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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McGill must get on the right track and prioritize accessibility—not anti-unionism
This October, employees of the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) filed strike notices that will disrupt bus and metro services throughout November. The Syndicat du transport de Montréal-CSN, which represents maintenance workers, has pledged to strike from Oct. 31 to Nov. 28. The Syndicat des chauffeurs, opérateurs, et employés[Read More…]
BREAKING: McGill faculty pass historic resolution supporting academic and cultural boycott of Israel
On Oct. 10, 2025, the McGill Association of University Teachers (MAUT), which represents full-time professors and librarians, passed the Resolution to Endorse the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel—marking the first official collective action for Palestine taken by McGill faculty to date. The motion, introduced by ten professors across multiple[Read More…]
McGill files court order to indefinitely ban on-campus protests
McGill filed a court order over the summer of 2025 for an injunction that would permanently ban any protests on campus that block access to buildings, ‘bother’ staff, or make noise which disrupts classes. The proposal would enforce indefinitely the mandates of the 10-day provisional injunction passed by the Quebec[Read More…]
McGill’s notice of default with QPIRG demonstrates hostility towards student activism
On Aug. 8, four McGill unions signed an open letter in solidarity with the Quebec Public Interest Research Group (QPIRG) in response to McGill’s notice of default on QPIRG’s Memorandum of Agreement (MoA). In the notice, the university threatened to suspend student funding to the group if it did not[Read More…]
McGill seeking a public relations agency for rebranding support
McGill is expected to select a public relations agency this September to help it carry out a rebranding campaign, attempting to reposition how the Quebec government and McGill’s students and donors perceive the university. The potential rebranding deal could cost McGill up to $6.7 million CAD. Student protests, tuition hikes,[Read More…]
McGill Faculty Associations challenge Quebec’s Bill 89 in effort to protect the right to strike
The Confederation of Faculty Associations of McGill (COFAM), a group of four McGill faculty unions, announced on Aug. 5 that they filed an application for judicial review in the Superior Court of Quebec to challenge the constitutionality of Quebec’s Bill 89. COFAM consists of the Association of McGill Academic Staff[Read More…]
McGill must confront its hand in human torture
//Content warning: Medical abuse, racial and colonial violence// After decades of institutional negligence, a new class-action lawsuit presents McGill with the opportunity to formally address its role in the human torture experiments conducted through the CIA-funded MKUltra program. Given this opening for reparative action, McGill must reconcile its historic and[Read More…]
McGill’s Refugee Parliament: A collaborative effort to amplify migrant voices
On Saturday, March 15, the Refugee Parliament, in partnership with the International Development Studies Student Association (IDSSA), The Refugee Centre, and the McGill Refugees Research Group, hosted the Refugee Parliament Conference. Created in Fall 2022 by Alessia Mottet, Maria Radu, Saadet Serra, and Shona Moreau as part of their SWRK[Read More…]
Flipping the lens: A look at the influencers of McGill University
The number of social media influencers has ballooned in recent years, with TikTok alone reporting over a million creators. But which McGillians are joining the trend? Who among the student body documents campus construction, fieldhouse exams, and library crash-outs? The Tribune interviewed three students who post their daily lives—and more—online,[Read More…]
