University Affairs
[timeline_excerpt]Brown v Board of Education was the landmark Supreme Court case for school desegregation in the United States. McGill professor Otto Klineberg’s research into the intelligence scores of Black students was crucial to the case’s victory. Klineberg found that students in cash-poor Southern Black schools averaged lower scores than Southern whites and Northern Blacks and […]
[timeline_excerpt]William Christopher Macdonald (1831-1917) was a major donor to McGill University and its chancellor from 1914 to 1917. By the end of his life, Macdonald’s gifts and bequests to McGill exceeded $13 million, the equivalent of nearly $300 million today. MacDonald’ wealth allowed him to make countless contributions to McGill. On a number of occasions, […]
[timeline_excerpt]In 1859, construction workers building houses at the corner of Rue Metcalfe and Boulevard de Maisonneuve unearthed remnants of skeletons, fire pits, tools, pottery, longhouse posts, and other evidence of an Iroquoian village formerly being located on the site. At this time, leading Canadian scientist and geologist William Dawson was the director of McGill College, […]
Have you ever wanted to see how McGill works behind the scenes? Are you passionate about campus issues like student services, academic programs, or equity? Do you have a great idea to improve student life? Then apply to sit as a student representative on a university committee! This is your opportunity to get involved on […]
Read the report here. Read the highlights after the jump.
Spring is (technically) almost here! We hope that the longer daytime hours are helping you make it through that midterm-paper grind. Just a reminder that we’re currently hiring for a University Affairs Secretary General and two Equity Commissioners. Apply by March 31st! Highlights from this week’s Report of the VP University Affairs to Legislative Council include: […]