Book Release – Interregional Migration and Public Policy in Canada
Stanley L. Winer, Canada Research Chair and Professor in the Department of Economics, Carleton University and Kathleen M. Day, Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Ottawa, have provided us with an in-depth analysis of the impact of interprovincial differences in the generosity of public policies on internal migration in Canada ... more
Jackson addresses Community Living Quinte West
On September 22, Public Policy Professor Ted Jackson addressed 100 delegates at the 52nd annual general meeting of Community Living Quinte West in Trenton, Ontario. Professor Jackson’s mother, Ann Jackson, also a Carleton alumna,was a leader in the community living field in the North Grenville area. And his sister is on the board of CLQW. He ... more
Jackson To Lead Rockefeller Foundation Study of Impact Investing
Over the next year, Dr. Ted Jackson will lead a strategic assessment of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Impact Investing Initiative. Impact investors seek to create social or environmental value while also generating financial return. Managed by the Foundation’s Evaluation Office, the assessment will include an analysis of the evolution of the field of impact investing as ... more
Carleton team first runner-up in Canada’s toughest student evaluation competition
(Ottawa) – Four Carleton students won second place in the Canadian Evaluation Society (CES) student case competition held in Edmonton on Monday. It’s the best place of any Carleton team since winning the competition in 1993. Team members Eleanor Toews (Captain), Isabelle Rodier, Simona Birea and Catherine Taylor originally beat out 19 other Canadian groups to ... more
Munir Ahmed Sheikh Appointed Distinguished Visiting Scholar
John ApSimon, Dean of the Faculty of Public Affairs, is pleased to announce the appointment of Munir Ahmed Sheikh as Distinguished Visiting Scholar in the School of Public Policy and Administration and the School of Journalism and Communication, effective January 1, 2011. Mr. Sheikh brings to this position a distinguished career in the federal public ... more