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Chancellor’s Awards recognize excellence in research, teaching, service
ConvocationResearchEach year during convocation, Nipissing University celebrates the value and importance of its faculty through the awarding of the Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence in Research, Teaching and Service. Although we are not able to gather together for convocation ceremonies this year, we would like to recognize and congratulate this year’s deserving recipients of the Chancellor’s Awards. -
Nipissing to grant honorary degree, celebrate 1400 graduates during upcoming virtual convocation
ConvocationGeneralNipissing University will recognize Tom Curry with an honorary degree Doctor of Letters, the university’s highest distinction, during its upcoming virtual convocation celebrations. Curry is a leading trial and appellate lawyer and Managing Partner of Lenczner Slaght LLP, Canada’s leading litigation firm. -
Event will feature latest research findings on rare and young onset dementia
ResearchSchool of Social WorkNipissing University will be holding an online knowledge exchange event on the topic of rare and young onset dementia on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 from 9 a.m. to 1p.m. This live, virtual event builds on last year's Knowledge Exchange, and is part of public engagement activities of the Rare Dementia Support (RDS) Impact Study, a five-year study funded jointly by the UK Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC) and National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). -
Microaggressions in schools the focus of newly published research
ResearchSchulich School of EducationAssociate professors in the Schulich School of Education, Dr. Julie Corkett, Dr. Christine Cho and Dr. Astrid Steele, have released a newly published research monograph titled Global Perspectives on Microaggressions in Schools: Understanding and Combating Covert Violence. -
Celebrating Pride Month
GeneralJune is Pride Month, a time to celebrate diversity and acknowledge the history and achievements of LGBTQ2+ communities. Due to the pandemic, North Bay Pride has postponed its typical June celebrations until September, however planning for the fall is already underway, and Nipissing looks forward to taking part and hosting a number of on-campus events. -
Letter to the community regarding the Kamloops residential school burial site
GeneralThe recent news about the discovery of a mass grave of 215 children in Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc near Kamloops, British Columbia, is deeply disturbing and a sobering reminder of these truths and devastating chapter in our nation’s not-so-distant shared history. We send our deepest condolences to the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation for this tragic loss of the children and their families.
Inspiring change: How Nipissing alumnus Taijon Eccleston-Graham is impacting communities through storytelling
When it comes to storytelling, few can captivate an audience quite like Nipissing alumnus Taijon Eccleston-Graham. From his pioneering initiative Shoot for Change to his newly released documentary series, The Road to Convocation, Eccleston-Graham has leveraged his passion for sports and community to leave a lasting impact.
