The year ahead: A holiday message from Dr. Joël Dickinson
Posted: 19 December 2024
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To the MSVU community, I’m not one for making new year’s resolutions. But I am inclined to look ahead with hope at this time of year and here’s what I want the new year to…
Top 10 MSVU stories of 2024
Posted: 19 December 2024
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It’s that time of year again – a chance to revisit some of our greatest moments of 2024. Here’s a list of the 10 MSVU stories that made the biggest splash this year (based on…
In Perfect Harmony
Posted: 12 December 2024
Education | Education | Experiential learning
The musical life of MSVU’s Dr. Ashwani Kumar Music has always been an integral part of Dr. Ashwani Kumar’s life, yet he likely could never have anticipated how it would set the tone for everything…
Welcoming new faculty
Posted: 12 December 2024
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Dear MSVU faculty, staff and students, Just as we welcomed many new students to campus earlier this fall, I’m pleased to extend a warm welcome to the new faculty who have joined MSVU this year.…
Strategic plan mid-point progress highlights report
Posted: 9 December 2024
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A message from MSVU President Dr. Dickinson: As we near the halfway point in the implementation of Mount Saint Vincent University’s strategic plan, Strength Through Community, I’m pleased to share highlights of our progress to date…
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women at MSVU
Posted: 6 December 2024
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Today (December 6, 2024) marks 35 years since 14 women – 12 engineering students, a nursing student and a financial clerk at École Polytechnique in Montreal – were murdered by a man who was motivated…
$35,000 raised this Giving Tuesday to tackle student food insecurity
Posted: 6 December 2024
Uncategorized | Announcements
Giving Tuesday is celebrated every year on the first Tuesday after Black Friday as a day to encourage generosity through philanthropy. Giving Tuesday 2024 was December 3, and for the fifth year in a row,…
Researchers Amplifying the Voices of Black Nova Scotian Educators
Posted: 19 November 2024
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CHALLENGING ANTI-BLACK RACISM IN EARLY CHILDHOOD ENVIRONMENTS Early childhood educators play a critical role in the quality of early learning and child care and in setting the foundation for anti-racist and culturally responsive environments. Earlier work…
How a failure to support youth who were once in care may be fuelling unemployment
Posted: 19 November 2024
Uncategorized | Research
A lack of comprehensive data exists pertaining to former youth in care, and this needs to change. (Shutterstock) Jacquie Gahagan, Mount Saint Vincent University; Dale Kirby, Memorial University of Newfoundland; Margaret Robinson, Dalhousie University, and…
Women’s basketball coach Mark Forward captures 300th career win
Posted: 18 November 2024
Uncategorized | Athletics
This past weekend was a weekend worth celebrating for the Mount Mystics Women’s basketball team – and not just because they defeated the St. Thomas Tommies and UNBSJ Seawolves on back-to-back game days. The first…