The Association of McGill Professors of Law (AMPL) met with McGill on June 7 as part of their ongoing collective agreement (CA) negotiations. The CA, which will set the terms of employment for tenured and tenure-track professors in the Faculty of Law, has been under negotiation for over 500 days—since[Read More…]
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Protestors occupy James Administration Building, demanding McGill heed encampment’s calls for divestment
At roughly 4:00 p.m. on June 6, student protestors occupied the James Administration Building to demand that McGill divest from companies complicit in the Israeli genocide of Palestinians. Protestors obstructed doors to the building using materials such as metal fencing and blocked paths leading to the entrance by standing side[Read More…]
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Superior Court of Québec rejects McGill’s request to dismantle encampment in solidarity with Palestine
On May 15, the Superior Court of Québec rejected an injunction request put forth by McGill University to dismantle the encampment on the lower field of campus. The encampment—which has been in place since April 27—was established by students from McGill, Concordia University, and Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM)[Read More…]
McGill, Concordia, and UQÀM students begin encampment on McGill lower field, urging universities to disclose and divest from Israeli investments
In the late afternoon of April 27, protesters led by students from McGill, Concordia University, and Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM) set up an encampment of around 20 tents on the lower field of McGill’s downtown campus to protest the universities’ complicity in the Israeli state’s genocide of Palestinians.[Read More…]
Law professors call indefinite strike in attempts to bring McGill back to the bargaining table
The Association of McGill Professors of Law (AMPL) called an indefinite strike on April 24 as negotiations stalled over their collective agreement (CA) with McGill. The CA, which will determine faculty governance as well as the pay and working conditions of law professors at the university, has been under negotiation[Read More…]
Tentative agreement between AGSEM and McGill brings TA strike to end after three weeks
After nearly a month of striking, the Association of Graduate Students Employed at McGill (AGSEM)—the union representing Teaching Assistants (TAs)—and McGill reached a tentative agreement on Monday, April 15. On Thursday, April 18, AGSEM held a General Assembly (GA) for TAs, during which 75 per cent of attendees voted in[Read More…]
Profs4Palestine campus tour highlights McGill’s academic ties to Israel
In the late afternoon of April 10, a crowd of around 50 staff and students gathered in front of the Nahum Gelber Law Library for a subversive “esprit rassembleur” tour of McGill. Led in collaboration by Profs4Palestine—a group of McGill professors united against the ongoing genocide of Palestinians—and students, the[Read More…]
Precision physical activity: A prescription for exercising in older adults
How many times have you committed to a new exercise program, only to dejectedly realize one day that a month has gone by, and you have completely forgotten about all those overly ambitious resolutions you had made? Fear not, this article’s goal is not to guilt trip you, but rather[Read More…]
Know Your Team: McGill’s Women’s Lacrosse
Given its Indigenous origins and role as the national sport of Canada, lacrosse holds great significance for many, including players on McGill’s women’s lacrosse team. Co-captain Rachel Anderson and teammates Gemma Hauser and Olivia Maracle-Hill sat down with //The Tribune// to discuss their connection to the sport and the importance[Read More…]
