An archive of President William Lahey’s messages to the community.
Classes Resume: Most suspended King's classes will resume as of September 15. Learn more.
An archive of President William Lahey’s messages to the community.
Dear King’s Community, I am thrilled to announce two very important appointments at King’s. Karen Mutyabule has accepted the role of Director of Equity and Community Supports. We were searching for—and have found in Karen—the right person to help us move forward in our work to make King’s more welcoming to everyone in accordance with my mandate,…
Dear King’s Community, On July 11, 2024, I wrote to you about our compliance with King’s Statement of Responsible Investment Policy and Goals (SRIPG). As a reminder, the policy, approved by the Board of Governors in 2021, states that the university “will play an active role in ensuring our managers divest entirely of investments in companies and…
Dear King’s Community, I am pleased to announce that Matthew Bartley will soon be joining King’s as our new Athletics Director. Matt brings with him a deep passion for student development through sport, and over a decade of leadership experience in athletics and education. From his time as Director of Athletics at Halifax Grammar School…
Dear King’s community, I am pleased to announce that at its special meeting on May 8, 2025, the Board of Governors ratified the recommendation of the Vice-Presidential Search Committee to appoint Professor Tim Currie as Vice-President of the University of King's College effective July 1, 2025. I would like to thank Professor Currie for agreeing…
Dear King’s community, We’re in the first week of African Heritage Month—a time to formally acknowledge the many contributions that African Nova Scotians have made to our culture and history. This year, the provincial theme is “Legacy in Action: Celebrating Black Brilliance” to honour this heritage and the achievements and resilience of African Nova Scotians…
Content note: the following communication discusses mass shootings and gender-based violence. Dear King’s community, Today, King’s is commemorating the 35th anniversary of the École Polytechnique massacre in Montréal, Québec. On this day in 1989, 14 women, all staff and students of the institution, were killed by a mass shooter with an anti-feminist agenda who…
Dear King’s community, On Monday, September 30, King’s and people across the country will observe the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This day is to recognize and honour the survivors of residential schools, the children who died and those who cannot speak to the traumas experienced. You will see many orange shirts on this…
Dear King’s community, Over the last two months, a group of King’s students called "King’s Students in Solidarity with Palestine" has issued several versions of online demands addressed to the university. We have responded to them, including in a meeting on May 17. After that meeting a number of the demands initially made by the…
Dear King's community, As many of you will have already noticed, last week Rideau Hall announced the names of those Canadians of distinction to have been most recently made members of the Order of Canada. If you did, you already know that Inglis Professor Sylvia D. Hamilton is now an OC as well as being…
