Hiring freeze will help McGill keep salary-increase promises – Masi
By McGill Reporter Staff “I am optimistic,” Provost Anthony C. Masi told Open House forums on McGill’s financial situation held Monday. “But it is time to rethink how we do things, at every level.” /...
View ArticleHappy holidays!
Dear members of the McGill community: The year draws to a close and we are again bracing for our windows to become, in the wonderful phrase of the poet Émile Nelligan, “un jardin de givre.” As you busy...
View ArticleRegulation on the conduct of research
Dear members of the McGill community, Every three years, McGill’s Regulation on the Conduct of Research, which articulates standards for the responsible conduct of research at McGill, is to be...
View ArticleUpdate on McGill’s financial situation
Dear members of the McGill community, First, let me thank everyone who has helped limit spending over the last two and half months as we address the $20 million shortfall in government support this...
View ArticleMcGill named a top employer for seventh straight year
By McGill Reporter Staff For the seventh consecutive year, McGill has been named one of Montreal’s Top Employers, as selected by the editors of Canada’s Top 100 Employers. Evaluators noted that...
View ArticleThe Princess Royal visits McGill
Photo: Owen Egan February 19, 2015 – When Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh visited McGill in 1951 as part of their first cross-Canada tour, 10,000 members of McGill’s community filled...
View ArticleMore cuts coming, but it could have been worse
Photo: Neale McDevitt By Mark Ordonselli Provost Anthony C. Masi gave Senate an overview of McGill’s financial situation on Wednesday that predicts budget cuts of 2 to 3 per cent on average for...
View ArticleQuebec supports feasibility study for McGill’s Royal Vic project
By Doug Sweet The Quebec government will help support a feasibility study to examine McGill’s proposal to develop the soon-to-be-vacant Royal Victoria Hospital into modern academic and research space,...
View ArticleMcGill lauds research funding in latest federal budget
By McGill Reporter Staff Including significant spending on university-level research in the latest federal budget brought Finance Minister Joe Oliver (BA61/BCL64) some kudos from Canada’s universities...
View ArticleMcGill’s next budget: Cost-cutting measures maintained
By Mark Ordonselli While McGill’s cost-cutting measures will remain in place, staff salary commitments will be honoured and work will soon begin to modernize McGill’s buildings and IT infrastructure,...
View ArticleIn Memoriam: Dr. Eleanor Colle-Maclean (1926-2015)
Eleanor Colle MacLean died peacefully at home on June 2nd, 2015, surrounded by her family. Dr. Colle, emeritus professor of Pediatrics at McGill University, and known affectionately as EC, was born...
View ArticleOutgoing Provost reflects on his 10 years
By Doug Sweet Provost Anthony C. Masi’s second five-year term comes to an end June 30. He will be succeeded by outgoing Dean of Arts Christopher Manfredi. Masi has spent 36 years at McGill, as a...
View ArticlePrincipal Fortier receives honorary doctorate from University of Glasgow
Courtesy of U. of Glasgow By McGill Reporter Staff The ties between McGill and Scotland are in evidence all around campus, be it the granite benches in Visitor’s Square that were quarried in Scotland,...
View ArticleMessage from Mr. Michael Di Grappa
Two months ago I asked for your thoughts on the McGill employee experience, and your response was incredible. Nearly 1,300 people completed the My Workplace survey, and more than 400 took the time to...
View ArticleMcGill among top 25 in QS rankings for 12th straight year
Places first in Canada in QS World University Rankings 2015/16 By McGill Reporter Staff McGill ranks 24th in the world and first among Canadian universities, according to the widely followed QS World...
View ArticleMESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL: Welcome to the 2015-2016 academic year
Dear members of the McGill community: I hope you had a great vacation. For many of us, summer is not only a time to relax and recharge, but a time to explore different cultures and new places. As much...
View ArticleAdult ophthalmology at the MUHC: a new home, a new name
Courtesy of MUHC McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) adult outpatient ophthalmology, formerly at the Royal Victoria Hospital and at the Montreal General Hospital, has now moved to brand-new...
View ArticleTenders called for RVH feasibility studies
Image: DMA Architectes By McGill Reporter Staff Another step has been taken toward determining if McGill should acquire the former Royal Victoria Hospital property on Pine Ave. for a major expansion of...
View ArticleWhat use can McGill make of the RVH?
By McGill Reporter Staff With the recent announcement that the Quebec government will share with McGill the cost of feasibility studies into the future of the now-vacant Royal Victoria Hospital site,...
View ArticleHighlights from the October 8, 2015, Board of Governors meeting
Dear members of the McGill community: On October 8, McGill’s Board of Governors held its first meeting of 2015-16. As in previous years, I will share with you the important discussions, decisions and...
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