McConnell Hall will house students of all genders on every floor starting Fall 2017, joining the other Upper Residences–Gardner Hall and Molson Hall–in featuring mixed-gender floors and washrooms. The shift means that with the exception of the all-women West Wing of Royal Victoria College, every common washroom in McGill residences[Read More…]
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Innovation@McGill Artificial Intelligence Lab promotes women’s involvement in the field
Within the first 24 hours of the AI for Social Good Hackathon on the weekend of June 17, Scarlett Muguthi, a 2017 McGill Computer Science graduate, Aanika Rahman, U3 Science, and four other team members had transformed a project idea into a functioning application: A chatbot that translates text to[Read More…]
Anti-Canada Picnic draws supporters and raises funds for Karhiwanoron Immersion School
In solidarity with Karhiwanoron Immersion Elementary School, the Anti-Canada Picnic brought members of the McGill community together to acknowledge 150 years of what organizers called the “Canadian settler state.” On June 29, Midnight Kitchen (MK), Quebec Public Interest Research Group of McGill (QPIRG McGill) and CKUT-FM 90.3 hosted the fundraiser[Read More…]
MacDonald Campus shuttle stop moved again
The downtown stop for the McGill shuttle which brings students between the downtown and MacDonald campuses has been moved once again. It will now permanently pick up and drop off on the south side of Sherbrooke Street, just outside the 688 Sherbrooke building, according to an email from McGill Facilities[Read More…]
Principal Suzanne Fortier re-appointed at Board of Governors meeting
On May 25, the McGill Board of Governors (BoG) met in a closed session to approve the re-appointment of Principal and Vice-Chancellor Suzanne Fortier for a second five-year term beginning July 1, 2018. Immediately following Fortier’s reappointment, the BoG held an open meeting, which began with a discussion of several[Read More…]
Aldo shoes founder donates $25 million to McGill to start school of retail management
The family foundation of businessman Albert “Aldo” Bensadoun, BCom ‘64 and founder and former CEO of Aldo Group, donated $25 million to McGill in May to fund a new school of retail management. The university is drawing up plans to transform 8,000 sq. feet of space in the Bronfman building[Read More…]
Principal Fortier addresses Andrew Potter resignation at Board of Governors meeting
On April 27, the McGill Board of Governors (BoG) met to discuss the resignation of Andrew Potter, the challenge of defining campus borders when applying the McGill context, and plans for the Provost’s Task Force on Indigenous Studies and Indigenous Education. The BoG also outlined objectives for repairs and restoration[Read More…]
Start Proud MTL advances professional opportunities for LGBTQ community with networking event
On May 11, Start Proud MTL held the second edition of Gathering of the Next Generation, a LGBTQIA2 networking event at Thomson House. Formerly known as “Out On Bay Street,” Start Proud MTL is a non-profit organization that seeks to support LGBTQIA2 students’ professional development and promote a more LGBTQIA2-inclusive[Read More…]
Desmond Cole addresses the logic of white supremacy
On March 27, Toronto activist and journalist Desmond Cole spoke as the Debate Union’s David A. Freedman Speaker for 2017. The title of his talk was, “The Language and Logic of White Supremacy.” There were about 150 people in the audience, and over 2,000 people watching over the Facebook livestream.[Read More…]
McGill Students’ Mental Health Working Group publishes open letter
On March 31, the McGill Students’ Mental Health Working Group released an open letter addressed to Deputy Provost (Student Life and Learning) Ollivier Dyens, expressing concerns about the recent restructuring of McGill Counselling and Mental Health Services (MCMHS). Counselling and Mental Health Services were separate units until they were combined[Read More…]
