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Experiential learning presents a win-win situation for both students and employers. Students gain practical experience to hit the ground running in the workforce, and participating employers widen their talent pool. Industry partnerships have long been a priority for George Brown College to ensure...
George Brown’s Pauline Shirt was recently featured on Global TV. Shirt, Knowledge and Wisdom Keeper with Indigenous Education and Services, spoke about her own experiences with Residential Schools, watching her children struggle in the Toronto public education system, and eventually founding a...
George Brown College received funding over four years to provide international work-integrated learning (WIL) and experiential learning opportunities for underrepresented students, including low-income, Indigenous and racialized students and students with disabilities. The multi-year funding of $500...
Racial microaggressions in the workplace affect individuals’ self-confidence and sense of belonging, and they also diminish an organization’s ability to be competitive and innovative, George Brown College President Dr. Gervan Fearon said on a recent podcast. Fearon was a guest on the Fostering an...
By Dr. Krista Holmes Making inroads for college researchers amidst Canada's university-dominated research and innovation landscape often feels like climbing uphill in mud. This feeling persisted long before the pandemic and has only been amplified since. But, like climbing uphill in mud, it’s an...
Two professors at George Brown College’s Centre for Business have each authored app-based interactive marketing textbooks for Canadian students. Their textbooks are the only new texts that explore marketing through a Canadian lens and the first marketing textbooks in Canada to be written...
Three School of Design students gained real-world work experience crafting the look and feel of an important George Brown College report shared with our many community and industry partners. Graphic Design students Natalie Franke and Emma Keat, and Interaction Design student Tanya Khatcherian began...
During a year of tremendous change, George Brown College stepped up with new programs, partnerships and initiatives that strengthened the positive impact we have on students, industry partners and the greater community. George Brown College’s 2020-21 Impact Report highlights how we continue to...