School of Continuing Studies

New Year – New Strategy

Carola Weil — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 16:31:41 +0000

Every New Year’s Eve, I contemplate whether to make any New Year’s resolutions, and whether I could achieve them. This New Year’s was no different, and there is a good chance that I might stick to some of them some of the time.

Holiday Message from Dean Carola Weil

Carola Weil — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 16:41:11 +0000

As we enter this holiday season, I want to take a moment to acknowledge our learners, alumni, faculty, staff, partners, friends, and supporters. YOU are at the heart of our community. Together, we are creating a world and a future with purpose: a vibrant society built on a foundation of collaboration, possibility, and shared commitment.

Africa Rising: Continuing Education as an Engine for Workforce Development

Carola Weil — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 02:17:23 +0000

Recently I had the opportunity to spend a lot more time with teachers and university leaders, policy makers and shapers, and industry practitioners from across Africa.

Shortages in Canada’s legal language professions: a complex issue

Raphaël Bosco — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 00:15:15 +0000

For some time now, Canada’s legal language professions have been affected by a shortage of professionals. This concern was initially raised in a 2016 report commissioned by Université de Saint-Boniface. It has since been the subject of ongoing discussion among various professional associations directly or indirectly linked to the legal language industry.

Continuing Professional Development for Canadian Legal Language Professionals: Towards a Broader Offer at ɬ�﷬

Etienne Lehoux-Jobin — Sat, 11 Oct 2025 11:48:02 +0000

After high school and college, training options for language professionals generally fall into two categories: university programs and continuing professional development (CPD) courses. Some university programs are designed for people who wish to specialize in legal language (for example, the ɬ�﷬ SCS Graduate Diploma in Legal Translation), but opportunities for continuing professional development are scarce.

SCS Dean Carola Weil Welcomes Us All Into a New Academic Year - Fall 2025

Carola Weil — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:39:20 +0000

As we begin a new academic year at the ɬ�﷬ School of Continuing Studies, I want to extend a heartfelt welcome to all new and returning learners, instructors, staff, and partners.

The start of a new semester is always a special moment. It marks a fresh chapter in your learning journey, full of promise and potential.

It is a chance to reset, to refocus, and to reimagine the possibilities that come with new knowledge and skills.

Indigenous Education at SCS: Ten Years after the Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Veldon Coburn — Tue, 17 Jun 2025 02:32:33 +0000

This National Indigenous Peoples Day, as we mark ten years since the release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action, we must reckon with more than memory. We must measure progress. We must ask: what has truly changed for Indigenous peoples in this country, and in institutions like this one?

Public Education as a Human Right - A Midsummer Night’s Dream?

Carola Weil — Thu, 12 Jun 2025 23:53:45 +0000

As we approach the summer solstice in the Western/Northern Hemisphere – the longest day of the year – many of us are thinking about well-deserved holidays, a chance to relax a bit, and even if not taking a break, enjoying a slightly slower pace of life. Graduations are mostly behind us, but that does not mean we stop educating. Nor does the need for continued education – in all forms – end at the end of a school year. Now, more than ever, there is both opportunity and need to consider the importance of education for society.

Highlighting 2025 Graduates

ɬ�﷬ School of Continuing Studies — Thu, 12 Jun 2025 01:58:00 +0000

Magali Vera

Honorary Doctorate Recipient Joseph Chalhoub Address to the 2025 SCS Graduates

ɬ�﷬ School of Continuing Studies — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 01:52:28 +0000

Deputy Chancellor Price, President and Vice-Chancellor Saini, Adrienne Piggott, delegate of the Board of Governors, proud families and guests, and, most of all, members of the graduating class of 2025.