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Posted: 30 August 2023
Conor Barker, Mount Saint Vincent University and Patrick Richards, University of Saskatchewan Saskatchewan’s Premier Scott Moe recently shuffled his cabinet. Among the ministers changing portfolios is Dustin Duncan, who is being moved from education to…
Posted: 16 August 2023
Born in Port Hood, Cape Breton, in 1883, Ada McNeill Wallace would later move to Halifax with her family, where she attended Mount Saint Vincent Academy and became the first President of the Mount Saint…
Posted: 16 August 2023
A devoted teacher for 34 years, Isabel Jean Hyland is remembered by her students for her compassion and devotion. Isabel graduated from Mount Saint Vincent College in 1944, serving as Class Valedictorian and going on…
Posted: 16 August 2023
Suellen Murray graduated from MSVU in 1986 with a Bachelor of Public Relations degree, having served during her studies as co-editor of The Picaro, the university’s student newspaper. She was inspired to attend Mount Saint…
Posted: 16 August 2023
It’s been more than six and a half decades since Janet (Pottie) Murray realized her childhood dream of following in the footsteps of her beloved aunt Isabel Jean Hyland and attending Mount Saint Vincent, but…
Posted: 11 August 2023
Christine Qin Yang, a dedicated advocate for gender equity and diversity, arrived at Mount Saint Vincent University from China almost a decade ago. Since then, she has thrived both professionally and personally, growing to…
Posted: 9 August 2023
The Centre for Women in Business’s (CWB) Specialized Program in Cooking Entrepreneurship (or SPICE) is a unique, free program designed for historically under-represented Nova Scotian women who are ready to move from their kitchen tables…
Posted: 8 August 2023
Along with being an MSVU Professor and serving as Chair of the Department of Family Studies and Gerontology, Dr. Janice Keefe is a mentor to graduate students and post-doctoral fellows and is recognized as one of Canada’s leading researchers…
Posted: 3 August 2023
Janet (Pottie) Murray (BA ’56) and her extended family share a long MSVU tradition From their commitment to learning to their many notable accomplishments, the significant cross-generational connections Janet (Pottie) Murray and her extended family…
Posted: 1 August 2023
Rosa Parks, known as “the mother of the freedom movement” and “the first lady of civil rights,” is an American activist who is celebrated worldwide for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott. In…