The next installment in the MSVU Research Office’s Black and Indigenous Speaker Series will feature Dr. Maki Motapanyane, Associate Professor, Department of Women and Gender Studies, Mount Saint Vincent University. Drawing on Black feminist traditions of experimental scholarship,…
Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility
To the MSVU community, This Saturday, August 1 is Emancipation Day. “Emancipation Day is the day that The Slavery Abolition Act became law in the British Empire (including Canada) and ended the practice of slavery…
Dear MSVU Community, At MSVU, we celebrate all that makes each of us unique. This Pride season, we reaffirm our commitment to creating a campus where everyone feels safe, supported, and valued for who they are. While Pride is both a celebration of 2SLGBTQIA+…
A pioneering feminist journal housed at Mount Saint Vincent University has received a $150,000 grant from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council’s (SSHRC) Aid to Scholarly Journals competition. The competition builds Canadian research capacity…
MSVU is pleased to have recently welcomed a new team member – Dani, a therapy dog certified through St. John Ambulance. Dani’s owner, Todd MacDonald, is a familiar face to many students as the Manager of Residence Life. Todd…
On April 16, 2026, MSVU hosted the 15th annual Alexa McDonough Institute for Women, Gender and Social Justice’s (AMI) Girls Conference, welcoming over 350 girls and young women ages 13 to 18 from across Nova Scotia to campus for a day of…
To the MSVU Community, February is African Heritage Month in Nova Scotia. This year’s theme is Strengthen in Unity: Moving Forward with Purpose, Prosperity, Power, and Progress. I’m grateful to the many individuals across Mount…
Mount Saint Vincent University has officially entered its “SEM era”. And while faculty and staff aren’t required to make friendship bracelets (yes, this is a Swiftie reference), they will be working collaboratively to improve the…
In June, Mount Saint Vincent University’s Teaching and Learning Centre proudly hosted the first in-person Nova Scotia Developers event, uniting teaching and learning professionals from across the province. This event celebrated NSD’s recent expansion, welcoming…
Dear MSVU Community, With the rise in anti-gay and anti-trans hate in Canada and beyond, a welcoming and inclusive space for those within 2SLGBTQIA+ community is needed more than ever. At MSVU, we champion what…