Faculty News

• Western Awards for Excellence in Teaching recognize educators across campus

  FIMS professor Sandy Smeltzer is a recipient of the 2024/25 Edward G. Pleva Award for Excellence, recognizing her for outstanding contributions to student development.

• Unique Student Learning Groups program drives academic success

  Upper-year FIMS students are leading weekly study sessions to support first-year students in the course, MIT 1020E.

• From Incels to Femcels: The Femosphere on Reddit

  Media Studies PhD candidate Brittany Melton is immersed in the subreddits populating both the Manosphere and the Femosphere online, as she studies how gender is perceived, claimed and performed in digital spaces.

• 'We must rethink local journalism', says new grad who won top prize for this essay

  MMJC student Kieran Fong is the recipient of the Haak Saan Responsible Journalism Scholarship for his award-winning essay on rethinking local journalism.