Northern Routes

The ‘Scopes’ of Academic Leadership

Microscope, Telescope, Stethoscope, Periscope and Kaleidoscope "The new dawn blooms as we free it. For there is always light, if only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it.” ~Amanda Gorman Watching Amanda Gorman’s delivery of The Hill We Climb during the historical American inauguration last week was awe inspiring. Hearing her say “the norms and notions of what just is, isn’t always justice” had me thinking again about social justice. In my last blog I stressed the four essential principles of social justice: human rights, access, participation, and equity. The School recently ask...

2021: A year dedicated to climate and social justice

So far, 2021 has started out as a political hot potato, both for our American neighbours and our own rising number of COVID-19 cases across Ontario. Yet, here in Northern Ontario, with vaccinations on the horizon, this new year brings some promise of the end (but not the eradication) of COVID-19 as a pandemic. It is the anticipation of in-person reconnection with loved ones, and hopefully, the resumption of academic and business work. We are taking stock and planning new courses of action to better ourselves and to better serve our communities. This year our resolution might be to re-evaluate the meaning of ‘normal’ and whether we s...

Season’s greetings! Thankfully, the end of 2020 is nigh.

I am continuing with my tradition of sharing laughter and lessons learned from holiday movies. Now that there is a little snow in Northern Ontario, it feels festive. As we head into the holiday season, it seems like a good time to hunker down and get into the holiday movie-watching mood. If you ask me, even the bad ones are pretty amazing. With most of us staying home during the pandemic this year, why not make it more joyful with some NOSM-themed cheer and these movies. The Holiday (2006) In this lovely flick, Cameron Diaz plays a neurotic movie trailer editor and Kate Winslet plays a British newspaper reporter who decides to swap hou...