University Canada West- 181 Conestoga College employees laid off ahead of the holidays - CBC December 18, 2025
- B.C. allocates one-third of international undergraduate seats to private institutions. Here's why that matters - Vancouver Sun November 14, 2025
- B.C. student sues his teachers over plagiarism, judge strikes case - Business in Vancouver November 13, 2025
- Costly Fumbles by a BC College Left Me Stuck, Student Claims - The Tyee November 3, 2025
- University Canada West - UCW Professor Dr. Jafar Heydari Named Among the World's Top 2% Scientists - Education News Canada September 23, 2025
- The rise, fall and rise again of Peter Chung’s private-school empire - Vancouver Sun August 22, 2025
- Scenes From Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Los Alamos Daily Post August 7, 2025
- Nawartoona (نورتونا ): Joy and Resistance–Interdisciplinary Dialogues on the Middle East and North Africa and Decolonial Futures - Simon Fraser University July 19, 2025
- Social Media Policy
- Bad Bunny Makes Shock Social Media Move After Halftime Super Bowl Show - SPORTbible February 9, 2026
- Czech PM backs social media ban for under-15-year-olds - AnewZ February 9, 2026
- No TikTok until sixteen? KZN kids react to the social media ban - East Coast Radio February 9, 2026
- Arguments to begin in landmark social media addiction trial set in Los Angeles - ABC News February 9, 2026
- Social Media 2026: Embracing Stability Over Experimentation - oakhillgazette.com February 9, 2026
- Milton Keynes Central MP shocked by teen phone survey results - BBC February 9, 2026
- Czechia to Propose Social Media Ban for Minors This Year - 조선일보 February 9, 2026
- NU alum Daniel Flores promotes ‘latinidad’ through social media and events for Latino communities - The Daily Northwestern February 9, 2026
Monthly Archives: April 2019
Community College
I teach at a regional, commuter university, near Vancouver, BC: It has superb programs in traditional academic disciplines as well as in the trades. It enrols both the unusual and the usual suspects as students. Teaching them is a challenge … Continue reading
Keep your promises, keep your confidences, and keep your appointments.
The prefix para means “beside” or “beyond.” Paralinguistic or paraverbal communication usually refers to *how* one’s words are conveyed: through tone, body language, speaking speed, or even through one’s wardrobe. In both workplace and social environments, though, beside and beyond … Continue reading
Media theorist Jay Rosen’s forlorn list
A current list of my top problems in pressthink, April 2019. Updated from time to time. Ranked by urgency. 1. Absent some kind of creative intervention, 2020 campaign coverage looks like it will be the same as it ever was. Who’s … Continue reading
Stopping the page from being blank …
In the mid-1990s, shortly after I moved to Vancouver, I got a job doing Investor Relations for a public company drafting news releases, presentations, brochures, and the like. I would put drafts of these items together and present them to … Continue reading