University Corner

Education and Schooling – How Far Have We Come?

Written by Contact Staff

I was born in 1957, three years after Brown vs Brown v. Board of Education, the landmark case on desegregation in the United States

Words of Wisdom from an educator

Written by Margot Blackman

Retired educator Dr. Martin Chato was the keynote speaker at the 35th Anniversary Banquet and Ball of the Côte des Neiges Day Care Centre (DCC).

Community Steps Up For EMRU

Written by Maya Johnson

Emru Townsend, a 38-year-old husband and father battling acute myelogenous leukemia and a condition called monosomy 7, still hasn’t found the one thing he needs to ensure the best possible chance of survival – a suitable bone marrow donor.

Centre trains you to care for others

Written by Contact Staff

Practice, hard work, perseverance and commitment are words that are echoed regularly at Centre de Formation PSW & PAB, an institution preparing people to work in the health care system as orderlies and nurse’s aides.

Career or More Education

Written by Contact Staff

Next semester, or even this month, marks the end of studies for your DEC or Bachelors degree. And if you’ve not already made a decision, your mind might be racing with all sorts of questions about what to do with this newly acquired academic ticket.

Royal is not dead!

Written by Contact Staff

After first being introduced in 2005 as the Matrix, Montreal’s American Basketball Association (ABA) basketball team has seen its share of ups and downs.

Montrealers support campaign for a Jean Augustine Chair at York U

Written by Contact Staff

The campaign to mount a Chair in the name of MP Jean Augustine for York’s Faculty of Education took to the road with a spirited benefit concert in Montreal on Dec. 2.

What it means to be Black

Written by Contact Staff

Nowadays, there are many issues that pertain to the Black community.

The Strength of Black Women

Written by Contact Staff

Too often, humankind has forgotten to celebrate the beauty and wits of the woman that most people agree is the cradle of civilization; the black woman.

Nigger: is it really just another word?

Written by Contact Staff

The "N" word, to use or not to use. In light of recent racially charged incidents (i.e. Imus & the Rutgers Women’s basketball team) I found myself pondering about this hot topic.