RRU in the Media

Here's where Royal Roads made headlines this week: 

• President and Vice-Chancellor Philip Steenkamp was part of a Universities Canada delegation visiting India this week to explore opportunities for research collaboration, academic exchange, and sustainable models of transnational education, as reported in Globe and Mail.  

• In an article for The Conversation Canada, Jaigris Hodson, Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, wrote about the exodus of users from Tiktok to Upscrolled due to censorship, and how it furthers division and polarization.  

• Brian Belcher, professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, was interviewed by Black Press about a sediment in Langford Lake that is potentially harmful to aquatic biodiversity. 

• Megan Shipman, fellow, polycrisis, Cascade Institute and David Mitchell, impact lead, Cascade Institute, penned an op-ed in the Globe and Mail (paywall protected) using neuroscience to explore geopolitics. 

• Victoria Now shared that Trina White, associate faculty in the School of Tourism and Hospitality Management, was honoured at the 2026 Impact Sustainability Travel and Tourism Summit for her outstanding leadership in sustainable tourism and environmental stewardship. 

• RRU’s free virtual keynote event for Black History Month with Yabome Gilpin-Jackson, vice-president, People, Equity and Inclusion at Simon Fraser University, was included in Capital Daily’s BHM event roundup. 

Each week, Communications compiles links to media appearances by faculty and staff. If your appearance should be included here, please reach out to Communications. 

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