Laurier to hire more Indigenous and Black faculty members
Wilfrid Laurier University is making a commitment to hiring “no less than six new Indigenous faculty members and six Black faculty members,” according to a Laurier press...
UPDATED: Laurier staff member placed on leave after allegedly sharing Islamophobic Facebook posts
Trigger Warning: This article contains mentions of Islamophobia that readers may find upsetting An employee at Wilfrid Laurier University has been placed on leave after being...
UPDATED: Laurier responds to offensive TikTok video posted by student
Trigger warning: This article includes content that individuals may find upsetting or disturbing Wilfrid Laurier University issued a statement on May 14 in response to a video...
Les cours à distance : un défi supplémentaire pour les cours de langue?
Français English Comme beaucoup d'autres universités en Ontario, l'Université Wilfrid Laurier continue d’offrir des cours à distance depuis le 13 mars 2020, à...
Laurier releases Special Constable Services survey
Wilfrid Laurier University released an anonymous survey in early March that was open to the campus community as an opportunity for people to share their thoughts and experiences...
Burnout has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic
Photo by Darien Funk Burnout is enough of a problem in a regular year, but amidst the COVID-19 pandemic—where workloads have increased and social interactions are few and...
Laurier panel celebrates women’s leadership during the pandemic
On March 4, Jane Klugman, real estate broker, president of Whitney and Company Realty and vice-chair of the Waterloo chapter of the International Women’s Forum, moderated the...
Laurier students create COVID-19 “fake news detector” to combat misinformation
Photo by Darien Funk Four students at Wilfrid Laurier University have used data analysis to construct a COVID-19 “fake news detector” in an effort to combat the spread of...
Laurier hosts Indigenous entrepreneurship panel for International Women’s Day
Photo by Darien Funk To mark International Women’s Day on Mar 8, the Office of Indigenous Initiatives and Laurier’s Women Entrepreneurship Centre (WEC) hosted a live panel...
Laurier Appoints Vice-President of Indigenous Initiatives
Wilfrid Laurier University announced in a press release Tuesday that Darren Thomas, associate professor at Laurier’s Indigenous Studies program, has been appointed associate...