Queen’s recognizes Raymond Mason with honorary degree
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
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.
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.
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.
From the Principal: The renewed conversation
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When I launched the Principal’s Conversation last fall, my hope was that our university would emerge from the 2019–2020 academic year with a clarified
From the Principal: The choices we make
Queen’s University was merely five years old when, in Brussels after being expelled from France and of an age not much greater than our activist students today, Karl Marx