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Get to know the CEO of McMaster Innovation Park: Q & A with Gailene Tobin Vandenheuvel

Leadership, innovation and hot yoga: The head of MIP shares insights on her life, approach and vision.
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Notice of elections to university-wide governing bodies and faculty committees

Elections will be held March 3 – 5, 2026 to fill vacancies on university-wide governing bodies and faculty committees. 
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A life of service and leadership: In memory of L.R. Wilson

A giant in Canadian business and public service, and a visionary and generous friend to the university, Chancellor Emeritus Lynton ‘Red’ Wilson leaves an enduring legacy of leadership.
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A warm McMaster welcome for the new Vice-Provost Indigenous

At a community celebration that featured drumming, singing and laughter, Beverly Jacobs shared moving remarks about her life, her experiences as a Haudenosaunee woman studying law, and her vision for advancing Indigenous education and scholarship at McMaster.
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History professor Lara Campbell will be Wilson College’s new academic director

Campbell, a specialist in Canadian women’s and gender history, also holds the Wilson College Endowed Chair in Leadership and Civic Studies.
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Call for additional nominations: Faculty elections

Elections will be held in March 2026 to fill vacant positions on faculty committees and university bodies in the faculties of Business, Engineering, Humanities, Science and Social Sciences.
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Call for nominations: University-wide governing bodies

Elections will be held March 3-5 to fill vacant undergraduate student, graduate student, teaching and non-teaching staff representative seats in several University-wide governing bodies.
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Setting the Course: McMaster community weighs in on planning process

More than 1,000 faculty, staff, students, alumni and community members shared their insights at the first of a series of community consultations to create the university’s next strategic plan.
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Meet McMaster’s next Chancellor: Q & A with Nicholas Brathwaite

We talked to the philanthropist and technologist about his time as a McMaster student, his family’s commitment to education and his support for talented students and entrepreneurs.
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Setting the Course: Join livestream and drop-in session as strategic planning consultations begin

Because of strong community interest, the Jan. 14 event launching McMaster’s strategic planning consultations is moving to a larger venue.
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Looking back on a memorable year at McMaster: A message from President Susan Tighe

2025 was a rich and lively year in the life of McMaster, marked by progress, change, teamwork and discovery, writes President Susan Tighe.
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Meet Cathy Grisé, the Sherman Centre’s new academic director

Cathy Grisé shares her vision for the centre for digital scholarship, how her background in English and Cultural Studies informs her work, and why digital scholarship matters.