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Building academic community through sand and scholarship

Tue, 07/08/2025 - 09:30
Academic ideas often begin with a shared sense of curiosity. McGill professors Mette Bendixen and Lars Iversen were looking for ways to spark more meaningful engagement and interaction among students—especially in the wake of the pandemic when many felt disconnected from academic life. That’s why they launched a journal club focused on a topic that’s both […]

McGill University is on land which has served and continues to serve as a site of meeting and exchange amongst Indigenous peoples, including the Haudenosaunee and Anishinabeg nations. Teaching and Learning Services acknowledges and thanks the diverse Indigenous peoples whose footsteps mark this territory on which peoples of the world now gather. This land acknowledgement is shared as a starting point to provide context for further learning and action.

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