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Mylan Allen’s journey to graduation from OLBI’s Second Language Teaching program (with a specialization in teaching French and a minor in Spanish) is a tale of determination, resilience and drive. It’s also a testament to how a bilingual environment fosters creativity, motivates further learning and promotes an open-minded perspective on the world and its many cultures and languages.

We’ve asked a few of our graduates to look back on their academic journey. Knowing what they know now, what advice would they give their first-year selves? Here is the complete article

The Faculty of Engineering awards recognize professors and staff who demonstrate outstanding skills and dedication to research and teaching, inspirational individuals in the University community, as well as the region and beyond. We’re honoured to announce this year’s recipients.

“Aniqa’s research speaks to a vital issue: how to live well together in a diverse society. By drawing our attention to the impact of the pandemic on death rituals of Muslim communities, Aniqa has deepened our knowledge about both the impact and innovative responses to it. Aniqa is a talented researcher who brings her curiosity and commitment to evidence-based knowledge and social justice to questi...

Congratulations to communications doctoral candidate William Durbau, who was awarded the Joseph-Armand Bombardier SSHRC Graduate Scholarship for his research Turning Watchers into Players: An intermediary analysis of play and gamification as drivers of artistic mediation conjunctions.

The Faculty of Arts has learned with great sorrow the consequences of the restructuring process at Laurentian University. This outcome is shattering for all members of the post-secondary education community, particularly those who provide French language services in a minority context. The erosion of a francophone hub in a minority setting is a loss for Canadian society in general.

The University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Arts reiterates its unwavering support for la Francophonie in all its diversity. We celebrate its presence in our student community, among our staff and faculty, here and abroad. Moreover, the Faculty plays a critical role not only in the promotion of La Francophonie, but also in support of those who are developing knowledge and understanding of the French lan...

Dear colleagues, I want to update you on specific steps that we are taking to make a clear and meaningful stand against racism and all other forms of discrimination. As Dean, I want to emphasize that the Faculty of Arts is dedicated to creating a safe, equitable, and inclusive environment for everyone. As Chair of the President’s Advisory Committee o...

Yiran Ding is a 2020 graduate of the Master of Arts in Bilingualism Studies offered by the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute. She was born and raised in China, with Mandarin as her mother tongue. Learning English in school, she quickly realized that speaking another language introduced her not only to new words, but also to a new culture and a different way of seeing things. This spark...

As the popular wisdom says, music is good for the soul, and delving into the benefits of music on the body and the mind, as well as on the problems that can affect them, is precisely at the core of the mission of the University of Ottawa’s Music and Health Research Institute (MHRI).