On December 15, 2020, 67 computerized notetakers at George Brown College (GBC) received an email that all contracts would be terminated by December 18, 2020 and replaced by a software application called Note Taking Express. Although a few staff members would still be required to provide coverage for on-campus classes, all 5 GTA virtual classes…
In 2018, Loni Frank, a faculty member at the Child and Youth Care program, was notified that her classroom would be moving. As she stood outside the new classroom with her books, pulley cart, and a handful of her students, she asked a security personnel to let her in. They said no as she did…
Since being named George Brown College’s director of anti-racism, equity, and human rights services, Jennifer Grant has spent the last four weeks transitioning part-time into her new position. “I think the work that needs to be done when we’re thinking about anti-racism is always transformational work. We’re always looking at this journey towards a reimagined…
The list of candidates for the upcoming Student Association of George Brown College (SAGBC) Spring 2021 election has been announced. 29 candidates in total are campaigning for the 10 positions. The SAGBC funds the Dialog. Three executive positions will be elected this spring. Current board members Urvish Patel and Sri Krishna Rajan are campaigning for…
In November 2019, the Divisional Court of Ontario ruled in favour of the Canadian Federation of Students-Ontario (CFS-O) against the Student Choice Initiative (SCI), a policy that would allow students the option of opting out of non-essential tuition fees at post-secondary institutions. Over one year after the policy was originally brought down, the provincial government…
George Brown College (GBC) and Hilti Canada have recently announced a $40,000 partnership for the Women Transitioning to Trades and Employment (WTTE) program. Through this collaboration, students enrolled in the WTTE program will gain access to mentors, development plans, tools, and other resources related to the construction industry. Jason Aurora, the director of human resources…
Today marks the one year anniversary of George Brown College (GBC) closing all of its facilities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Looking back on one of the most challenging years in education through those who experienced it firsthand: educators, students, and faculty members around shared their recollections of March 16, 2020, the day that…
On March 16 2020, Nicole Aranzanso was on the GO train travelling to school, looking around campus and trying to meet up with her group to finish a project. When she arrived at school, she realized that the place looked emptier than it was supposed to be. “The hall was empty and we were all…
In a recent email to students part of the George Brown College (GBC) community, Chris McGrath, the vice president of student success, announced that more classes may be open for physical delivery during the Fall semester, along with a new four-day long weekend for Canada Day. The email was sent on the week of the…
Post-secondary students at Ontario colleges and universities are facing a tough job market as the COVID-19 pandemic endures. Government-mandated stay-at-home orders and other preventative measures have limited the rate of available summer work opportunities, and as a result, students are experiencing more difficulty than previous years in securing placements in their fields. Professors around George…
George Brown College has announced that Jennifer Grant will be moving into the new position of director of anti-racism, equity, and human rights services at a part-time capacity starting March 1, 2020. Grant’s position was created in the summer of 2020 alongside the director of Indigenous initiatives to satisfy objective two of GBC’s anti-racism strategy…
Last Wednesday, George Brown College (GBC) student Charlie Reynolds was allegedly harassed by a GBC security guard at St. James campus while using a men’s bathroom. “George Brown College you guys wanna explain why a female security guard just followed me into the men’s bathroom to threaten me to get out because she didn’t believe…
