Partnerships between the region’s Indigenous communities and Atlantic Canadian post-secondary institutions are bringing down barriers to First Nations’ students. However, participants at a recent AAU conference in Halifax were left with the sense much work is left to be done to realize the promise of untapped potential.
March 6, 2015
The following commentary was published in the Saint John Telegraph-Journal on March 6, 2015
By Peter Halpin, Executive Director, Association of Atlantic Universities
Association of Atlantic Universities (AAU) Best Practices in Aboriginal Post-Secondary Education Conference
Tuesday, March 10, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
The Association of Atlantic Universities (AAU) has announced the recipients of the AAU’s regional awards for excellence in teaching and educational leadership.
Dr. Lumpkin was one of 86 new appointees announced in Ottawa this week by His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada.
International graduates now have a route to immigrate to Nova Scotia after changes to the Provincial Nominee Program.
HALIFAX – The Nova Scotia Research and Innovation Trust (NSRIT) is helping a Saint Mary’s University professor to improve the way gold exploration is carried out in Nova Scotia.
AST names new President, Daniel O'Brien.
The Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nations Chiefs Secretariat (APC) has released two volumes of research entitled Aboriginal Measures for Economic Development and Aboriginal Knowledge for Economic Development.
Labour and Advanced Education Minister Kelly Regan announced the latest round of Excellence and Innovation Fund projects.