This report is a weekday roundup of news about MRU, faculty experts, students and alumni, and other topics of interest.

MRU in the News

Thokbuom, El Gandour named top athletes of Cougar Night Awards: https://mru.ca/3b41c (Calgary Sun/Calgary Herald – Dholi Thokbuom and Moe El Gandour, students)

Students/experts/alum in the news

How grads see the future: https://mru.ca/357c (Calgary Herald – Cara Medvedic, student)

New poll shows most Calgarians are in support of Green Line plan: https://mru.ca/06c0f (Global News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Poll shows support for full Green Line: https://mru.ca/c421 (News 770, CHQR – Lori Williams, faculty)

Corbella: Trudeau’s discarding of democracy only outstripped by Singh’s: https://mru.ca/30180 (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Are Albertans ready for provincial sales tax?: https://mru.ca/7dd9 (CBC Radio – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Support for sales tax shifting: https://mru.ca/ebcc2 (CBC News at 6 – Duane Bratt, faculty)

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Canadian universities rely on foreign students. What if China called its students home?: https://mru.ca/ef60 (Global News)

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Pandemic to keep many Alberta post-secondary students off campus this fall: https://mru.ca/01f1 (Calgary Herald – Stephen Price, Dean, Planning Ahead Committee)

Students/experts/alum in the news

Movement to defund Calgary police focuses on capping budget, says activist: https://mru.ca/52b4 (Calgary Herald – Maki Motapanyane, faculty)

Deputy commissioner refuses comment on Chief Adam arrest but admits systemic racism in Alberta RCMP: https://mru.ca/306c (Global News – Gabrielle Lindstrom, faculty)

Alberta gun owners won’t be ‘scapegoats’ for Ottawa politicians, Kenney vows: https://mru.ca/2c0e (CBC News – Kelly Sundberg, faculty)

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Alberta post-secondary schools no longer have to meet spending caps: https://mru.ca/6f4d (CBC News)

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MRU Media: 06/12/2020

This report is a weekday roundup of news about MRU, faculty experts, students and alumni, and other topics of interest.

Students/experts/alum in the news

Body camera debate a ‘distraction’ for police reforms: criminologist: https://mru.ca/22cc (CTV News – Kelly Sundberg, faculty)

Alberta Prime Time, police reform: https://mru.ca/ebdb (CTV News – Scharie Tavcer, faculty 10:35)

Accelerated relaunch doesn’t mean a return to ‘normal’, say experts: https://mru.ca/a28c (Calgary Herald – Caroline McDonald-Harker, faculty)

Provincial government needs greater transparency: commissioner: https://mru.ca/208 (Vancouver Courier – Sean Homan, faculty)

Albertans warming to idea of a provincial sales tax, according to poll: https://mru.ca/0f72 (CBC News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

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Job cuts coming to Red Deer College says union: https://mru.ca/cd27 (660 News)

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MRU Media: 06/11/2020

This report is a weekday roundup of news about MRU, faculty experts, students and alumni, and other topics of interest.

Students/experts/alum in the news

Alberta’s pandemic paradox: we’re stressed out, losing income, yet feeling better about finances: https://mru.ca/13a8 (CBC News – Kimberly Ortiz, student)

Majority of Calgarians support ‘alternative plan’ for transit expansion over Green Line: poll: https://mru.ca/5ee5 (Global News – Lori Williams, fauclty)

Stage 2 a ‘trial run’ for Albertans fearing a second wave of COVID-19: https://mru.ca/0ef7 (Calgary Herald – Caroline McDonald-Harker and David Finch, faculty)

Opinion: Calgary on the precipice — reinventing our city starts with reinventing how we learn: https://mru.ca/09eb (Calgary Herald – David Finch, faculty)

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How Grads See the Future – Part 1: https://mru.ca/7181 (Calgary Herald)

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MRU Media: 06/09/2020

This report is a weekday roundup of news about MRU, faculty experts, students and alumni, and other topics of interest.

Students/experts/alum in the news

Body cameras are a ‘distraction’ to real police accountability, criminologist says: https://mru.ca/8153 (CTV Calgary – Kelly Sundberg, faculty)

The Case For Defunding Calgary Police: https://mru.ca/085d (The Sprawl – Maki Motapanyane, faculty)

CBC News poll: Kenney, UCP would handily win election if held now: https://mru.ca/d010 (CBC News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

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MRU Media: 06/09/2020
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MRU in the News

Canada West cancels all first-term competitions: https://mru.ca/b5fe (Lethbridge News Now – MRU Cougars)

Fall season of university sports cancelled due to COVID-19: https://mru.ca/cd3 (CTV Calgary – MRU Cougars)

Students/experts/alum in the news

Calgary turnout for Black Lives Matter demonstrations ‘astounding,’ prof says: https://mru.ca/ef01 (CBC News – Roberta Lexier, faculty)

Mayan spirituality focus of Indigenous studies scholar’s PhD research: https://mru.ca/5bbd (Education News Canada – Leonzo Barreno, faculty)

Also worth noting

Opinion: Post-secondary performance-based funding delayed but still needed: https://mru.ca/9abd (Edmonton Journal)

Campaign aims to save French courses at University of Alberta’s Campus Saint-Jean: https://mru.ca/1c9b (Global News)

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MRU Media: 06/08/2020
This report is a weekday roundup of news about MRU, faculty experts, students and alumni, and other topics of interest.

