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3 days ago · With “Sparks” by Coldplay droning through my AirPods, I take a deep breath and try to steady my nerves as the plane takes off. Reality has finally hit me: as the hazy map of Winnipeg grows smaller beneath the plane’s wings, I bid farewell to the place that has been my home for most of the last 13 years, for what’s perhaps the very last time.
Principal Patrick Deane shares vision for University’s 200th birthday
15 hours ago · Although the University’s 200th birthday is 16 years away, Principal Patrick Deane and Queen’s are already gearing up for the bicentennial celebration.A discussion paper, titled “Queen’s Bicentennial Vision,” was sent out via e-mail to the Queen’s community on Jan. 17. It outlines the milestone anniversary nearly two decades away and positions it …
BREAKING: Graduate students score victory as the University halts …
The Queen’s Graduate Award (QGA) is here to stay for the 2025-26 academic year. After three weeks of prolonged efforts and continued advocacy by student groups, Queen’s announced on Oct. 9 no changes will be made to the QGA next academic year. Instead, Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic) Matthew Evans will lead a review of graduate funding.
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Around 20 students wearing keffiyehs and face masks held a sit-in at the Registrar’s Office inside Gordon Hall on Dec. 6, demanding updates from Queen’s University’s Responsible Investment Committee regarding their review of the Queen’s University Apartheid Divestment (QUAD) request to divest from companies doing business in or with the State of Israel.
Queen’s fell out of top 15 research ... - The Queen's Journal
Jan 12, 2024 · Queen’s University faces a drop to 16th place in Canadian university rankings, influenced by a 19.7% decrease in research income. While no longer in the top 15, Queen’s remains a member of the U15 research coalition. Vice-Principal (Research) Nancy Ross highlights recent awards, emphasizing global recognition for Queen’s researchers.
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Jan 14, 2025 · Around 20 students wearing keffiyehs and face masks held a sit-in at the Registrar’s Office inside Gordon Hall on Dec. 6, demanding updates from Queen’s University’s Responsible Investment Committee regarding their review of the Queen’s University Apartheid Divestment (QUAD) request to divest from companies doing business in …
First-year students scramble for off campus housing amid …
Jul 29, 2024 · With over 5,000 incoming first-year students and around 4,740 beds available in Queen’s residences, a handful of first-year students are forced to seek off-campus housing options. Students who were sent an offer of admission on or before April 15 were guaranteed residence for the 2024-25 academic year, the University said in a statement to The Journal.
Analysis: Queen’s University’s financial woes are a symptom of a …
Jan 12, 2024 · The University forecasted a $62.8 million operating deficit for the 2023-24 academic year last May, and later revised the projection to a $48 million deficit in December. To continue operating, Queen’s will dip into reserve funds, or surpluses it accumulated from previous years, according to a university FAQ page.
A year later and we’re still here: Standing against antisemitism on ...
Oct 25, 2024 · More than a year has passed now since Oct. 7, 2023, and it’s been difficult to put into words and even fathom what that really means—what it means for a whole year to have passed since the massacre of our loved ones, our people.It feels like it was hundreds of lifetimes ago, but also yesterday, and now. It feels like time stopped ticking right after Oct. 7, and everything else in the world ...
Is it time for students to consider transferring universities to …
Jan 26, 2024 · The corridors of Watson Hall echo with concerns about the broader perception of the validity of a Queen’s degree. In November, the Faculty of Arts and Science (FAS) decided it will cut courses with less than 10 undergraduates or five graduate students enroled for two years starting in the 2024-25 academic year.