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January 2, 2017
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Huel Trio

Henri, Charles and Rene — brothers in the Huel family — can’t remember a time when the University of Lethbridge wasn’t a part of their lives. In 1974, their father,...
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January 2, 2017
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Design Connection

Before the University of Lethbridge was ever a leading institution, it was a dream in the hearts of visionaries like Paul Matisz, a then local lawyer in Lethbridge. The 1960s...
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October 4, 2016
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The Early Years

When the University of Lethbridge was launched in 1967, old academic formulas for success, adopted from other places or times, were less the mindset of the day than dreams and...
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October 3, 2016
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The Rise of Research & Curricular Diversity

When the University of Lethbridge was first hiring in the late 1960s, it was a period of rapid expansion of universities all over North America. By the end of the...
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October 2, 2016
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The Rise of the Corporate University

In the late 1980s, post-secondary institutions across Alberta were feeling the effects of the recession and budget cuts. The University of Lethbridge was no exception. It was widely known in...
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October 1, 2016
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The Comprehensive Multi-Versity

In July 2000, I became Dean of Education at the University of Lethbridge. By that time the worst of Alberta’s deficit reduction years were over, the fiscal house was in...
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September 27, 2016
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A Song in the Making

Becoming a songwriter wasn’t part of John Wort Hannam’s (BA/BEd ’96) plan when he began his studies at the University of Lethbridge, rather it was an unexplored part of who...
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September 20, 2016
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Reflections

In 1975, the U of L established the Department of Native American Studies, the first of its kind in the province. U of L alumnus, professor emeritus, honorary degree recipient...
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September 5, 2016
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The Pronghorn Effect

You’ve felt the bleachers shake and the deafening roar of the crowd reverberate in your chest; you’ve swelled with pride as a trophy is raised on hallowed ice; you’ve been...
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