Students/experts/alum in the news

Post-sec students consider deferring upcoming year as coronavirus impacts jobs, delivery of programs: https://mru.ca/8b9 (LiveWire Calgary – Michaela Neuman, student; Tim Rahilly, president)

Alberta gun owners won’t be ‘scapegoats’ for Ottawa politicians, Kenney vows: https://mru.ca/2c0e (CBC News – Kelly Sundberg, faculty)

Library Links – Poetry to move you: https://mru.ca/e9eea (The Bow Valley Crag and Canyon – Vivian Hansen, faculty)

theBreaker.news Podcast: Tribute to IntegrityBC’s Dermod Travis: https://mru.ca/3f5e (Breaker News – Sean Holman, faculty)

Dane Domic announces generous support for aspiring football stars: https://mru.ca/a11b (EIN Press wire – Dane Domic, student)

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Schools announce layoffs, departures: https://mru.ca/85d8 (Academica)

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MRU in the News

Calgary’s Class of 2020 gets creative to celebrate milestone, years of hardwork: https://mru.ca/6c89 (CBC News – MRU online grad celebration, Phil Warsaba, AVP)

Calgary’s Kindness: Local celebs cheer MRU grads: https://mru.ca/f060 (Calgary Herald – MRU online grad celebration)

Library Awards for Research Excellence recipients announced: Mount Royal University recognizes outstanding scholarly projects: https://mru.ca/906c (Education News Canada – Sara Sharun, faculty; Vanessa Boila, Sara Czerwonka,  Amy Rintoul, students)

Students/experts/alum in the news

Calgary anti-racism protests a defining moment for city, organizers and experts say: https://mru.ca/167d (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – Maki Motapanyane, Roberta Lexier, faculty)

Calgary singer-songwriter brings hope, honours frontline workers amid COVID pandemic: https://mru.ca/fc0e (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun, Edmonton Journal – Adam Ambrose, student)

56% of Albertans don’t want Jason Kenney as premier, poll suggests: https://mru.ca/6341 (CBC News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Minister scrapped job competition for health advocate, instead appointing prominent UCP figure: https://mru.ca/b77c (CBC News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Also worth noting

U of L to offer its Early Start Experience to new students online: https://mru.ca/43e2 (Lethbridge Herald)

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COVID-19- Updates: MRU launches online grad celebration: https://mru.ca/8c32 (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun, scroll down to 9:45 a.m.)

Dr. Lesley Brown no longer provost at Calgary’s Mount Royal University: https://mru.ca/6b04 (CTV News)

Students/experts/alum in the news

Alberta takes a hard line against Ottawa’s plan to ban assault rifles: https://mru.ca/584c (CityNews, 660 News – Doug King, faculty)

Alberta moves to take over more firearms tests: https://mru.ca/4440 (CBC Radio News – Doug King, faculty)

Carleton University moves to mandate Indigenous teaching: https://mru.ca/8a9d (Times Higher Education – Frances Widdowson, faculty)

Dermod Travis, BC’s Brilliant Politics Watchdog, Has Died: https://mru.ca/bc48 (The Tyee – Sean Holman, faculty)

Also worth noting

Pandemic delays new Alberta university funding model indefinitely: https://mru.ca/a31f (CBC News)

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Tainted water series from Global News, media consortium wins Canadian Association of Journalists award: https://mru.ca/cc04 (Global News – MRU Journalism, partner in Institute for Investigative Journalism)

Football star joins Calgary’s George Floyd protest, shares own experiences with racism: https://mru.ca/0d2 (CBC News)

Students/experts/alum in the news

Anti-racism rally in Calgary: https://mru.ca/01312 (CBC Radio, Calgary Eyeopener – Roberta Lexier, faculty)

George Floyd protests continue in U.S. and Canada: https://mru.ca/2cc7 (CBC News at 6, June 1, 5:10  – Roberta Lexier, faculty)

Also worth noting

Chika Oriuwa named valedictorian of U of T’s faculty of medicine: https://mru.ca/17ca (CBC News)

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