Social Transformation
We’re driving social change with programs that empower, equip and educate. Whether we're providing archeology skills to Indigenous communities or teaching empathy to law students working with marginalized clients, we are shaping a more equitable future.
First-year students are working with the community to address society’s grand challenges.
Future lawyers experience helping low-income clients gain access to justice
Clinical placements bring law students from classroom to community to better understand clients’ lives and help them tackle legal challenges.
Leading researcher aims to create a meeting of minds between human and artificial intelligence
As a Canada CIFAR AI Chair at Amii, Geoffrey Rockwell will continue breaking new ground in examining the wide-reaching impact of technology on humanity.
A leader and advocate in the fight against ableism
Hussain Alhussainy works to advance disability rights in political science.
Video Spotlight: Indigenous learners delve into archaeology
A new micro-course teaches students to identify and investigate cultural artifacts, helping to keep them on First Nations land.
”In the placement, we got more than one positive outcome for a client. ... If that isn’t what being a lawyer is about, I don’t know what is.”
— Chris Wiebe,
about law school course on working with low-income people.
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Black mentorship drives social change
Placements are developed and crafted by youth to target skills they want to learn.
There are so many more inspiring stories of the U of A’s connections with the community. Please visit the Community Story Hub and see the relationships and partnerships come to life.