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Hilary Peach named 2023 Edna Staebler winner
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Peach’s memoir analyzes time working as a boilermaker in a male-dominated field Laurier has named author Hilary Peach the winner of the 2023 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction. The award was established in 1991 by literary journalist and writer Edna Staebler. Submitted books must feature Canadian locale or significance. The $10,000 prize honours Canadian…
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Laurier named top Waterloo employer
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Wilfrid Laurier University has been named one of Waterloo Area’s Top Employers for the third year in a row. The annual competition is organized by editors from Canada’s Top 100 Employers and recognizes workplaces led by exceptional leaders both nationally and regionally. “We are proud to be recognized for the third year in a row…
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Golden Hawk star Ali Sow remains excited and focused on returning to play
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Although making it to their second consecutive OUA semi-final appearance this past season, the last few months and course of the summer for the Golden Hawks basketball team has been a lot different than last year. Entering his fourth season as the star guard on the Laurier team, Ali Sow has had to adjust to…
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Golden Hawks women’s softball team heading into nationals after stunning 14-1 season
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Wilfrid Laurier University’s women’s softball team is heading into the national championships with a new hunger for a national title, following an incredible 14-1 season this year. The championships will be hosted by Laurier University, from Oct. 11 to 13 at Budd Park in Kitchener, and will feature the top eight collegiate softball teams in…
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Laurier’s WiFi woes
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Internet connection at Laurier has been a hotspot for conversation as students increase their wi-fi usage throughout campus while they take notes in lectures and study for midterm exams. Laurier was subject to an internet outage last April during the exam period which enraged many students who could not access MyLearningSpace to see course notes…
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Laurier women’s cricket team named Canadian College National Champions
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On Sept. 3 and 4, Wilfrid Laurier’s University’s women’s cricket team competed in the first-ever Canadian College Cricket Women’s National Championship in King City. Despite the team being in its infancy at Laurier, having been founded less than three years ago, the Golden Hawks managed to take home the championship, being crowned the Canadian College…
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Laurier’s International Migration Research Centre brings attention to immigration detention with Canadian film premiere
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On Sep. 19, Wilfrid Laurier University’s International Migration Research Centre (IMRC) will host the Canadian premiere of Chauka, Please Tell Us the Time, a documentary film which looks at life inside Australia’s Manus Island detention centre in Papua New Guinea. “We have a lot of people who work on both movement, mobility, migration and also…
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Laurier enhances parental leave financial supplements for graduate students
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Wilfrid Laurier University has recently made enhancements to parental leave funding for full-time master’s and doctoral students, pursuing a research degree. This grant, in effect since Sept. 9, is available for full-time graduate students taking a temporary leave from their studies during the first year of their child’s birth, adoption, or when they first gain…
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Bruce Gillespie becomes first Teaching Fellow based at Brantford campus
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Bruce Gillespie, an associate professor in Digital Media and Journalism, has been named Wilfrid Laurier University’s 2017 Teaching Fellow. The Laurier Teaching Fellowship program recognizes and honours members of the Laurier faculty who exhibit an excellent record of achievement in regards to educational leadership while substantiating exceptional contributions to learning and teaching. Gillespie, who has…
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MacLatchy announced as president and vice-chancellor of WLU
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Deborah MacLatchy, provost and vice-president: academic, will officially be the seventh president and vice-chancellor of Wilfrid Laurier University. On Jan. 11, the university officially announced MacLatchy as the appointed president on their official website. MacLatchy will be replacing current president, Max Blouw, on July 1 on a five-year term. MacLatchy, a recognized and awarded scientist,…
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