1. Home

Listening and learning: Insights from Indigenous research

 
This year’s Indigenous Research Collaboration Day incorporated the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals in highlighting the importance of collaboration in research with Indigenous communities.

Relevance, respect, reciprocity, and responsibility. These are the themes participants were encouraged to consider during Queen’s Indigenous Research Collaboration Day.

Article Category
News
Strategy
Initiatives
I-EDIAA

Advancing sustainability through partnership

As the number of people moving to city centers increases, numerous challenges surrounding city living such as pollution and climate change, infrastructure and housing, transit and transportation, and public safety and community health have emerged. These issues will be especially important to address as Canada pursues recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic.

Article Category
News
Initiatives
SDGs

Queen’s recognizes Raymond Mason with honorary degree

Indigenous community leader and residential school survivor recognized for contributions to Truth and Reconciliation in Canada — one of several Doctorates of Law awarded during 2021 Fall Term.

In October 2021, Queen’s University bestowed distinguished community leader, activist, entrepreneur, and residential school survivor, Raymond Mason, with an honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD) — in recognition of his significant contributions to truth and reconciliation, to Indigenous peoples and communities, and to Canadian society at la

Article Category
News
I-EDIAA
Community
Awards

Queen’s campaign raises more than $450,000 for United Way

The Queen’s community has set a new standard in giving, donating more than $450,000 to the university’s annual campaign in support of the United Way of Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington.

The fundraising total continues to grow as donations are being accepted through to the end of the year.

Faced with the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic Queen’s staff, faculty, retirees, and students have thrown their support behind the KFL&A community.

Article Category
News
Community

From the Principal: An open letter to the Queen's community

I am delighted to be back at Queen’s and looking forward to the coming years and the many challenges and achievements that undoubtedly lie ahead of us. To feel the excitement of this moment, one doesn’t have to believe that exponentially accelerating change is moving the world towards some sort of technological singularity. Higher education—not only in Ontario, but more broadly around the world—is in the midst of a very significant transformation.

Article Category
News
Strategy
Publications

From the Principal: The wish to find out

I write this over the Atlantic, returning to Canada after a brief visit to Queen’s Bader International Study Centre at Herstmonceux Castle in East Sussex, England. The purpose of this trip was to extend my conversation about the future of Queen’s to include our community there. While the centre may be geographically remote from Queen’s main campus in Kingston, its mission is of central importance to our university.

Article Category
News
Strategy
Publications
Subscribe to