MacEwan University News

MacEwan to host "The Walrus Talks North of Now" to explore how Canada’s North holds tremendous potential for our country’s future

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0600

Event will feature the Chief of the Defence Staff of the Canadian Armed Forces as well as other prominent leaders.

The ‘dream job’ myth: Why a fulfilling career does not have to define your life

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0600

Dr. Valerie Onyia Babatope explores the ways that we identify with our work and what else contributes to a fulfilling life in this piece originally published in The Conversation Canada.

How a roadside couch helped answer questions about connecting and dividing communities

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0600

MacEwan’s Research Recast(ed) podcast talks to MacEwan faculty, including Etienna Moostoos-Lafferty, who spent a series of days this summer interviewing her community about their relationship to the highway.

Opinion: Racism is still a reality for Indigenous people

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0600

In a piece published in The Edmonton Journal, Shelby LaFramboise discusses the racism many Indigenous people still experience, and a new Indigenous anti-racism project led by kihêw waciston.

Your October campus events bucket list is ready

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0600

Sweater weather has arrived, along with one of the busiest months on campus.

Fifty years later, landmark book still asks who gets to tell the story

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0600

For Ukraine Week: A look back at how writers, scholars and community members explored the lasting legacy of Myrna Kostash’s 1977 book, All of Baba's Children.

Bringing Indigenous perspectives to student wellness

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0600

New cross-appointment between Wellness and Psychological Services and kihêw waciston expands wellness supports for Indigenous students.

MacEwan is officially a Bee Campus

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0600

The university is part of a growing network of Canadian campuses committed to supporting pollinators and their habitats.

Taking the hit: How a concussion helped bring Carley Jewell’s career into focus

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0600

How Carley Jewell's experiences with concussions fuelled the former Griffins hockey champion's passion for changing the way athletes recover.

$2.7 million to make technology better, more accessible for students

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0600

From more loaner laptops to upgraded classrooms, study spaces and digital services, students are helping shape the future of technology at MacEwan.

How Indigenous knowledge is bringing life to the study of living things

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0600

Centre for Teaching and Learning and kihêw waciston team up with Tara Androschuk to bring Indigenous knowledge to the biological sciences instructor’s first-year lab courses.

The stories we tell ourselves shape who we are

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0600

Dr. Olabisi Oyelana explores ways our lived experiences and relationships shape us in this piece for The Conversation Canada.

How families can support children’s early mathematics learning at home

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0600

Dr. Ozlem Cankaya discusses ways to incorporate numbers into everyday life with children in this piece, originally published in The Conversation Canada.

MacEwan University announces its 2026/27 Book of the Year

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0600

Endling by Maria Reva is a darkly comic and deeply moving novel that explores survival, love, extinction and the devastating impact of war.

Nooshin Walji wants students to have it all

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0600

The leadership education specialist helps students get more than just a credential.

Announcing MacEwan’s 34th writer in residence

Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0600

Meet Paul Fischer – author, screenwriter, film producer and columnist.

Beyond bloodwork: How a group project helped bring cultural safety into health care

Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0600

Alumni like Amelia Alfred do great things – including bringing Indigenous practices to the MacEwan University Health Centre.

Research Recast(ed) unboxes a new season

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0600

Dr. Ozlem Cankaya kicks off the podcast’s sixth season with a look at why children are often less interested in commercial toys than they are in the boxes they’re packaged in.

Majoring in curiosity: Cities

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0600

Cities are full of incredible opportunities – and challenges. MacEwan students are asking questions to address problems as straightforward as licensing your pet and as complex as food security, houselessness and how a city becomes a community.

From the president: Being smart means more than knowing

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0600

In an age when knowledge is everywhere, being smart means thinking critically, staying curious and challenging what we believe.