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Concordia University of Edmonton

Concordia University of Edmonton is an independent, publicly funded university in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Concordia University of Edmonton (CUE) has played an important role in Alberta’s educational history since 1921. In 1987, CUE began awarding undergraduate degrees in the arts and sciences. Today, CUE offers over 45 majors and minors in the fields of Arts, Science, and Management; two after-degree programs; three masters degrees; and several graduate certificates and diplomas.

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Experts say the rise in far-right ideologies globally and social media influencers like Andrew Tate have impacted school age students.

Why are school-aged boys so attracted to hateful ideologies?

Vinita Srivastava, The Conversation; Ateqah Khaki, The Conversation; Jennifer Moroz, The Conversation, and Kikachi Memeh, The Conversation

Host Vinita Srivastava explores why racist, homophobic and sexist attitudes are increasingly showing up in school-age boys – and what we can do about it.
Alberta students learning to be teachers visited a tipi erected by Woodland Cree Elder Phillip Campiou, near the banks of kisiskâciwan-sîpî (the North Saskatchewan River). (Lorin Yochim)

Education for reconciliation requires us to ‘know where we are’

Lorin Yochim, University of Alberta and Christine Martineau, Concordia University of Edmonton

Experiential learning took students in a bachelor of education program out of the classroom for their own learning about truth and reconciliation and to prepare them for future classrooms.
Edmonton Oilers left wing Evander Kane is congratulated after scoring his third goal against the Seattle Kraken during the third period of an NHL hockey game on March 18, 2023, in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)

What a viral meme about Evander Kane can tell us about white supremacy in hockey

Teresa Anne Fowler, Concordia University of Edmonton and Shannon D. M. Moore, University of Manitoba

The viral Kane vs. Karen meme invites the viewer to see the parallels between the actions of a white female hockey fan, surrounded by white onlookers, towards a Black player surrounded by referees.
People have come forward in highly publicized stories speaking to experiences of sexism, sexual violence and silencing at the hands of hockey players and teams. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Showered in sexism: Hockey culture needs a reckoning

Shannon D. M. Moore, University of Manitoba; Teresa Anne Fowler, Concordia University of Edmonton, and Tim Skuce, Brandon University

We need to question how gender is understood, constructed and performed by hockey players, teams, coaches and organizations to truly change the culture.
In Season 42, Episode 9 Drea Wheeler pointed out that Black players get voted off before white players which opened up a discussion about race. (SurvivorCBS/Twitter)

‘Y’all are coming at this like we’re racists’: How ‘Survivor’ highlights the pulse of socialization

Teresa Anne Fowler, Concordia University of Edmonton

This is not a drastic approach or a political agenda, but a call to open up spaces for conversations about racism, about whiteness, about race with white people listening and not centring themselves.
There are many ongoing silences and erasures around anti-Muslim hate and violence in education systems. (Shutterstock)

Schools need to step up to address Islamophobia

Nada Aoudeh, York University, Canada and Muna Saleh, Concordia University of Edmonton

Tackling Islamophobia as a form of racism even when Muslims aren’t visible is key.
The contradictory responses to the recent attack of a Black teenager in an Edmonton school demonstrate the urgent need for more equitable practices in schools. (Shutterstock)

Anti-Black racism is not a ‘consensual schoolyard fight’

Teresa Anne Fowler, Concordia University of Edmonton; Cecilia Bukutu, Concordia University of Edmonton, and Elizabeth Coker Farrell, Concordia University of Edmonton

The recent attack on a Black teenager in an Edmonton school demonstrates that much more needs to be done to address racism in public institutions.
Rocks painted with the message “every child matters,” commemorate Orange Shirt Day, Sept. 30, about creating meaningful discussion about the effects of Residential Schools and their legacy. (Province of British Columbia/Flickr)

Racism contributes to poor attendance of Indigenous students in Alberta schools: New study

Teresa Anne Fowler, Concordia University of Edmonton

A study in one Alberta school board found racism contributes to poor attendance of on-reserve Indigenous students in public schools, despite educators not recognizing this as a barrier.

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