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 […]

Mount Royal University confirmed this week that student and employee data was compromised during a cyberattack that occurred last month. Investigation by cybersecurity experts revealed that the hackers accessed a drive that contained data stored by employees and students. Affected students and employees will be informed in the coming weeks. In addition to reporting the […]

Mount Royal University is reportedly responding to a cyber incident that has affected access to certain university systems and services. MRU says that it discovered that several of its systems had been disrupted; after the issue was identified, it took steps to contain the threat, protect its systems, and notify law enforcement. CTV News reports […]

Mount Royal University has filed an application requesting permission to appeal a recent Alberta Labour Relations Board’s decision regarding the firing of Frances Widdowson. The arbitrator ruled that Widdowson’s firing was disproportionate to her conduct, but suggested that MRU make a monetary payment to her given that continued employment would not be possible. The Mount […]

Several postsecondary institutions across Canada recognized Red Dress Day with special awareness events, ceremonies, and marches. SKG President Mary Wabano-McKay explained that the purpose of the day is “to honour murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls and two-spirited people.” Institutions such as College of New Caledonia, Conrad Grebel University College, and Mount Royal University […]

At Mount Royal University, students and staff have raised concerns after reportedly not receiving notifications about a shelter in place incident on campus. On Monday afternoon, Calgary police issued a shelter in place order after confirming a report of a person with a knife on campus, who later was determined to be a campus chef. […]

In an article for the Calgary Herald, Nazak Birjandifar (Mount Royal University) argues that Alberta’s universities are being slwoly redefined by a series of funding decisions, legislative changes, and policy reports. Beginning with the 2019 Blue Ribbon Panel on Alberta’s Finances, the author outlines a series of events that she says have reduced universities to […]

Mount Royal University and Royal Roads University have partnered to expand access to graduate education in Alberta. Beginning in Fall 2026, Alberta-based learners enrolled in select Royal Roads graduate certificate programs will complete a required in-person residency in Calgary at MRU. The institutions say that this will reduce the amount of interprovincial travel and expand […]

Mount Royal University has received over $5.6M in funding support for the opening of the Alberta Logistics Centre of Excellence. The new centre will be a hub for industry, government, and academia to come together to address ongoing challenges in the transportation and logistics sector. It will help local companies with trade disruption, workforce shortages, […]

Automatically including textbook costs in institution fees under so-called “inclusive access programs” is not a solution to affordability challenges, argue Mount Royal University academic librarians Madelaine Vanderwerff and Sara Sharun. Vanderwerff and Sharun explain that while proponents cite increased course completion rates, improved grades, and cost savings for students, their own research shows that fundamental […]