Loyalist, MRU continue to contend with ongoing impact of cyberattacks

Loyalist College and Mount Royal University are continuing to investigate and respond to the cyberattacks that occurred earlier this summer. The Belleville Intelligencer reports that Loyalist College has made significant progress in restoring the affected systems and services, including Microsoft 365, Canvas, and Workday. At MRU, faculty, staff, and students told CTV News that the […]

Loyalist College is reportedly responding to a college-wide technical issue. Earlier this week, the college reported a campus-wide outage that impacted its systems, services, internet, and email. Quinte News reports that the outage was caused by a cyberthreat from an outside source that took the college’s systems down. In-person classes are continuing as scheduled, but […]

Loyalist College has received a $750K gift from the John M & Bernice Parrott Foundation in support of its new Medical Radiation Technology lab. The lab will provide students with a space for hands-on training in diagnostic imaging. “By investing in Loyalist students and the learning spaces that make hands-on training possible, the Foundation is […]

Several institutions have opened new labs and learning spaces on campus. Loyalist College officially opened its Integrative Health Centre this week, which will be used for hands-on health and wellness learning. The Université du Québec à Montréal launched a new laboratory dedicated to the digital humanities field, where the university research community can access relevant […]

Loyalist College and the Hastings and Prince Edward Counties’ Homeless and Addiction Recovery Treatment Hub (HART Hub HPE) have announced that they are partnering to bolster the region’s mental health and addictions workforce. Loyalist has launched two programs—a two-year Mental Health and Addictions Worker diploma and a one-year Addictions and Mental Health graduate certificate—that were […]

Loyalist College and Trent University are building on their longstanding partnership to launch a diploma-to-degree pathway for select accounting graduates. This new pathway will accelerate students’ education by awarding transfer credits upon entry into the Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) degree program at Trent, saving time and money. To be eligible for the program students […]

Several postsecondary leaders in Ontario are awaiting information about their institution’s funding allocation before they make further decisions about changes to programs, services, or other offerings. Algonquin College’s Board of Governors has postponed their consideration of a recommendation to cut 30 programs, instead planning to complete a full assessment of the programs once it has […]

Several institutions are considering or taking action to further stabilize their financial situations. Brock University has reduced its number of administrative jobs as part of a move to a new administrative model, which will respond to the fiscal challenges faced by the institution. Loyalist College has reportedly cut 36 faculty roles, which OPSEU Local 420 […]

Canadian postsecondary institutions are welcoming students, faculty, and staff back to campus for 2026. At institutions like Loyalist College, McGill University, and Mount Allison University, new students were welcomed with winter orientation activities, social programming, and welcome packs. Leaders such as University of Saskatchewan President Vince Bruni-Bossio and York University Interim President Lisa Philipps issued […]

The Government of Ontario is continuing to face questions about the allocation of the Skills Development Fund. At a recent parliamentary question period, ON MP Rob Cerjanec referenced Loyalist College’s financial situation and program closures before asking ON Premier Doug Ford to explain the distribution of the SDF to “insiders.” “Colleges right across Ontario are […]