The Tribune

On March 27, Principal Heather Munroe-Blum spoke to the McGill Tribune, the McGill Daily and Le Délit  about this year’s events and  what to look forward to in 2012. McGill Tribune: Next year will be your last year McGill’s principal. What are your goals for your last term, and what do you hope[Read More…]

MUNACA On the first day of classes, McGill students arrived on campus to the sound of picketing. MUNACA, the union representing roughly 1,700 of McGill’s non-academic staff, went on strike starting Sept. 1 after months of strained negotiations between the union and the university finally broke down. A better wage[Read More…]

Michael Paolucci / McGill Tribune Michael Paolucci / McGill Tribune On Monday, April 2 the McGill Social Work Student Association (SWSA) voted in favour of renewing their unlimited strike against the Quebec government’s proposed tuition fee increases, with 49 for, 30 against, and 2 abstentions. As of today, SWSA has[Read More…]

On March 27, Principal Heather Munroe-Blum spoke to the McGill Tribune, the McGill Daily and Le Délit  about this year’s events and  what to look forward to in 2012. McGill Tribune: Next year will be your last year McGill’s principal. What are your goals for your last term, and what[Read More…]

On March 27, Dean of Arts Christopher Manfredi held the third of four open fora at Macdonald Campus. In addition to a group of about 30 attendees, most of whom were faculty members and staff, Provost Anthony Masi and Deputy-Provost (Student Life and Learning) Morton Mendelson were also present. The[Read More…]

Michael Paolucci / McGill Tribune Michael Paolucci / McGill Tribune Over 200,000 people marched through the streets of downtown Montreal on March 22 to demonstrate against provincial tuition increases.  The protest, the largest in Quebec history, came two days after the Quebec government released its annual budget, confirming that university[Read More…]

Last Wednesday’s Senate meeting featured much discussion on improving teaching and learning at McGill, as well as a report from enrolment services on recruitment and retention. While the meeting was closed to outside observers other than members of the campus media and incoming senators, the proceedings were made available to[Read More…]

Alexandra Allaire / McGill Tribune Last week, students across Canada took part in the seventh annual “5 Days For The Homeless,” a week-long event aimed at raising awareness and money for homeless youth. The initiative began at the University of Alberta’s business school in 2005 and has quickly spread to[Read More…]

Yesterday, members of the Social Work Student Association (SWSA) picketed outside of Wilson Hall, the building that houses the School of Social Work.  Members of the SWSA voted in favour of an unlimited general strike at a General Assembly (GA) held on March 14. With 47 in favour, 29 against,[Read More…]