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

MRU in the News

Training the Next Generation: https://mru.ca/5308 (Adrenalin: The Business of Sports Events – Victor Ly, faculty, Esports Management Program)

Keyano College introduces Esports management program: https://mru.ca/76c1 (Fort McMurray Today – Victor Ly, faculty, Esports Management Program)

Suicide prevention framework ready for feedback from community: https://mru.ca/8a0c (The Reflector)

MRU prepares students for on-campus learning in Fall 2021: https://mru.ca/2f84 (The Reflector – Tim Rahilly, President; Elizabeth Evans, Interim Provost; Alex Luong, student; Shereen Samuels, SAMRU)

Students/experts/alum in the news

Sixteen government MLAs speak out against latest Alberta public health restrictions: https://mru.ca/af78 (CBC News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Voices: How I’ve learned to ‘code switch’ to fit in here: https://mru.ca/b072 (Calgary Journal – Mofe Adeniran, Asma Abbas, students)

Calgary researchers examine feasibility of professionalizing policing for B.C. government: https://mru.ca/b341c (CBC News – Kelly Sundberg, faculty)

How Nenshi’s decision to bow out as mayor affects the 2021 civic election field: https://mru.ca/8b69 (Calgary Herald – Lori Williams, faculty)

Nenshi’s departure opens up mayor’s race: https://mru.ca/5960 (660 News – Lori Williams, faculty)

The Lens:Texture in two dimensions: https://mru.ca/2239 (Calgary Journal – Photojournalism students)

What happens now that everyone knows Alberta’s new curriculum was plagiarized?: https://mru.ca/86b5 (Rabble.ca – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Also worth noting

Laurentian prof says retirement his best option as colleagues stressed ‘like crazy’ amid restructuring: https://mru.ca/d402b (CBC News)

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