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Meet McMaster’s 2020 Schulich Leaders

Ten outstanding incoming science and engineering students are the recipients of Canada's most valuable undergraduate scholarship.
A special podcast project produced by Janet Rogers, McMaster's Writer in Residence, features Hamilton writers' stories of what home means to them as well as the varied ways in which they're experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic.

Writing Home: Community storytellers reflect on home and life in the time of COVID-19

A special podcast project produced by Janet Rogers, the Mabel Pugh Taylor Writer in Residence, features Hamilton writers' stories of what home means to them and the varied ways in which they're experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic.

MacChangers help address COVID-19 challenges in Hamilton

An interdisciplinary program is holding a hack-a thon for change, trying to find innovative solutions for community challenges.
University Hall in the daytime, a big beautiful grey stone arched doorway covered in vines.

Welcoming the Class of 2024

McMaster's Welcome Week and all orientation activities will be held virtually.
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Campus and community: Connecting the dots

The Connection, a new program offered by McMaster's Office of Community Engagement, will make building partnerships between McMaster and community organizations easier under COVID-19 restrictions.
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Under the Archway: When in doubt, go to the library

This series explores support services for students at McMaster. These supports align with the university's new Archway program, which provides a personal support program for incoming first-year students.
Scenes of the first convocation to be held on McMaster's Hamilton campus in 1934 and other footage from the 1930s and 40s are among the historical films that can be found online in the Library's digital archive.

Vintage Mac footage provides glimpse of convocations past

In 1934, the first students to begin their studies at McMaster's new Hamilton campus received their degrees. Footage of this and other convocations from decades past are among the historic films that can be found online in McMaster University Library's Digital Archive.

“My parents showed me how to make the best out of a hard situation”

June 9, 2020 would have been the DeGroote School of Business convocation day. Instead, this day looks a little different for many students. Thomas Oshana recounts in his own words the way he celebrated the end of a milestone.
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Statement on the killing of George Floyd and racial justice

The African-Caribbean Faculty Association of McMaster University (ACFAM) has released the following statement on the killing of George Floyd and Racial Justice.

That arrow on the floor is a good sign

As researchers begin the phased return to research, a slate of new safety measures will help people follow public health and distancing protocols.
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Supports aim to make virtual spaces more accessible as work and learning shift online

May 21 is Global Accessibility Awareness Day which shines a light on the digital barriers faced by those with disabilities. To mark this event, McMaster's Office of Equity and Inclusion is highlighting the many resources available to those with disabilities now working and learning online.