An intimate account of the Octagon Expedition with Stephanie Rayner
When I first sat down to write this article, I was admittedly speechless thinking back to the talk that I was fortunate enough to attend hosted by Canadian artist and …
Academics
Jack Matthews Fellow: an interview with Dalal Al-Waheidi
Arthur spoke with Dalal Al-Waheidi, one of Canada’s 100 most influential women, the Executive Director of Global We Day at Free The Children, a Trent and United World College alumnus, …
Living with difference in a global world: lecture review
This week saw the second of a four-lecture series in Champlain College around the themes of diversity and community building. Dr. Feyzi Baban, a professor of International Development, shared his …
Draw a monster while rockin’ out to 1960’s music
Principal of Catharine Parr Traill College, Dr. Michael Eamon, has expanded Trent University’s Continuing Education classes. Dr. Eamon’s initiative, continuing from successful runs since Spring 2014, is a series of …
Book Launch: Ancient Spirit Rising by Pegi Eyers
Drawing on cultural studies and contemporary social justice, the new book Ancient Spirit Rising: Reclaiming Your Roots & Restoring Earth Community by independent scholar and social critic Pegi Eyers (Peterborough) …
Trent and York partner up in aging research
The new Trent Centre for Aging and Society is extending its resources to develop new research projects, educational programs, and community engagement through partnership with larger institutions who share the common multidisciplinary, and …
Traill College Principal Dr. Michael Eamon opens up about the writing and publishing of his first book
Principal of Traill College and Director of Continuing Education, Dr. Michael Eamon, never limited his interest to just one field. The latest addition to his pool of multifaceted talents is …
Trent professor receives $596,000 NSERC grant to develop a precise monitoring system of Canadian amphibians
A Trent-led project is to develop, for the first time, a uniform systematic way to survey amphibian populations across Canada, and shed light on factors associated with the presence, or …
Trent Philosophy Symposium a resounding success
The Trent Philosophy Society, the university’s oldest undergraduate society, added another successful event to their year with the Philosophy Symposium held at Traill College on Saturday, March 28. Approximately 40 …
What is a post-doc and what do they do?
An event called ‘Suds ‘N Speakers’ was held on March 26 at the Trend. Where “some of Trent’s Post-Doctoral scholars” came to talk about “exciting research that is taking place …