The words of Dr. Jeff Preston. Associate Professor and Acting Chair of Disability Studies, in a 2020 CBC interview about the effects of Bill C-7, were recalled in a London Free Press article about the medically assisted death of Sathya Kovac, a woman with ALS.
Dr. Andrea Lawlor, Associate Professor, Department of Politics and International Relations, has co-written an article for the Policy Options website acknowledging the success of "nudging" - finding small tweaks in public policies to make big impacts.
In a London Free Press article about the low rate of home ownership in London, Dr. Don Kerr, Professor of Sociology, explains the problem is compounded by the pace of the city's growth in recent years.
Chief of Cowessess First Nation Cadmus Delorme is coming to London to deliver the first in the annual Veritas Lecture series at King's. Chief Delorme joins London Morning with Rebecca Zandbergen with a brief synopsis of his talk called: What we have inherited and the actions we must all take.
In a London Free Press article, Dr. Don Kerr, Professor of Sociology, analyzes the demographic changes that could occur in London as Statistics Canada predicts the influx of new Canadians and their children will drive the country’s population growth during the next two decades.
Shawna Lewkowitz, Lecturer of Social Justice and Peace Studies, spoke to the London Free Press, about the increase in women running for London city council in the upcoming election but stressed the importance of also electing women and racialized candidates.
King's students living in residence expressed their appreciation for the safety measures in place for OWeek, including education and training, as part of an article in the London Free Press.
Western News has published a profile on King's Political Science student Nour Habliza, focusing on his auto sales and repair business and desire to attend law school.
King's student-athletes, Shona Branton (swimming) and Gavin Eldridge (wrestling), were featured in a wrap-up of summer exploits by Western Mustangs, posted to the Western News website.
Dr. Don Kerr, Professor of Sociology, spoke to CBC Radio Vancouver about how the high cost of living may be deterring women from starting families in British Columbia, which has the lowest fertility rate of any province in Canada.
Dr. Alison Meek, Associate Professor of History, contributed her expertise on conspiracies to a CBC article about a London-based cricket factory that finds itself at the heart of an international conspiracy theory.
There are fewer candidates in this October's municipal election than in the past. In speaking with AM 980, Dr. Jacquetta Newman, Professor of Politics and International Relations, suggests the stress of being in public view and financial concerns may play a role and that less competition will impact communities.
Dr. Don Kerr, Professor of Sociology, was featured in Nikkei News, one of Japan's top news sources, explaining how Canada's immigration system changed in the 1960s and 1970s and how the country became a culturally diverse immigrant society.
King’s alumnus Sean Brennan '08, has one of six plays included in London Community Players’ new season. Brennan’s Finding Hyde won a Brickenden Award for best original script in April and will premiere at the Palace Theatre Arts Commons.
"Perhaps tattoos are not as detrimental and they once seemed," says Assistant Psychology Professor Alexandra Zidenburg. Professor Zidenburg speaks to London Morning on CBC Radio on the perception of tattoos in the workplace.
Sharing the voices of Sean Hoogterp of the Walpole Island First Nation, Bkejwanong Territory and Indigenous Initiatives Coordinator for King’s, and Liz Akiwenzie, Indigenous Knowledge Keeper on the papal apology.