Mount Saint Vincent University

• MSVU remembers 14 women killed at École Polytechnique

  A sombre service was held on Tuesday at Mount Saint Vincent University to mark the 33rd anniversary of the École Polytechnique massacre.

  Canada

  Dec 6, 2022
  
• Demand soars for student food banks in Halifax

  Both Mount Saint Vincent and Dalhousie Universities are reporting more students are looking for help from high grocery prices.

  Health

  Nov 15, 2022
  
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• N.S. caregivers participating in study hope research helps reveal their struggles

  Researchers are working on a study that aims to describe the unmet needs of thousands of volunteer caregivers in Nova Scotia.

  Canada

  Nov 2, 2022
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• Indigenous tourism program coming to N.S. university as calls grow to showcase Mi’kmaw culture

  The federal government is providing nearly $2-million to the Kinu Tourism Program, which will begin in September 2024.

  Canada

  Jun 8, 2022
• Mount Saint Vincent University apologizes for ties to residential school system

  The school's founders and previous owners, the Sisters of Charity Halifax, had members who staffed residential schools in Nova Scotia and British Columbia.

  Canada

  Oct 20, 2021
• Halifax post-secondary students struggling to secure places to live

  "I would say the top issue is affordability," said one university's student union president.

  Canada

  Aug 23, 2021
• Following Mount Saint Vincent University, Memorial offers free tuition to former foster kids

  Memorial University said in a news release it will provide full-time undergraduate tuition for a maximum of four years, and up to eight semesters, for 20 students.

  Education

  Nov 26, 2020
• Mount Saint Vincent University to cover all tuition and fees for former youth in care

  A Nova Scotia university is leading the way in making post-secondary education more accessible by launching a new tuition waiver program.

  Canada

  Nov 16, 2020
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• MSVU launches ‘vital’ first online queer studies course

  'It’s important to analyze and understand the ways in which sexuality and gender are socially constructed,' says professor Brenda Hattie-Longmire.

  Canada

  Jul 20, 2020
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• Halifax’s Mount Saint Vincent University shifting to online learning for fall 2020

  "Given anticipated need for continued physical distancing, and based on an assessment of our space relative to that need, it was felt that this was the best way forward."

  Education

  May 14, 2020