Culture & Community

Two women sit next to each other behind a table, looking at a laptop screen. The woman on the left points at a laptop screen.

How new Tagalog lessons are keeping the Carleton Filipino community connected to their roots

Vanessa Gomez’s Filipino parents spoke English to her growing up. Born and raised in Ottawa, she picked up a few Tagalog words and phrases...
A crowd of people stand in the middle of a street, with two people in vests that say "Police Liaison" facing the crowd and two people in orange safety vests facing the crowd. In front of the crowd, a group holds a banner that says "Défendons le RAFÉO, All out for OSAP"

‘OSAP, ASAP!’: Grant funding protest shuts down downtown Ottawa streets

Students from Carleton University, University of Ottawa, Algonquin College, and Collège La Cité gathered Tuesday afternoon to protest recent cuts to OSAP grant funding. The...
A woman sitting has parts of her hair clipped up, and a woman behind her holds other parts of her hair. They are behind a table that has a stand of faux hair and hair care products in bottles.

Carleton’s pop-up Black hair salon braids self-confidence with affordability

Carleton University students lined up, sign-up forms in hand, to sit with a local stylist for an affordable Black hair care experience at the...
Three people sit at a table that has markers and posters (some homemade, some printed)

Student advocates draw signs — and awareness — for OSAP cut protest

Carleton University students used markers to make change at a sign-making event this month for an OSAP cut walkout the committee is coordinating at...
Two people sit at a tablewith a glass case behind them with statues and books and a sign that says "Carleton University Institute of African Studies"

Carleton weaves knowledge with culture through partnership with African universities

Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba, a Carleton professor of African studies, said Carleton University is looking to change the narrative around Africa. He said despite claims that...