The Mount to celebrate new honorary degree recipient and installation of 13th President and Vice-Chancellor
Posted: 11 October 2017
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Mount Saint Vincent University will recognize the achievements of several hundred students during fall convocation ceremonies on Sunday, November 5, 2017. The University will officially install its new President and Vice-Chancellor at the morning ceremony,…
Research Looks at Barriers to Employment by Older Adults
Posted: 6 October 2017
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Media release from the Province of Nova Scotia: Research is underway to better understand the barriers older adults experience when they are looking for work. “Many older Nova Scotians are still working or actively looking…
New event to showcase girl leaders in NS on the UN International Day of the Girl Child
Posted: 5 October 2017
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Event for girls, by girls The Alexa McDonough Institute for Women, Gender and Social Justice at Mount Saint Vincent University is set to host its first-ever celebration of the UN International Day of the Girl…
Mi’kmaq History Month at the Mount: A message from President Mary Bluechardt
Posted: 3 October 2017
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Yesterday, members of the Mount community celebrated Treaty Day, which is held annually on October 1 to mark the beginning of Mi’kmaq History Month. The month, which was proclaimed in our province in 1993, promotes…
The Mount appoints first Special Advisor to the President on Aboriginal Affairs
Posted: 3 October 2017
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Patrick Small Legs-Nagge has been named Mount Saint Vincent University’s first Special Advisor to the President on Aboriginal Affairs. This is a new role at the Mount and one that will play an important part…
El Jones appointed Nancy’s Chair in Women’s Studies at the Mount
Posted: 29 September 2017
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“I woke up one day with a spoken word poem in my head, but I didn’t know what it was. I hadn’t studied spoken word poetry in university,” said El Jones, the Wales-born, now Halifax-based,…
Mount Saint Vincent University welcomes new chair, representatives to its Board of Governors
Posted: 28 September 2017
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2017-2018 Board of Governors September is a time of new beginnings not just for students, faculty and staff at Mount Saint Vincent University, but also for the University’s Board of Governors. The Mount’s Board of…
Public lecture to explore the issue of academic dishonesty
Posted: 26 September 2017
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Mount Saint Vincent University President’s Visiting Lecture Series to host Dr. James Lang Mount Saint Vincent University is pleased to host Dr. James Lang, internationally-renowned educator and author of the well-known book Cheating Lessons, for…
“When in Rome (or Lille)…”
Posted: 26 September 2017
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On September 4th, 2017, fourth-year Mount BA (Communication) student Julie Hatfield set off for Lille, France where she’s spending the fall semester studying at Université Catholique de Lille as part of the Mount’s Study Abroad…
Welcoming new faculty members and a librarian
Posted: 12 September 2017
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To the campus community: Welcome to fall term 2017. This year, we have five new faculty members and one new librarian joining the Mount community. We are very excited to have these new colleagues with…