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  “Teachers, in [the faculty of] education in particular, have a responsibility towards cultural competence. I think that it is part of the duty of care to students to be able to reflect their cultural and racial identities in your teaching practices,” the assistant professor in the Faculty of Education told The Journal.   A core aspect of addressing white supremacy in universities is addressing how curricula is delivered, whose voices are privileged within courses, and how classrooms ar...

For the past 12 years, the John Molson Undergraduate Case Competition has attracted teams from renowned business schools across the globe. Hosted by the John Molson School of Business, part of Concordia University, a case competition is an opportunity for students to work together in teams to solve problems and create business solutions for a specific case. Demanding and dynamic cases, mixed with unique social events, make JMUCC a one-of-a-kind case competition that allows students to put their...

By Susanna Rust2021-02-15T15:30:00+00:00 A new centre is being launched in the UK with the aim of arming financial institutions with the data and analytics they need to contribute to the shift to environmentally sustainable economic activity. Asset owners have been keen to support the project. Dubbed the UK Centre for Greening Finance and Investment (CGFI), the new institution will begin work in April, with physical research hubs in Leeds and London to open shortly thereafter. The centre is ...

Muhammad Sanusi II SDG Challenge Enriches Scope of African Education; Supports 10 lifechanging Projects News provided by Share this article Share this article LAGOS, Nigeria, Feb. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Muhammad Sanusi II, UN SDG advocate and the 14th Emir of Kano are currently in partnership with 1 Million Teachers (1MT); a social enterprise to provide access to high-quality teacher education to underserved communities around the world. The initiative aims to empower highly competent and en...

3Degrees Adds April Salas to Board of Directors and Forms New Advisory Board Published 02-10-21 New 3Degrees Board of Directors and Advisory Board members announced SAN FRANCISCO, February 10, 2021 /CSRwire/ - 3Degrees today announced the addition of energy industry expert April M. Salas to its Board of Directors, as well as the formation of a strategic Advisory Board.  “We are so pleased to welcome April to our Board of Directors,” said Dan Kalafatas, Chairman of 3Degrees. “She has de...

As we wrestle with the immediate and unfolding tragedy and impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, we are necessarily turning our mi...

Share this article Share this article COLLEGE PARK, Md., Feb. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- MBA degree seeking professionals in the Greater Washington and Baltimore region have a new option. The University of Marylands Robert H. Smith School of Business has designed and opened a new Flex MBA program, providing versatile -- in-person and online -- access to a curriculum augmented with special topic seminars and completable within 24 months through the schools Baltimore, Rockville and Washington, D.C. ...

Two New York state companies have been chosen to participate this spring in the Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR) JumpStart Program, through...

The debate over the planned Cumbrian coalmine creates a false dichotomy between prosperity and climate protection, writes Tim Crosland, while Whitehaven, Cumbria, near the site of the proposed Woodhouse Colliery. Photograph: incamerastock/Alamy Whitehaven, Cumbria, near the site of the proposed Woodhouse Colliery. Photograph: incamerastock/Alamy Letters Sun 7 Feb 2021 12.56 EST Last modified on Mon 8 Feb 2021 00.22 EST Gaby Hinsliff’s piece (Plans for a Cumbrian coalmine illustrate the Tory...

February 3, 2021 Researchers from Cornell and Northwestern University have devised a new method of using extracts derived from bioengineered bacteria to create vaccines that protect against life-threatening infections caused by pathogenic bacteria. Because the technology can be easily reconfigured for different pathogenic foes and freeze-dried for portability and refrigeration-free storage, it could be a game-changing approach to fighting infection, especially in locations where access to such ...