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Each year, teaching awards at Queen’s University are conferred to educators and staff who have excelled in fostering innovative, interesting, and inclusive learning environments.

In particular, the past year has been particularly challenging for the university’s instructors as the majority of programs and courses had to be switched to remote formats in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Another academic year at Queen’s is now complete and more than 5,800 students have a big reason to celebrate, now that they have officially graduated. To help mark these achievements, the university is sharing a video message to offer congratulations to graduates and highlight their achievements and perseverance in the face of challenges posed by COVID-19.

Our university condemns the hateful comments that occurred during a Zoom hacking incident by an unknown individual during an outdoor Sacred Fire ceremony at the Four Directions Indigenous Student Centre on Friday, June 4. The gathering was in honour of the 215 children found buried at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, a horrific discovery that has deeply impacted everyone in our community. There is no place for harassment and discrimination on our campus.

On June 6, 2021, a meaningless act of violence was perpetrated against the Afzaal family in London, Ontario. As an academic community in which the reverberations of this tragedy have been felt in deeply personal ways, we must use our voices to speak uncompromisingly against harassment and discrimination in all its forms. 

The Principal’s Working Groups have been meeting over the summer to propose operational priorities to align with the goals outlined in the university’s strategic framework.