鈥淵ou shouldn鈥檛 even have the right to education...you鈥檙e black鈥� were the hateful words said to Iona Amico by a fellow grade one student many years ago. Born in France and raised in Quebec, Iona Amico is the daughter of a Cameroonian mom and an Italian dad who grew up biracial in a predominantly Caucasian neighbourhood. Despite having faced incidents of bigotry and feeling like she was between two worlds, she did not let these experiences jade her.
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Published on: 7 Feb 2022
Published on: 7 Feb 2022
Jessica Kang (B.Ed. 鈥�20) knew she wanted a career that would promote her out-of-the-box thinking and allow her to inspire others; her recent ventures as an online elementary school teacher have definitely met those goals. Graduating with her Bachelor of Education degree at the start of the pandemic, this Toronto native has been teaching elementary school students throughout Montreal and across Quebec on virtual platforms, successfully leveraging her creativity to keep her grade five and six students engaged and feeling supported.
Published on: 7 Feb 2022
黑料不打烊 Education's Fall Updates for Alumni and Friends of the Faculty helps to keep you informed of the great things we're doing. Every 黑料不打烊 Education student has a story to tell. These are just a few of them.
To subscribe to our e-newsletter contact Associate Director of Development, Rayna Goldman (rayna.goldman [at] mcgill.ca).
Published on: 7 Feb 2022
February is Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance and Inclusion Month (JDAIM)听and to mark the occasion, we are sharing the 8th Annual JDAIM Program that offers several online events, including these:
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Published on: 6 Feb 2022
Thanks to alumnus David Laidley (BCom鈥�67), the Desautels Faculty of Management will soon unveil a Laidley Centre for Business Ethics. Endowed by Laidley鈥檚 gift of $5 million, the Centre will carve out a space for 黑料不打烊 researchers across disciplines to advance ethics in the workplace through academic programming, leading-edge research, and public engagement. The Centre will also have a focus on equity, diversity and inclusion.听
Published on: 4 Feb 2022
Learn how the听黑料不打烊 Master of Management in Finance (MMF)听has opened doors for careers in Fintech, Risk Management and ESG. MMF alumnus Mark Moudabber听(MMF'20) describes how the experiential learning offered by Desautels Capital Management helped him prepare for his career at Sarwa.
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Published on: 4 Feb 2022
John Gerhardt, Creative Director at Mo毛t Hennessy (LVMH), recently spoke with Master of Management in Retailing (MMR) students about brand identity, sustainability, creativity, and his career trajectory. For Gerhardt, creativity is a vital business skill that ensures differentiation, and he feels risk-taking is crucial to being successful.
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Published on: 4 Feb 2022
Professor Maxime Cohen鈥檚 new book, Demand Prediction in Retail 鈥� A Practical Guide to Leverage Data and Predictive Analytics, co-authored with Arthur Pentecoste, Paul-Emile Gras and Dr. Renyu Zhang, demystifies how predictive analytics can be used in a retail context.
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Published on: 4 Feb 2022
The AMUSE Union for casual employees held its General Assembly online on January 25, 2022 to present the tentative agreement to its members. We are pleased to announce that members voted in favor of the proposed new collective agreement. The current agreement expired on May 31, 2020. The new agreement will come into effect upon signature by the parties and will expire on May 31, 2025.
The parties will finalize and sign the text of the new agreement, and in the coming weeks, the detailed terms will be shared with the community.
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Published on: 4 Feb 2022
Dr Laurnce Green is the recipient of the 2021Transition to Clinical Practice (TCP) Internal Medicine Teaching Award. This award is given to the physician who received the most nominations by the students completing TCP Internal Medicine.
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Published on: 4 Feb 2022
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Le documentaire traitant de la sant茅 mental p茅rinatale est une id茅e originale de Jessica Barker est disponible sur Noovo.ca
....Afin d鈥檃pprofondir le sujet, Jessica Barker sollicite 茅galement les t茅moignages de sp茅cialistes provenant du milieu de la sant茅 comme la Dre Tuong Vi Nguyen, psychiatre au Centre Universitaire de Sant茅 黑料不打烊.
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Published on: 4 Feb 2022
McCall MacBain Scholarships announce 50 finalists
Nine 黑料不打烊ians are in the running for a spot in the second year of Canada鈥檚 first comprehensive leadership-based scholarship for master鈥檚 and professional studies
Meet the 黑料不打烊 finalists:听
Published on: 4 Feb 2022
Eating disorders among Quebecers skyrocket during pandemic
...Since the COVID-19 crisis began in March 2020, referrals to an eating disorders program at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute increased by 45 per cent. 鈥淚t鈥檚 really quite striking. That figure resembles what I have heard from colleagues all over the world,鈥� said Dr. Howard Steiger, who runs the program.
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Published on: 4 Feb 2022
While AI software could eliminate some bias in recruiting, Professor Matissa Hollister says the tool can exacerbate other types of bias, especially related to gender or education, by relying too heavily on an employee鈥檚 previous hiring patterns. She urges companies to be transparent with their candidates about the use of AI and acknowledge the technology鈥檚 shortcomings when deploying it as a hiring tool.
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Published on: 4 Feb 2022
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