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As part of Spring Convocation, the academic achievements of all members of the King’s community, both students and faculty, were celebrated.

Ricardo Soto Canales and his mother, Deborah Canales, will graduate together at Spring Convocation, each forging their own path and making their mark on campus, while inspiring one another along the way.

King’s alumnus Stephen de Boer, Deputy Minister and Foreign and Defence Policy Advisor, talked to King’s students about Canadian foreign policy and delivered some career advice to them.

Dr. Don Kerr, Professor of Sociology, discussed the contributing factors behind Canada's record-low fertility numbers with Canadian media, including in an informative interview with Global News.

Dr. Don Kerr, Professor of Sociology, spoke to Global News about the possibility of Canada raising the retirement age, and the reasons behind such a move.

An international, interdisciplinary workshop at King’s brought together scholars for rich discussions and a platform from which to think about tourism in more critical ways.

Inspired by his son, encouraged by performing at St. Joe’s Café, and utilizing classroom techniques, Dr. Joseph Michalski has recorded his first studio album, released his first single and launched a YouTube channel to showcase his music.

Congratulations to King's student-athlete Richard Aduboffour, who was selected by the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

The Knowledge Exchange and Impact Awards Gala celebrated this year’s recipients of the Hugh Mellon Excellence in Research Award, the Renée Soulodre-La France Excellence in Research Award (Early Career), and the King’s Research Excellence Scholar Grants.

Dr. Felipe Rodrigues will lead a team, which includes other King’s faculty members, in a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight Development Grant to investigate improving access to public services for children and youth with autism spectrum disorder.

A Western Gazette article about how Universal Design for Learning makes content more flexible and accessible to accommodate the needs of all students featured Dr. Jeff Preston, Associate Professor of Disability Studies, and several King's students and alumni.

Dr. Kristin Lozanski, Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology, has been chosen for the Faculty Mobility for Partnership Building Program (FMPBP) 2024-2025 for a project expanding her research on Jamaican agriculture and agricultural workers, both in Jamaica and Canada.

Dr. Don Kerr, Professor of Sociology, appeared on an episode of CBC's The Current to discuss the implications of fertility rates in Canada being at an all-time low at the same time that many young people are delaying having children or not having children at all due to financial stress.

Dr. Don Kerr, Professor of Sociology, spoke to the CBC about the challenges that may come from the "Don't Tell Toronto" billboard campaign, designed to lure people to London. Kapil Lakhotia, BA '02 (Economics) and former Chair of King's Board of Directors, was also quoted as part of the story in his role as president and CEO of the London Economic Development Corporation.

A study supported by King’s faculty on how to effectively rehouse individuals with the highest support needs in the context of the current national housing crisis has received significant national funding.

Dr. Joseph Michalski is the recipient of a SSHRC Insight grant to support his work in directing The Canadian National Study of Adolescent Sibling Conflict, Aggression, and Bullying, which he says is the most common, yet under-researched, form of domestic violence.

Keon Edwards has been signed by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

In a London Free Press op-ed, Dr. Lesley Bikos, Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology, suggests redirecting police funds to "invest meaningfully in people and community" and address the root causes of crime.  

In an article in the London Free Press, Dr. Don Kerr, Professor of Sociology, discussed the reasons and ramifications of recent census findings that the number of people in skilled trades is declining.

In a London Free Press article, Dr. Don Kerr, Professor of Sociology, discussed data released from the 2021 census that shows the median age in London dropped to 38.8 years, down from 39.7. Dr. Kerr says, however, that stems from migration, not fertility and some of the fastest-growing age groups are in their 60s and 70s. 

London's population growth was almost double the rest of the country in 2020-2021. This was due to an influx from Toronto and other areas of Ontario. Dr. Don Kerr, Professor of Sociology, explains in a London Free Press article.

Committing Sociology empowered students to produce original research on a variety of chosen topics to generate change on a local, provincial and national level.

Through their research, King’s faculty exemplify our tradition of giving a voice to the experiences of marginalized people. Several of these projects were recently recognized by grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.

Dr. Jordan Fairbairn, Associate Professor of Sociology, and King’s alumna Ciara Boyd ’18 have co-written an article for The Conversation, reflecting on the widespread male violence that continues to take the lives of women and girls worldwide and about the role the media must play in fighting against femicide.

