Education
The Labrador Institute is involved with the planning, facilitation and delivery of numerous educational services in the region. The Labrador Postsecondary Needs Assessment (2007) highlights the urgent need for a wide variety of post-secondary offerings in Labrador. Memorial’s Strategic Plan (2007) commits to action on recommendations from the Labrador Post-secondary Needs Assessment through a refocused Labrador Institute. Additionally, the Report of the Presidential Task Force on Aboriginal Initiatives (2009) sets out a variety of themes and recommendations to address issues related to Aboriginal education.
Post-doctoral Fellows
Since 2010, the Labrador Institute has been hosting post-doctoral fellows whose research focuses on Labrador and Labrador issues. Our previous post-docs were Dr. Johanna Wolf, who investigated issues surrounding climate change, and Dr. John Thistle whose work focusses on natural resource extraction in Labrador West. Dr. Wolf and Dr. Thistle finished their appointments in May and September, respectively.
Beginning in January 2012, the LI will host a third post-doc, Dr. Rachel Hirsch, whose climate change research will be based out of Nain.
Course Offerings - Winter 2012
Stay tuned for more information about upcoming course offerings from the LI.