Last Wednesday McGill relaunched a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), Food For Thought, on the website EdX, a popular online learning platform. The course, led by McGill professors David N. Harpp, Joe Schwarcz, and Ariel Fenster, debuted to 7,663 students from 158 countries as of Oct. 1. Food for Thought[Read More…]
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McGill chooses its newest CERC recipient
McGill announced the appointment of its newest Canadian Excellence in Research Chair (CERC), Dr. Robin Rogers, on Sept. 29.
McGill students rally in solidarity with Hong Kong protesters for democracy
McGill students rallied in front of the McConnell Engineering Building near the Milton Gates on Wednesday in solidarity with thousands of pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, who are calling for free elections in 2017. The protests come in response to the Chinese government’s laws regulating who will be permitted to[Read More…]
Commentary: Is McGill really too Liberal?
There is a popular narrative among certain students—often conservatives—that universities are no longer the bastions of free speech they once were.
McGill continues salary adjustments following implementation of Pay Equity Act
In 2001, the Quebec Government passed the Pay Equity Act, which aimed to remedy sex-based wage disparities by compensating female workers.
Commentary: McGill’s pitchfork brigade
The McGill community prides itself in having a tolerant and open-minded environment—one need not look further than Rez Project and Safe Space.
Eat this: McGill’s 18th edition of Soup and Science
Soup and Science entered its eighth year at McGill this past week. A twice-a-year event that spans one week at the beginning of both the Fall and Winter semesters, Soup and Science brings lecturers from several departments together to present their research to students over lunch. Not many universities are[Read More…]
Safety Week Town Hall discusses safety culture at McGill
Last Wednesday, a panel of professors and faculty members led a discussion on McGill’s responsibilities with regards to safety on campus.
Professors, students defend value of studying the humanities
Growing concerns about the state of the humanities both at McGill and in academia were the topics of a roundtable discussion called “McGill for Humanities” on April 1. Hosted by the Department of English Student Association (DESA), the event was one in a series of four organized by English professor[Read More…]
Delving deeper: McGill’s research partnerships with corporations
Last November, a report by the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) criticized McGill’s collaboration with Bombardier Inc., a publicly traded aerospace corporation, and eight other partners. The report warned that a lack of protections for academic freedom in collaborative research agreements between universities and industries could affect universities’ integrity.[Read More…]
