Last Wednesday, the Council of the Post-Graduate Students’ Society of McGill University (PGSS) approved plans for a two-day series of panels and discussions as part of the McGill education summit this December. Other topics of discussion included the rights of graduate students as members of the Legal Information Clinic at[Read More…]
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Concordia part-time faculty association votes for unlimited strike mandate
The Concordia University Part-Time Faculty Association (CUPFA) voted for an unlimited strike mandate at a special General Assembly held Nov. 4. The vote follows unsuccessful negotiations with Concordia’s administration over a new collective agreement. CUPFA’s former collective agreement with Concordia expired at the end of August. Since then, CUPFA representatives[Read More…]
Students, politicians revisit cyberbullying as urgent issue
The past month witnessed a renewed national dialogue on the topic of cyberbullying between youth, educators, and politicians across Canada. This new debate arose following the death of British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd, who took her own life after suffering through two years of cyberbullying and online blackmailing, as well[Read More…]
Summit on innovative districts takes close look at Griffintown
On Oct. 30, the second Montreal Summit on Innovation, provided an opportunity for McGill and the École de Technologie Supérieure (ÉTS) to present the Quartier de l’Innovation (QI) project to experts on innovative districts. The QI is a joint venture between McGill and ÉTS, an engineering school in Montreal that[Read More…]
SSMU Council endorses one of two fall referendum questions
Last Thursday, SSMU Legislative Council passed a motion to endorse a referendum question that would increase the fee levy for the McGill Student Emergency Response Team (M-SERT), but did not endorse a question on Radio CKUT’s fee increase. Councillors also discussed the four nonbinding motions passed by the Oct. 15[Read More…]
Costopoulos announced as new Dean of Students
Last Thursday, Provost Anthony Masi announced the appointment of Andre Costopoulos to the position of Dean of Students. Costopoulos’ term will begin Nov. 15, and end June 30, 2016. Costopoulos will take over for Associate Dean of Students Linda Starkey, who had been serving as the temporary Dean of Students[Read More…]
McGill Principal hosts campus media round table
On Nov. 2, Principal Heather Munroe-Blum spoke with the McGill Tribune, the McGill Daily, and Le Délit about the Fall semester and her expectations for her last year as principal. McGill Daily: A lot of people have described the report [on past McGill asbestos research] as being self-serving and without[Read More…]
McGill refunds tuition increases for Quebec students
Last Friday, Deputy Provost (Student Life and Learning) Morton Mendelson announced that McGill would refund tuition increases for Quebec students over the weekend. The university will wait to hear from the provincial government before crediting the accounts of out-of-province and international students. Last year, the former Liberal Quebec government implemented[Read More…]
Expert addresses impact of cuts to refugee health program
Last Wednesday, psychologist, legal scholar, and anthropologist Janet Cleveland spoke on the impact of federal cuts to the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) on refugees. The event was a Brown Bag Seminar hosted by McGill’s Faculty of Law. The policy came into effect on June 30, 2012. Cleveland said it[Read More…]
What happened last week in Canada?
Two Canadians dead after major storm Hurricane Sandy made headlines for the severe damage it cuased in the Caribbean, New York, and New Jersey, but the storm also reached Canada’s east coast, bringing strong winds and heavy rainfall to Southern Ontario, Quebec, and the Maritimes. The storm claimed the lives[Read More…]
