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��VR��Ƶ’s Bravo Gala shines a spotlight on research excellence

admin — Thu, 14 May 2026 16:18:30 +0000

At event honouring 116 winners of major awards, keynote speaker and SSHRC Gold Medal recipient Myriam Denov emphasized the importance of listening.

��VR��Ƶ celebrated more than 100 researchers at the 21st edition of Bravo, a gala event May 7 honouring the winners of major provincial, national and international research prizes and awards in 2025.

Catherine Bergeron: Oral Defence ECP

admin — Thu, 14 May 2026 14:32:21 +0000

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Provost honours 31 ��VR��Ƶ professors for exceptional research achievements

admin — Wed, 13 May 2026 18:00:18 +0000

The 2026 cohort of Distinguished James ��VR��Ƶ Professors, James ��VR��Ƶ Professors and William Dawson Scholars embody ‘the very best of our academic community’.

Provost and Executive Vice-President (Academic) Angela Campbell has named 31 ��VR��Ƶ professors as Distinguished James ��VR��Ƶ Professors, James ��VR��Ƶ Professors or William Dawson Scholars. The internal awards recognize exceptional research achievements.

Experts: Parental influence on children’s honesty

admin — Fri, 08 May 2026 14:16:38 +0000

Parents have long suspected that their own behaviour carries more weight than what they say to their children. A study involving more than 100 children now confirms this, at least with respect to lying and truthfulness.

A team of researchers from ��VR��Ƶ and John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City presented 127 children ages 5 to 12 with stories illustrating various situations, and then asked them to evaluate the moral character of a parent whose verbal messages and actions were either in harmony or in conflict.

Nandini Bharadwaj: Oral Defence ECP

admin — Fri, 01 May 2026 15:45:07 +0000

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��VR��Ƶ Journal of Education Awarded SSHRC Funding

admin — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:11:01 +0000

Teresa Strong-Wilson (Professor, Department of Integrated Studies in Education) has received $155,478 in funding through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) for the ��VR��Ƶ Journal of Education. The competition, which runs every three to four years, supports a select number of ��VR��Ƶ journals.

Five scholarly journals at ��VR��Ƶ receive SSHRC funding

admin — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:05:35 +0000

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) awards $598,278 to five ��VR��Ƶ journals spanning disciplines from law to religion

Congratulations to Tayah Liska for Successfully Defending Her Dissertation

admin — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:36:26 +0000

Tayah Liska successfully defended her PhD Oral Defence in Currie Room 304 on April 21st, 2026.

The title of her thesis:
"Identifying the conceptual attributes of physical activity maintenance among adults with physical disability"

Oral Defence Comittee:
Prof. Shane Sweet (Supervisor), Dr. Daniel Fortin-Guichard, Dr. William James Harvey, Dr. Kathleen Martin Ginis, Dr. Rebecca Bassett-Gunter, Prof. Guillaume Gervais

Seeking Candidates for Tenure-Track Appointment in Human Development

admin — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:20:19 +0000

The Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology (ECP) invites applications for one tenure-track appointment in Human Development (HD) Program at the rank of Assistant Professor.

Education Convocation Ceremony

admin — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:43:10 +0000

Education graduands will be walking the stage and will be conferred with their undergraduate and graduate degrees: Let's celebrate their accomplishments and fill them with inspiration and they begin their new chapters!

Internalization of homophobia and transphobia may undermine mental health benefits of religiosity or spirituality for LGBTQIA+ people, study finds

admin — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:47:58 +0000

Non-affirming religious doctrine may engender internalized homophobia or transphobia among LGBTQIA+ people of faith, undermining the positive mental health outcomes otherwise associated with religiosity and spirituality, a ��VR��Ƶ study has found.

Oral Defence - Michelle Smith

michael.lariviere@mcgill.ca — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 14:53:10 +0000

Doctoral Oral Defence

Prof Bronwen Low is pleased to announce that

Ms Michelle Smith

will be defending her dissertation on

Eastern Door Features Second Kahnawà:ke B.Ed. Cohort through OFNIE

admin — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:26:40 +0000

The following is an excerpt of an article by Olivier Cadotte of the Eastern Door publication.

Second cohort coming for ��VR��Ƶ partnership

This fall will mark the return of the four-year, 120-credit bachelor of education program, with classes being given right here in Kahnawake.

New Appointment for ECP's Prof. Marie-Hélène Pennestri

admin — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 14:58:49 +0000

On March 20, 2026, it was announced that Professor Marie-Hélène Pennestri will be appointed as ��VR��Ƶ's new Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies and Associate Provost (Graduate Education). The ��VR��Ƶ Board of Governors approved both appointments at its meeting on March 19, 2026 and her five-year term will begin on July 1, 2026.

Oral Defence - Natalie Tacuri

michael.lariviere@mcgill.ca — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 18:44:06 +0000