in memoriam – Paul F. Armstrong

In memoriam – Paul F. Armstrong Paul F. Armstrong: a short appreciation of a generous life By Linden West I and many colleagues were sad to learn of the death of a dear colleague Dr Paul Armstrong, on the 31st May 2020, during the Coronavirus pandemic. Paul was...

Letter of Support to the Black Canadian Studies Association from CASAE

The Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education (CASAE) stands with Shelby McPhee who attended the Black Canadian Studies Association as part of the national Congress put on by the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences. We join in the chorus of...

Adult Learning in “Post-Truth Society”

Many of you might be interested in viewing the video of a lecture given last week (June 2017) at UBC by Dr. Shirley Walters entitled “Adult Learning in a ‘post-truth society’? . Shirley was the keynote speaker for the 2017 Paz and Knute Buttedahl Memorial Lecture....

Dr.Thomas Mark Turay

Dr. Thomas Mark Turay, died suddenly September 6, 2015 in Sierra Leone. “Dr. Peace”, as he was known to his friends and colleagues, was elected as a Member of Parliament in Sierra Leone, West Africa in 2012. Thomas joined the Coady Institute in 2000, bringing with him...

Alumni Horizon Award

The University of Alberta Alumni Association is pleased to announce Dr. Kristopher Wells will receive an Alumni Horizon Award for his advocacy for sexual and gender minority youth on Thursday, Sept. 24, at the annual Alumni Awards ceremony. Dr. Wells is a member of...