculty member Dr. Jenny Shaw speaks with Matt Galloway, host of The Current, about migrant caregivers and the shrinking path to obtaining permanent residency…
The Conversation | Canada’s new care worker immigration programs need faster processing times to keep families together July 19, 2024
As they care for our most vulnerable, too many care workers in Canada have been separated from their children for years as they await permanent…
Faculty member examines care-worker immigration in The Conversation article July 18, 2024
This article was recently published by The Conversation Canada By Jennifer E. Shaw, assistant professor, TRU Sociology and Politics with Alicia Massie, SFU PhD candidate…
Education News Canada | Research and recognition propel student success June 6, 2024
New alum Casey Hopper is grateful for research opportunities he was able to be part of as a student. Read more
Research and recognition propel student success June 3, 2024
By Brandi Thring A moment of courage opened up a world of opportunities for Casey Hopper in his second year as a Bachelor of Arts…
Open Learning awards fuel student success February 14, 2024
By Brandi Thring Calgary’s Amanda Speers and Mark Garlough of Tsawwassen arrived at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) from different places for different reasons, but their…
Canadian HR Reporter | Study finds a ‘variety of myths around sexual harassment’ cause employers not to comply February 13, 2024
Researchers at TRU and the Kamloops Sexual Assault Counselling Centre have partnered up in a research project to try to understand why sexual harassment persists…
Radio NL | Sexual harassment in the hospitality industry January 4, 2024
Arts faculty member Dr. Rochelle Stevenson speaks with Radio NL about her research on the prevalence of sexual harassment in the hospitality industry in Kamloops. Listen…
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…
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…
The Conversation Canada | People in abusive relationships face many barriers to leaving — pets should not be one June 17, 2020
TRU assistant professor in sociology, Rochelle Stevenson, co-authored an article published in The Conversation Canada that looks at the dilemma of people in abusive relationships…
Grad's advice: Get involved, challenge yourself and learn from everyone May 25, 2018
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buxSVFVG5gg[/embed] [caption id="attachment_2732156" align="alignright" width="300"] Faculty of Arts 2018 Valedictorian Ben Froese majored in sociology and minored in philosophy.[/caption] University is a time to explore,…
Research seeks to empower Cuban communities December 18, 2017
A research project that aims to empower Cuban people of African descent to actively engage in planning strategies and programming that incorporates their own understandings…
An early journey with TRU Start March 23, 2017
Local high school students have an opportunity to earn university credits before they finish secondary school through a unique partnership between School District 73 and…
