Choucri Bechir The second annual TEDxMcGill conference took place on Saturday, with Henry Mintzberg, the acclaimed McGill business professor and 15 others sharing their ideas. Themed “Relentless Curiosity,” the talks centred on rediscovering the creativity and imagination that is commonplace in children but often lost in adults. The diverse for[Read More…]
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A look inside POWE: A McGill club empowering women in engineering
Content warning: Mention of femicide New students often find it daunting to find a community that shares their values and aspirations. At McGill, engineering students can join Promoting Opportunities for Women in Engineering (POWE), an organization that creates a sense of belonging through mentorship, professional development, and outreach. POWE was[Read More…]
Four years of full-scale war in Ukraine: McGill braces for more uncertainty
Tuesday, Feb. 24, was like any other day on McGill’s campus. Students crammed in final revisions before tackling their midterms and counted down the days until the long-awaited reading week break. But for Ukrainians, this date was of supreme importance. It marked four years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion[Read More…]
McGill community discusses anti-unionization efforts amidst $45 million CAD budget slash
Following the Quebec government’s decision to maintain a tuition hike for out-of-province students, alongside McGill’s faculty and staff unionization efforts, the university is implementing a $45 million CAD budget cut for the 2025-2026 fiscal year (FY2025-26). This measure coincides with the administration’s intensified anti-union stance: McGill has spent over $1[Read More…]
In exercising institutional restraint, McGill protects only itself
This past November, McGill’s Advisory Panel on Campus Expression (APCE) delivered a report on the state of academic freedom and expression at the university. The report recommended that McGill exercise “institutional restraint” and refrain from responding publicly to controversial geopolitical issues in order to preserve academic freedom. This policy encourages[Read More…]
COFAM continues negotiations with McGill over CAS precarious faculty employment
In July 2025, the Confederation of Faculty Associations of McGill (COFAM), composed of five faculty unions, began bargaining with McGill over the working conditions of Contract Academic Staff (CAS). COFAM consists of the Association of McGill Academic Staff of the School of Continuing Studies (AMASCS/AMPEEP), the Association of McGill Professors[Read More…]
McGill’s silence on Iran unmasks its global negligence
For an institution that prides itself on global engagement, McGill’s response to the crisis in Iran isn’t just inadequate—it’s indefensible. On Jan. 13, Dean of Students Tony Mittermaier sent an email to all students who hold an Iranian passport on McGill’s records. The message acknowledged the “civil unrest and disruptions[Read More…]
McGill Senate discusses identification policy, election rules, and budget outlook
On Jan. 14, the McGill Senate convened for its first meeting of the Winter 2026 Semester, discussing a proposed codification of the Senate’s electoral procedures, a draft identification policy governing access to university spaces, and McGill’s budget outlook for the 2026-2027 fiscal year. The meeting began with McGill’s President and[Read More…]
Recap: Students and professors adjust to a new semester with dwindling TAships
With the commencement of the Winter term, students and professors alike have attempted to adjust to an education with a lack of teaching assistant (TA) positions. Many courses in the Faculty of Arts that previously had at least one TA now have none, and professors have adapted to leading in-class[Read More…]
The cost of McGill’s excellence
Over the last two years, McGill has widely publicized its rise in the QS World University Rankings, which most recently identified the university as Canada’s top school and the 27th best worldwide. However, this publicity obscures a jarring campus reality from community awareness: Academic staff continue to call out McGill[Read More…]
