Allyship isn’t as difficult as you think
When you think of an ally, who do you think of What type of person do you relate the word ally to Who do you imagine, as Mia McKenzie puts it, “is actively engaging in a...
The difference between calling out and calling in
“Your English is so good” Those were the words of my friend to one of our students as he shared his reflections on being an international student As harmless as they...
#AllLivesMatter is missing the point
In light of the mass amounts of media attention put on unarmed black persons killed by the police and the awakening of the BlackLivesMatter movement, I was mortified when I saw...
Ignoring the signs of online scams
Where I'm from, online scams are something everyone knows about—the young, the old the—everyone We all know, or think we know, that if someone contacts you and asks you to...
Culture or religion?
It never occurred to me how blurred the lines between culture and religion were until I moved to Canada The subjects of religion, culture and nationality were explored in all my...
Healing with new resolutions
The Danish author Soren Kierkegaard once said, “Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards” As we move forward in the new year, there is no harm...
A globalizing world
When we think of globalization, it is almost impossible to forget the benefits of technology the process wields along with it We think of how interconnected the world has...
Euthanasia should be an option
Having been diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer, a hypothetical 21-year-old female decides the pain is all too much After two unsuccessful years of chemotherapy, she has...