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January 6, 2020

Archives ALIVE: Little Books of Lovely Verse, Canadian Poetry Chapbooks

On January 16, 2020, join McMaster University Library archivist, Gillian Dunks, as she delves into the delightful world of poetry chapbooks. In the early era . . .

December 18, 2019

University ratifies collective agreements with teaching assistants, postdoctoral fellows

On Thursday, December 12, McMaster’s Board of Governors ratified the tentative collective agreements with its teaching assistants and postdoctoral fellows. CUPE local 3906, units 1 . . .

December 18, 2019

Update on Student Choice Initiative: Wednesday, December 18, 2019

Update on the Student Choice Initiative: Wednesday December 18, 2019 In response to the divisional court ruling related to the Student Choice Initiative, McMaster University will not . . .

December 17, 2019

McMaster Continuing Education host international visitors from Nanjing City

McMaster University Continuing Education is pleased to host Xing Fang (Sarah) and Cheng Qialing (Melinda) from Hohai University, College of Distant and Continuous Education located . . .

December 14, 2019

Update – Clean up on west campus

December 23, 2019 (3:00 p.m.) Testing results of water samples taken before the clean up was completed have now been received.  The test results show . . .

December 12, 2019

HR Review Steering Committee adds members

Progress continues on work related to the Human Resources Review. The university has hired an external consultant, Susan Robinson, to help guide the governance process . . .

December 9, 2019

Joining forces on student services

Effective December 9, 2019, Student Accounts, Student Financial Aid & Scholarships and Registrar’s Services will be combined. Service will be provided in one Student Services . . .

December 5, 2019

McMaster a five-time winner in regional top employers list

McMaster University has been named one of Hamilton-Niagara’s Top Employers for the fifth year in a row. An annual competition organized by the editors of . . .

December 5, 2019

MIRA and Labarge Research Day 2019

The McMaster Institute for Research on Aging and the Labarge Centre for Mobility in Aging will be hosting its annual MIRA & Labarge Research Day . . .

December 4, 2019

McMaster recognized for “deep and genuine commitment to quality assurance” in IQAP program

McMaster University was praised for its “deep and genuine commitment to quality assurance” after receiving the final audit report from the Ontario Universities Council on . . .

December 3, 2019

Academic Sustainability Programs Office launches their 2018/2019 annual report

The Academic Sustainability Programs Office released their 2018/19 Annual Report this week, which highlights the interdisciplinary, student-led, community based, experiential projects that were completed last . . .

December 3, 2019

UTS schedules weekend monthly maintenance from January to December 2020

University Technology Services (UTS) has established standardized maintenance windows for repairs, installations, upgrades, testing, patches, and other processes and procedures, which may cause limited or interrupted . . .

December 3, 2019

Discounted residence rooms available to commuter students during exams

Getting to campus early for exams or commuting home in winter weather can add extra stress during an already busy time of year. Starting on . . .

November 29, 2019

McMaster reaches tentative agreement with postdoctoral fellows

The university and the union representing postdoctoral fellows have reached a tentative contract agreement. CUPE local 3906, unit 3, represents approximately 170 postdoctoral fellows at . . .

November 29, 2019

Teaching assistants ratify agreement

McMaster teaching assistants have voted to ratify a tentative agreement with the university. CUPE local 3906, unit 1, represents 2700 graduate and undergraduate teaching assistants. . . .

November 29, 2019

Research on Teaching and Learning Conference takes place Dec. 5 – 6

A diverse community of educators will gather for the annual Research on Teaching and Learning Conference on December 5 – 6 at the David Braley . . .

November 28, 2019

Douglas Davidson receives posthumous award for volunteer work at McMaster Museum of Art

This week, Douglas Davidson (1931 – 2019), professor emeritus, department of biology at McMaster University, was posthumously awarded the Ontario Association of Art Galleries’ 2019 . . .

November 27, 2019

The Science of Archival Preservation, Dec. 4

On December 4, join McMaster University Library  for a special talk by McMaster’s Archives and Rare Books Conservator, Audrie Schell, as she discusses the science . . .

November 21, 2019

IT Security Notice: Phishing Alert

The IT Security team has received reports about a malicious email that has been sent to many members of the McMaster community over the past . . .

November 19, 2019

McMaster reaches tentative agreement with teaching assistants

After a day-and-a-half of meetings with the provincial mediator, the university and the union representing teaching assistants have reached a tentative contract agreement. CUPE local . . .