Join A Conversation with Irshad Manji for International Women’s Day!

Posted on Tuesday, March 2nd, 2021

Irshad ManjiTo mark International Women’s Day, learners are invited to join the Leadership Development for Women Working Group for a dynamic and timely conversation with Irshad Manji. Irshad is the founder and director of the Moral Courage Project at New York University, author of three books: Allah, Liberty, and Love (2011), and The Trouble with Islam Today: A Muslim’s Call for Reform in Her Faith (2004) highlight the need for reform in her faith of Islam are banned in some countries and bestsellers in others. Her most recent book is entitled Don’t Label Me: An Incredible Conversation for Divided Times (2019). Chris Rock calls it “genius.” Not everyone agrees.

Born in Uganda and raised in Canada, she lived in Ottawa as the national affairs editorialist for the Ottawa Citizen and then as chief speechwriter for NDP leader Audrey McLaughlin, the first woman to head a major Canadian political party. Irshad is a recipient of Oprah’s “Chutzpah Award” for boldness. Read more >

Celebrating Black History Month at Algonquin College

Posted on Friday, February 19th, 2021

In recognition of Black History month, Algonquin College highlighted Black aumni who are helping make a difference in the community. Learn more about them here:

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Keshana King remembers being in Grade 6 and waiting for two Canadian Olympic athletes – one of them Black bobsledder Shelley-Ann Brown, a 2010 silver medallist – to arrive at her Ottawa school. Read more >

SERFS initiative will help secure Algonquin College’s future sustainability

Posted on Wednesday, February 17th, 2021

Algonquin College is launching its Strategic Exercise to Restore Financial Stability (SERFS) project to secure its long-term sustainability.

The Strategic Exercise to Restore Financial Sustainability (SERFS) project is underway to develop a strategy to put the College back on a sound long-term path to financial health. “Ensuring long-term future sustainability for the College is critical to the success of our mission and strategic goals,” says President Claude Brulé. “The SERFS project will serve to establish a financial sustainability roadmap that will guide our decision-making and support the future development of strategic plans, business plans and College initiatives.” Read more >