University Affairs

[timeline_excerpt]Indigenous students threatened to leave the Canadian Federation of Students, of which SSMU was a member, unless the national student lobby group made better representation of Indigenous issues a priority. Many Indigenous students claimed that the CFS was simply not addressing the many concerns of Indigenous students – including treaty rights, self-determination, land claims and […]

[timeline_excerpt]Part of the mandate of McGill’s Committee Advising on Matters of Social Responsibility was to monitor McGill’s divestment from companies with a direct investment in South Africa. The Committee tracked companies that may invest in South Africa by mergers or acquisitions. The companies were then informed that they may have investments in South Africa and […]

[timeline_excerpt]QPIRG (Quebec Public Interest Research Group) McGill was founded as a club in 1987-1988. It became an independent student group with space outside of the university center the following year. Its first initiative was the successful institution of a paper recycling program at McGill.[/timeline_excerpt]

[timeline_excerpt]The Office of First Nations and Inuit Education operates under the Department of Integrated Studies in Education. The office works in partnership with First Nations and Inuit education authorities throughout Quebec – such as the Kativik School Board (KSB), the Cree School Board, and so forth. It deliver community-based teacher education programs and professional development […]

[timeline_excerpt]In an article titled “And the Notorious McGill connection,” The McGill Daily outlined the implications of McGill officials continuing financial dealings with apartheid South Africa at a time when much of the global community had started divesting from the racist government and openly condemning the inhumane discrimination experienced by Black South Africans.[/timeline_excerpt]