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Send us Fan Mail Prof. Dr. Vern Neufeld Redekop reflects on Desmond Tutu's legacy and how Tutu's life shaped his life and work. A world-renown scholar in Peace and Conflict Studies, Professor Emeritus Vern Neufeld Redekop is the former President of the Canadian Institute for Conflict Resolution (CICR). The training and program development at CICR has taken him to Indigenous communities in Canada,...

Send us Fan Mail Prof. Dr. Liz Jackson reflects on her award-winning book Beyond Virtue: The Politics of Educating Emotions https://amzn.to/2SmOmEa published by Cambridge University Press in 2020. *** Liz Jackson is Professor of International Education at the Education University of Hong Kong. She is also the former Director of the Comparative Education Research Centre and Past President of the Ph...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Prof. Dr. Koestner explains why you should set a New Year's Resolution, how to set successfully a New Year's Resolution, and why you should potentially reset your New Year's Resolution on July 1st. Richard Koestner is one of the world's leading researcher in human motivation for over 40 years and professor of Psychology at McGill University. He leads the McGill Hu...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Fr. Joachim Ostermann reflects on the historical roots of the Christmas crèche, its significance, and why you should be careful when giving a book to a loved one. Fr. Joachim Ostermann earned his Ph. D. in Biochemistry from the University of Munich and then became a postdoctoral fellow at the Sloan Kettering Institute in New York City. After several years as an As...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Karen Gazith discusses her book Teaching With Purpose: How to Thoughtfully Implement Evidence-Based Practices in Your Classroom https://amzn.to/3wrje65 published by Solution Tree in November 2020.  *** Dr. Karen Gazith received her Ph. D. from McGill University in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology and is currently a faculty lecturer in the Department of...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Ken Fraser talks about the recent events in Afghanistan and the implications the pull-out of Western troops has and might have in the near future. IMPORTANT: The situation in Afghanistan is evolving. This interview was recorded on August 18th, 2021. *** Teaching international relations for many years at the Australian National University and the University of Sidney (among oth...