McGill University

• McGill University announces budget cuts, layoffs in response to Quebec policies

  The university says in a statement that it plans to suspend or downsize some activities and reduce faculty and staff through attrition and layoffs.

  Canada

  Feb 10
  
• Vandalism spree leaves broken windows, ‘Free Palestine’ graffiti at McGill: police

  Police are investigating after a group allegedly smashed windows and graffitied the entrance to McGill University with the message, "Free Palestine."

  Crime

  Feb 6
  
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• McGill agrees to drop legal challenge of law faculty union, officially ending strike

  Law professors suspended their strike and returned to classrooms last week, but had threatened to walk out again if a deal with the university was not reached.

  Education

  Oct 7, 2024
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• McGill law professors will head back to class after union suspends strike

  The school's administration and the union say they will develop a system to negotiate collective agreements jointly with other faculty unions, and classes will resume by Oct. 3.

  Education

  Oct 1, 2024
• McGill University could cancel semester for law students over faculty strike

  McGill University is threatening to cancel law school classes for the rest of the semester if it can't reach an agreement with a faculty union that has been on strike since August/

  Education

  Sep 30, 2024
• McGill ordered to stop obstructing union of law professors

  Quebec's labour tribunal said the university appears to have violated the Quebec Labour Code when its administration sent two emails to law professors criticizing the union.

  Canada

  Sep 2, 2024
• McGill University law professors hit the picket lines in push for better pay

  Law professors at McGill University were on the picket line Thursday, forcing the cancellation of classes during the first week of the fall semester.

  Education

  Aug 29, 2024
• McGill law professors launch unlimited strike as classes resume

  McGill said in an email that it was notified of the strike Sunday night, days after the province's labour minister named an arbitrator in the case.

  Education

  Aug 26, 2024
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• Security firm helps dismantle pro-Palestinian encampment at McGill University

  McGill University had the long-standing pro-Palestinian encampment dismantled on campus Wednesday morning with the help of a private security firm and Montreal police.

  Canada

  Jul 10, 2024
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• One arrest, McGill University windows smashed in pro-Palestinian protest

  Police say a 66-year-old man was arrested for breaking windows at a McGill administration building and assaulting a campus security guard.

  Canada

  Jul 6, 2024