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Apr 8, 2021 COVID-19 amplifies the complexity of disability and race
Susan Mahipaul, Lecturer of Disability Studies, co-authored an article on The Conversation website about how, in Canada, COVID-19 has exacerbated long-standing institutional and systemic inequalities for disabled people. The article includes a testimonial from Dr. Jeff Preston, Assistant Professor of Disability Studies, about his experiences.
Apr 6, 2021 Dr. Datta discusses COVID's effect on London in Free Press article
In an article in the London Free Press, Dr. Anisha Datta, Associate Professor of Sociology, discussed how COVID has brought structural inequalities in our communities into sharp focus.
Apr 5, 2021 Religious Studies professor discusses faith during COVID-19 with London Free Press
Julius-Kei Kato, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, was featured in an article published in the London Free Press discussing faith and how it can give us hope during the pandemic. "Faith's role is to give us an optimistic attitude to life, an attitude that 'believes' that life is worth living in spite of everything," said Professor Kato.
Mar 26, 2021 King's student helps organize memorial rally for anti-Asian shooting victims
Second year Social Sciences student, Teigan Elliott, is helping organize an online vigil for the mass shooting victims in the US that targeted Asian businesses and left eight people dead.
Mar 24, 2021 King's students partner with Youth Opportunities Unlimited
King's Psychology students have partnered with Youth Opportunities Unlimited (YOU) to design a mental health road map, to help transition aged youth across the region access more mental health resources. CTV News was on campus to cover this story.
Mar 23, 2021 New research article reflects on social work's role during COVID-19
In a new research article published on SAGE Journals, "Will someone knock on my door? COVID-19 and social work education," Dr. Bharati Sethi, Associate Professor of the School of Social Work, reflects on individualism-collectivism, loneliness, and community belonging in the context of her lived experiences and the COVID-19 outbreak. She maintains that the micro-macro fragmentation is problematic to social work's quest for social justice.
Mar 22, 2021 Dr. Preston discusses changes to assistance in dying laws on CBC podcast
Dr. Jeff Preston, Assistant Professor of Disability Studies, was a guest on the CBC’s “White Coat Black Art with Dr. Brian Goldman” to discuss concerns that new changes to Canada's medical assistance in dying laws might end up hurting some of the people they are intended to help.
Mar 22, 2021 Dr. Sethi draws on personal-support worker study for Toronto Star article

Dr. Bharati Sethi, Associate Professor for King's School of Social Work, drew on her study on racism against personal-support workers when quoted as part of a Toronto Star article on backlash against a Quebec hospital posting notices seeking a "white woman" caregiver, leading to debate about caring for mentally ill seniors.
Mar 18, 2021 Dr. Silva: Athletes on the racial dynamics of college sports
In an article he cowrote for the Guardian, Dr. Derek Silva, Assistant Professor of Criminology, uses his research on college sports to discuss U.S. collegiate athletes' responses to helping their schools raise billions in revenue but never seeing a single cent.
Mar 17, 2021 Economics professor discusses Rogers-Shaw deal
In an article for The Canadian Press, Dr. Vincent Geloso, Professor of Economics in the School of Management, Economics, and Mathematics, discusses the possible effects of the Rogers Communications Inc.'s proposed deal to buy Shaw Communications Inc.
Mar 17, 2021 Thanatology professor discusses grief in a year like no other
Dr. Darcy Harris, Associate Professor of Thanatology, is quoted about how people are grieving "the loss of living our lives" in an article in the Christian Science Monitor about how COVID-19 has summoned unsuspected strengths across cultures.
Mar 12, 2021 King's professor examines Netflix series the Queen's Gambit

Dr. John Grant, Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations, co-authored an article in Conversation Canada discussing how the popular Netflix series, The Queen's Gambit, is designed for mass popular appeal, which creates an ideological and utopian reality for the main character, Beth.
Mar 11, 2021 History professor discusses The Forever Protest with CBC
Dr. Stephanie Bangarth, Associate Professor in History, was interviewed on the CBC Ideas podcast. Dr. Bangarth discusses how protests challenge the dominant codes in society. The podcast is also relevant to the new Human Rights Studies program at King's.
Mar 9, 2021 Collaboration and co-creation: the future of student affairs post-COVID-19
Joe Henry, Dean of Students, has published an article in the Academica Forum about the lessons learned, especially about the inequities in our society, as we begin to look towards a post-COVID-19 education and society.
Mar 9, 2021 Putting a degree to work
London Inc. Magazine has profiled the King's Promise, "an ambitious employment program" designed to connect graduates with meaningful employment within six months of graduation.
Mar 5, 2021 Father Michael聽B茅chard discusses Pope's visit to Iraq with CTV
Father Michael Béchard, Director of King's Campus Ministry and Pastor of Christ the King University Parish, appeared on CTV News to discuss the significance of Pope Francis's historic first-ever Papal visit to Iraq. and his plea for the country to protect its centuries-old diversity.
Mar 1, 2021 Social justice is investing's future at 51视频

King’s University College Capital Management Club fund manager Serge Muhirwa discusses how social justice will be defining the future of investment, in an article for the Catholic Register.
Mar 1, 2021 Dissertation will explore Christianity and Holocaust

An article in The Catholic Register discusses the research being done by King's alumna Mia Theocharis, ’18 on the role of Christianity played in the Holocaust as she works towards her PhD. Theocharis will build on her research of religion and the Holocaust she began while at King's.