The McGill Senate convened on Nov. 13 to address issues such as the increased police and security presence on campus, the adjusted move-in date for first-year students, and academic freedom. The meeting began with memorial tributes to the late Professor Michael Smith, Professor Emeritus Bohumil Volesky, and Professor James Archibald. [Read More…]
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McGill Senate debates campus security, discusses freedom of assembly and expression
The McGill Senate convened on Sept. 18 for its first meeting of the academic year, discussing topics such as the suspension of the Fiat Lux Library Project, private security on campus, and freedom of assembly and expression. Among the first items on the agenda were memorial tributes for Linguistics professor[Read More…]
Students stalked with scripted harassment around campus
In the past few weeks, McGill students have taken to social media to bring attention to recent incidents of harassment around campus. The issue has garnered attention from numerous media outlets, including CBC News, as well as prompted a university-wide email alert on Apr. 1. Viveca Lee, U1 Science, was exiting the Eaton[Read More…]