Dean's Podcast - Episode 7
An interview with two graduate students association presidents
by Carolyn Watters
Welcome to the Dean's Podcast – the podcast about issues shaping graduate studies in Canada.
In this episode, host Carolyn Watters, Dalhousie University dean of graduate studies, and 2009 Canadian Association of Graduate Studies president, talks talk to Ben Whynot, president of the University of Alberta Graduate Students Association, and Craig Sloss, former president of the University of Waterloo Graduate Students Association.
The three met recently at the second annual G13 Graduate Students Association Conference in Edmonton and their discussion touched on the challenges of securing space on campus for graduate students, as well as how best to make the case for the importance of research funding in Canada. (Running time: 29:50 mins).
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