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Yukon University has submitted an application to join Universities Canada, in a bid to gain further acceptance within the academic community. YukonU President Lesley Brown told CBC that the institution has applied for membership with Universities Canada in order to gain additional access to funding for students. Brown further noted that YukonU could bring a […]

Yukon University has established a Research Chair in Northern Governance, thanks to a $1M gift from the real estate company Northern Vision Development (NVD). The NVD funding will support the research chair position for ten years. The Chair will be held by Dr Rebecca Major, a Métis scholar who specializes in the preservation and growth […]

Yukon University and Mastercard Foundation’s EleV Program have expanded their partnership to continue to transform Indigenous education in the territory. The foundation has committed $11.4M through the Yukon EleV program, which is coordinated by YukonU, to build on the work that the partners have completed over the last five years. The funding will be used […]

Former Yukon University VP Dr Janet Welch is suing the university over an alleged wrongful dismissal. CBC reports that Welch was let go from the university in March 2022 and claims that YukonU fired her without cause. Welch asserts that she is thereby owed a year’s pay and added that the nature of her dismissal […]