In a PressProgress article, Dr. Anisha Datta, Associate Professor of Sociology, discussed how the Ontario government contracting out “employment services” programs for social assistance recipients could be  "a step toward privatization of social assistance delivery in Ontario."

Dr. Don Kerr, Professor of Sociology, reported in an article for the London Free Press that London's birth rate, already at a record low, has dropped even more during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kapil Lakhotia, BA ’02 has been appointed to Chair of the King’s University College Board of Directors and Dr. Nonie Brennan, BA ’84 has been appointed to the role of Vice-Chair.

Professor Matthew G. Yeager has published a new book about Dangerous Offender legislation, the result of 20 years of research on the subject.

Students in Building Healthy Communities have partnered with local agencies to develop an advocacy strategy for rent-geared-to-income housing for older adults in London, Ontario.

The Toronto Star has published an article detailing a survey by King's Sociology lecturer Lesley Bikos. The cross-Canada survey of over 800 police officers shows how stigma still surrounds mental illness in policing.

In an article in The London Free Press, Dr. Don Kerr, Professor of Sociology, examines how the population growth of the London area has been slowed due to COVID-19's effect on immigration.

Dr. Don Kerr, Professor of Sociology, says the more information Londoners have about COVID-19, the better in a CBC article discussing research that has produced a breakdown of cases in the city by postal code.

Professor of Sociology, Dr. Joe Michalski writes about the personal and societal benefits caused by the current health crisis.

Emma Thomas received the King’s Academic Athletic Entrance Scholarship.

King’s alumni have been named on two prestigious lists.

An independent study paper on the illicit fentanyl ‘crisis’ has since been published in Theoretical Criminology, a leading journal in the field.

The Ontario Child Health Study 2014 has been released, including research by Dr. Jinette Comeau, Sociology professor from King’s, on the prevalence of child and youth mental disorders.

Prior to Mayor Ed Holder's elaborating on his plans for a "London Jobs Now" task force, Don Kerr, a professor in King's Department of Sociology, calls for collaboration to improve employment rates in London.

The Centre for the Multidisciplinary Applied Research at King’s (MARK) will be hosting a networking event designed to promote community-university partnerships.

Dr. Derek Silva is using podcasts as a teaching tool in Sociology.

The student and volunteer-driven Western Foot Patrol helps raise the level of comfort on campus by escorting students from one location to another.

Gregoire Bouchard and Cedric Joseph are two King’s students out of six Mustangs who will play at the 2018 U SPORTS Valero East-West Bowl.

Graduating fourth-year students visited the United Nations headquarters in New York City to attend the Commission on the Status of Women.

Promise Holmes Skinner, ‘10, is a senior manager with Aboriginal Legal Services. She talks to CBC news about criminal justice reforms.

The newest club on campus is the King’s Dance Company. Auditions happen this week.

Dr. Derek Silva discusses the practice of nations spying on the general public.

King’s students and Western Mustang’s football players are honoured at U Sports All-Canadian gala.
 

Dr. Don Kerr, professor of sociology, discusses net gains and losses of population in London in London Free Press.

A new study by the Poverty Research Centre at King’s University College shows that only about half of working adults have a full-time permanent jobs with benefits.

Lead researcher Dr. Joe Michalski research on the health and social impacts of having sub-standard work in London.

Dr. Don Kerr discusses poverty and growth in the London area.

Dr. Don Kerr discusses London's current unemployment rate. 

Sociology professor Dr. Don Kerr discusses how many parts of Canada’s income-mobility map are shaped by immigration.

Dr. Joe Michalski’s survey results on employment in London.

Violette Hammad takes the throne as KUCSC president starting May 1st.

Research by Dr. Don Kerr and Dr. Tracy Smith Carrier over the past 18 months for the London Poverty Research Centre at King’s looks at boomers, aging, mental health and the rise in disability support.

Dr. Don Kerr analyses immigration patterns as part of his sociological research at King’s.

The dynamics associated with people’s intellectual blinders and, more formally, the study of “selection bias,” “confirmation bias,” and the social construction of “truth” in this blog by King’s Acting Associate Academic Dean.

SJPS 3210G or Soc 3398G - Globalization and Citizenship in the Dominican Republic includes an eight-day immersion to the Dominican Republic. 

King's pays tribute to nine faculty authors and their scholarly monographs at the annual celebration of Faculty Book Launch, 2013-14.

Dr. Matthew Yeager, King’s Sociology professor, was recognized by the Division on Critical Criminology of the American Society of Criminology.