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Universities and Power

Where the Local Meets the Global: Student Activism in the Public Interest.

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Dr. Denis Rancourt, Professor of Physics at the University of Ottawa, relates his experiences with the post-secondary pedagogy of student activism. (January 25, 2006)

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Dr. Marc Spooner responds to the presentation of Dr. Denis Rancourt, Professor of Physics at the University of Ottawa. Dr Rancourt relates his experiences with the post-secondary pedagogy of student activism. (January 25, 2006)

Similar Issues, 10 Months Later.

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November 8th, 2006: Student activists at the University of Regina and the University of Alberta exchange ideas with GS class members at the University of Lethbridge. They consider student issues in Saskatchewan, Alberta, China and Bolivia with special emphasis on Public Interest Research Groups (i.e. LPIRGand APIRG). GS Associate, Jonathan Veale joins the discussion from the site of the European Union in Brussels, Belguim @ 2:00 am in the morning.

See also: PIRG (United States)