$5 million gift from McGill alumni strengthens interfaith scholarship
Transformative donation is the largest to the Faculty of Religious Studies since its founding
Happy campers: A guide to McGill’s summer daycamps
By McGill Reporter Staff
The kids will still be in school for another two months, and with the chilly spring we’ve had so far, summer feels a long way off. But those parents who’ve gone through the process before know that you shouldn’t wait too long to start reserving a spot in a summer camp for your child.
McGill-affiliated camps offer something for just about everyone, from junior jocks and sawed-off scientists to computing enthusiasts and budding musicians. And with drop-off and pick-up likely close to mom or dad’s place of work, everybody wins.
University helps students cope with mental health issues
Number of students seeking help on the rise
By Jim Hynes
The final exams period is upon us, and the people providing mental health support to McGill students are about to come under heightened pressure themselves, as the number of requests for help grows with every passing April day.
Student mental health is a growing concern at universities across Canada and around the world. Not only during exam periods, and not only at McGill, which does a better job than most at caring for the mental health needs of its student body.
Six law students to clerk at Supreme Court
By McGill Reporter Staff
It has been said that the only certainty in life is death and taxes, but a more local variation might also tout the certitude that a healthy number of McGill Law students will be selected to clerk at the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) every year.
Layoffs a “last resort” McGill community told
By Neale McDevitt
Layoffs of McGill employees, though still a possibility, will only be implemented when all other options to reduce expenditures have been explored, said Provost Anthony C. Masi and Vice-Principal (Administration and Finance) Michael Di Grappa in an email sent to the McGill community on April 4.
Students talk politics with Tony Clement
By McGill Reporter Staff
About 25 McGill students took part last Friday in an informal discussion on government and politics with the Honourable Tony Clement, President of the Treasury Board and Conservative MP for Parry Sound-Muskoka (Ontario).
Catalyst Awards celebrate sustainability stars
By Julia Solomon
McGill announces measures to deal with budget cuts
By Doug Sweet
A pay cut for senior administration, a hiring freeze, pay freezes for many employees and an early-retirement program are among the sobering measures Principal Heather Munroe-Blum announced yesterday (Tuesday) to help McGill find the $43 million it must save in order to deal with government-imposed cuts and the University’s own budgetary shortfall.
Senate approves Statement of Principles, discusses Operational Procedures
By McGill Reporter Staff
The long process to establish a set of guidelines and ground rules concerning protests, demonstrations and occupations on campus cleared another hurdle Wednesday as Senate approved a revised Statement of Principles Concerning Freedom of Expression and Freedom of Peaceful Assembly.
Embrace change, Principal tells Canadian Club audience
To see the McGill video that was shown before the Principal spoke, click here.
To view a podcast of the Principal’s speech, click here.
By Doug Sweet