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Tax professional prepares for Canadian workplace

Tax professional prepares for Canadian workplace

Joanna Pyziak came to Canada with seven years of professional work experience in her field. In Poland, she worked as a specialist in local taxes. With a Master’s degree in Management and Marketing, and post-graduate diplomas in Accounting, Taxes and Finances – she excelled in her field. After falling in [...]

Gender Equity Club seeks to ‘end sexism’ at Westdale

Gender Equity Club seeks to ‘end sexism’ at Westdale

Women have come a long way in the struggle for equality, but Westdale Secondary School’s Gender Equity Club isn’t ready to stop fighting. Founded in November of 2010, Gender Equity Club’s mission is exactly what its name would suggest: to end all forms of sexism within the high school it [...]

Learning and Discovery

Learning and Discovery

Instead of a bounded box, why not imagine a classroom as an open system of relationships? What if we think of the classroom as a dynamic space of learning? Imagine learning that encompasses different kinds of knowledge, not only based in theories and facts but also coming from the spirit, [...]

Voicing history in Discovery Program

Voicing history in Discovery Program

MarieAnge Brouillard participated in the McMaster Discovery Program, connecting community members with free university-level education. In this article, she shares her experience in the program. Life is funny sometimes; it sends you down a road you had no idea you’d be taking until it happens. So are things in my [...]

Breaking Barriers, Building Pathways

Breaking Barriers, Building Pathways

The geographical separation between McMaster University and Hamilton’s downtown community has been said to be a barrier. However, McMaster’s President, Peatrick Deane, is working hard to create partnerships with local agencies and organizations to connect these two distinct Hamilton communities. For the month of March, the President’s hallway became a [...]