MSC opens doors for mom of four
When Rosa Robert decided to go back to school and enrolled at Menno Simons College (MSC), she knew it would take careful planning. A mother of four, Robert took two courses each semester while working full-time.
“It was challenging at times, looking after my kids, being in school, and working full-time,” Robert says. “I had to be very organized.”
Read MoreMSC profs awarded prestigious federal grants
Two Menno Simons College (MSC) professors are recipients of prestigious federal grant funds through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).
Dr. Jerry Buckland, Professor of International Development Studies, received a grant worth $263,000. Dr. Kirit Patel, Assistant Professor of International Development Studies, received $75,000.
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Indigenous rights across cultures: Colombia
I decided to take the field course because I wanted to learn about the struggles that Indigenous peoples face in Latin America, and in Colombia specifically. I was born and raised in Colombia, but my knowledge about Indigenous peoples there was limited. Because this was something I never explored while growing up, I became concerned about how Colombia’s educational system neglects its own history. I wanted to experience my country in a different light and learn about how my personal history is connected to its Indigenous peoples.
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Clowning: speaking truth to power
Karen Ridd
Thirty years ago, I “fell into” clowning. I realize that’s an unusual thing to say, and you might wonder how one accidentally becomes a clown (it’s a long story, trust me). I went on to a short career in clowning, founding the first therapeutic clowning programme in the world, at the Winnipeg Children’s Hospital in 1986 (and a second one in Toronto a few years later).
What most people know about clowns is that they dress up and are supposed to be funny (except, of course, the odd contemporary internet killer clown hoax).
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Working with Christian Peacemaker Teams a profound experience for alumni
Lisa Martens (CMBC ‘00) recalls what it was like being in Iraq when U.S. forces invaded the country in 2003. She remembers speaking with a man whose house was cracked because his neighbour’s home had been bombed.
“He was a Muslim I think, and his wife was Christian,” Martens recalls. “He just talked about how he believed that the people from various religions should be able to live in peace together, and how his family was evidence of that kind of cooperation.”
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