Western Ivey receives $8M from Ivey family for new chairs, business education supports

Western University’s Ivey Business School has received a total of $8M from Ivey family members Rosamond and Richard Ivey. The funds will be used to create the Chair in Leader Character at the Ian O Ihnatowycz Institute for Leadership, create the Richard W Ivey Family Chair for AI in Business, and provide research and postdoctoral […]

Several postsecondary institutions and unions have recently shared updates on their labour negotiations. The Université du Québec à Montréal and CUPE Local 1294—representing student employees at the student centre—signed a new collective agreement that covers the period of June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2030. At Western University, the University of Western Ontario Faculty Association […]

Artwork created by postsecondary community members has been chosen for Orange Shirt Day shirts at several postsecondary institutions. Dawson College, Fanshawe College, the University of Regina, Western University, and Wilfrid Laurier University are all selling shirts designed by students. At OCAD University, the Indigenous Students Centre is selling orange shirt pins and orange toques, with […]

Western University has received a $1M donation from author Margaret Atwood in honour of her late partner and fellow writer Graeme Gibson. The Graeme Gibson Chair in Avian Biology will seek to understand how birds move, behave, and adapt to their environment. When appointed, the chair will take advantage of Western’s Centre for Animals on […]

In several cities over the weekend, police were present to monitor homecoming parties and other student activities. In Halifax, Halifax Regional Police shut down 27 unsanctioned parties and issued 36 tickets during Dalhousie University’s homecoming weekend. In Guelph, a large crowd of students took over Chancellor’s Way during the University of Guelph’s homecoming festivities. BlogTO […]

Western University’s Board of Governors approved plans last week for a Bioconvergence Centre. This 383,000 square-foot facility will provide space to bring together biology researchers and those from other fields including medicine, engineering and computational sciences. The facility will contain adjacent wet and dry labs, advanced equipment, and will be home to more than 570 […]

In a new article for University Affairs, Cary Kogan (University of Ottawa) and Howard Ramos (Western University) explore the results of last month’s CASE Report on antisemitism and discuss how universities can rebuild Jewish students’ trust. The authors explain that, while universities are meant to foster dialogue on challenging topics, discourse on the Middle East […]

At colleges and universities across Canada, students moved into their student housing and took part in orientation events. Spokespersons from institutions such as the University of Guelph, the University of Victoria, the University of Waterloo, and Western University reported that thousands of students moved in over the long weekend. Speaking to the press, students shared […]

PitchBook has released its annual ranking of universities that have a track record for graduating entrepreneurs. This ranking compares universities according to metrics such as the number of alumni entrepreneurs and the capital they raised between 2015 and 2026. Separate rankings are created for founders with undergraduate, graduate (including MBA), or MBA degrees. At the […]

Western University will be moving its free legal clinic—run by its Faculty of Law—to a downtown location later this year. Through a partnership with Fanshawe College, Western’s clinic will move into the college’s Howard W Rundle Building near the City of London’s courthouse. This will help make the clinic’s services more accessible for potential clients. […]