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April 7, 2010
B.C. school closures and layoffs - who's to blame?
The Prince George School Board has voted to close nine schools, and the Vancouver and Richmond boards are warning of possible school closures and teacher layoffs, blaming inadequate funding from the province. But the provincial government says declining enrolment, not funding cuts, is behind the moves. SFU education professor Paul Shaker is a long-time observer of the provincial education scene and can comment on the controversy.
Paul Shaker, 778.782.3148; pshaker@sfu.ca
Challenging ethics, integrity
His focus is often that fine line between what’s right and wrong. Mark Wexler, one of Canada’s foremost authorities on business ethics and corporate social responsibility, is being recognized with a career achievement award from B.C.’s Confederation of University Faculty Associations (CUFA).
He’s been feted for three decades of applying scholarly work on business ethics to practical problems in business, government health care and other fields. A university professor of business ethics and management at SFU, Wexler continues to be sought out by governments, media and the courts for his expert opinion on some of Canada’s most high profile cases. The Vancouver resident is working on a new book, The Organization of Scandal: Disrepute in Unexpected Places, which explores the changing role of reputation in public life.
Wexler receives the Paz Buttedahl Career Achievement Award at a ceremony in Vancouver on Apr. 7 (tonight).
Mark Wexler, 778.782.7846; mark_wexler@sfu.ca
Justice and equality in the Muslim Family
Zainah Anwar, the founder of Malaysia’s Sisters of Islam, a prominent women’s rights organization, will talk about the challenges faced by women’s groups at a free, public lecture, Justice and Equality in the Muslim Family: Challenges, Possibilities and Strategies for Reform, at SFU’s Wosk Centre for Dialogue on Saturday, April 10 at 6:30 p.m. A former member of Malaysia’s Human Rights Commission, Anwar will discuss the tensions that grow within Muslim societies when conservative political Islam is in conflict with women’s demands for equality and justice. She will share strategies to expand the public voice of Muslim women and discuss her new initiative, Musawah, which seeks to organize Muslim women globally. (Note that Anwar’s time will be extremely limited)
Tamir Moustafa, international studies, 604.771.1379 (cell)
The Prince George School Board has voted to close nine schools, and the Vancouver and Richmond boards are warning of possible school closures and teacher layoffs, blaming inadequate funding from the province. But the provincial government says declining enrolment, not funding cuts, is behind the moves. SFU education professor Paul Shaker is a long-time observer of the provincial education scene and can comment on the controversy.
Paul Shaker, 778.782.3148; pshaker@sfu.ca
Challenging ethics, integrity
His focus is often that fine line between what’s right and wrong. Mark Wexler, one of Canada’s foremost authorities on business ethics and corporate social responsibility, is being recognized with a career achievement award from B.C.’s Confederation of University Faculty Associations (CUFA).
He’s been feted for three decades of applying scholarly work on business ethics to practical problems in business, government health care and other fields. A university professor of business ethics and management at SFU, Wexler continues to be sought out by governments, media and the courts for his expert opinion on some of Canada’s most high profile cases. The Vancouver resident is working on a new book, The Organization of Scandal: Disrepute in Unexpected Places, which explores the changing role of reputation in public life.
Wexler receives the Paz Buttedahl Career Achievement Award at a ceremony in Vancouver on Apr. 7 (tonight).
Mark Wexler, 778.782.7846; mark_wexler@sfu.ca
Justice and equality in the Muslim Family
Zainah Anwar, the founder of Malaysia’s Sisters of Islam, a prominent women’s rights organization, will talk about the challenges faced by women’s groups at a free, public lecture, Justice and Equality in the Muslim Family: Challenges, Possibilities and Strategies for Reform, at SFU’s Wosk Centre for Dialogue on Saturday, April 10 at 6:30 p.m. A former member of Malaysia’s Human Rights Commission, Anwar will discuss the tensions that grow within Muslim societies when conservative political Islam is in conflict with women’s demands for equality and justice. She will share strategies to expand the public voice of Muslim women and discuss her new initiative, Musawah, which seeks to organize Muslim women globally. (Note that Anwar’s time will be extremely limited)
Tamir Moustafa, international studies, 604.771.1379 (cell)